Latest posts by Sebastiano Sali
Koblenz Open 2025 – My experience of Challenger level tennis
My first direct experience of Challenger level tennis On Saturday the 1st of February, I went for the first time to a Challenger tournament: more precisely, to the Challenger 100 Koblenz Open. The Challenger Tour is the middle level of men’s professional tennis three-tier structure. First the ATP tour, where one can usually find, depending […]
Diadem Evolution: the answer to all multifilaments’ hybrid problems?
As I have been writing in this blog before, since I picked up the racket again a few years ago, after an almost generational long break, I have embarked on what seems to have become a never ending journey to find the right tennis gear setup. Though, does the perfect frame/strings setup even exist? Or […]
Diadora Blueshield Torneo 2 – A review
Comfortable and durable, Diadora Blueshield Torneo 2 are not the most performance-oriented shoes. Some time ago, I wrote about my great experience with the Lotto Hyperpulse Raptor Clay and how my love affair with them, shorter than the more famous 500 days of Summer, was abruptly interrupted by unexpected cracks in the forefoot area of […]
From Ezone to Percept (and back?)
I recently switched from my Yonex Ezone 98 (2022) to the Yonex Percept 100D. Here’s what I was looking for and what I have found so far. Since it came out in 2023, the Yonex Percept 100D immediately caught my attention. Mostly for two reasons. Firstly, for its refreshingly new specifications, with an almost unique […]
My personal debut in the ITF Masters Tour
…spoiler alert: it wasn’t a success! It had been a while since I was itching to participate in an ITF Masters Tour event. From friends’ personal experience and other various sources online (including our very own Tennisnerd Jonas) I had heard only good feedback about it. The international flair of the environment, the very pro-like […]
My Tennis Bag Comparison, What I’ve Learned
A look at the Tecnifibre Tour RS Endurance Rackpack L, Dunlop CX Performance 8 rackets and the Prince Tour 9 rackets. Since I restarted playing tennis in 2021, I have had (only) three different bags. In fact, I wanted to give my old Volkl C-10 series racket bag a chance but, after lying in the […]
Lotto Raptor Clay – Shoes Review
I have been playing with my Lotto Raptor Clay shoes for exactly six months now, throughout a rather intense summer of tennis, during which I could play on average about four/five times a week, including training, tournaments and team competition. And this is my honest review of my experience with the Lotto Raptor. Spoiler alert: […]
Matteo Berrettini – The Curse of the Hammer?
Matteo Berrettini announced yesterday that his recovery from his last injury is going well. However, he says he does not feel ready to play a five-set match and has therefore withdrawn from the upcoming French Open. He also added that he aims at being ready for the grass season. In a recent clip Matteo filmed […]
Searching for the best multifilament string
Our contributor, Sebastiano Sali, has been searching for the best multifilament string for his game. Here are his thoughts. My quest to the best multifilament string experience started when I picked up tennis again, in April 2020 (bad timing, I know). And that’s because the last time I had played tennis at all, in November […]
Sardegna Open 2024 – My Review
Let’s right away take a look at the elephant in the room: Francis Tiafoe, seed number 1 and current number 21 in the ATP ranking made a complete shamble of his participation to this ATP Premium 175 Challenger in Cagliari, on the beautiful Italian gem in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea. Was it because […]