Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
Wilson Pro Staff RF97A Laver Cup Edition
I have reviewed this racquet three times before, but when I received the Wilson Pro Staff RF97A Laver Cup edition last week, I just had to do it again. The Wilson Pro Staff RF97A Laver Cup edition is the same racquet as the black/red Federer Pro Staff, the all-black Pro Staff and the so-called “Tuxedo” […]
A visit to Good to Great Academy
Good to Great Academy is one of the top tennis academies in the world. I was lucky to visit their new home outside Stockholm to meet with the founders. Good to Great Academy was founded by former world-class players and Nicklas Kulti, Magnus Norman and Mikael Tillstrom in 2012. They have since then worked with […]
This Week in Tennis – Week 39, 2019
After an exciting weekend with the Laver Cup and titles for Medvedev and Tsonga we start week 39 2019. This week we find ATP action in Chengdu and Zhuhai. In week 38 we saw Team Europe defend their title in the Laver Cup in a spell-binding contest with Team World. The arena in Geneva was […]
A Day at the Laver Cup
Yesterday I spent a whole day at the Laver Cup in Geneva. I got to play on the practice courts, try the new Laver Cup Pro Staff and watch some great tennis. The reason I got to spend an amazing day at the Laver Cup is thanks to Wilson tennis. They invited me a week […]
Laver Cup Pro Staff RF97
The Laver Cup is ready for its 3rd year, this time in Geneva. And like last year, Wilson will release a Laver Cup Pro Staff RF97 for the event. The Laver Cup is a team competition between Team Europe (blue) and Team World (red). That is why I thought it was weird that last year’s […]
Classic Racquets: Wilson Pro Staff 85 Review
It is called the “Holy Grail” by many tennis nerds. It has been used by Federer, Sampras, and Edberg. Here is my Wilson Pro Staff 85 review. The Wilson Pro Staff 85 was released in the early 80s and is one of the most iconic tennis racquets of all time. Used by Pete Sampras, Stefan […]
What is the ATP Cup?
Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic have already agreed to play it. But what is the ATP Cup? And do we need it? The ATP have announced the top 18 countries in the ATP Cup standings as qualifiers for the inaugural ATP Cup which will be held from 3-12 January in Brisbane, Perth, and Sydney. This is […]
Classic Racquets: HEAD LM Instinct MP
What are truly classic racquets? I believe it applies to racquets that are still great 15-20 years after their release. Like the HEAD LM Instinct MP. As most loyal readers of Tennisnerd know, I have a weak spot for Liquidmetal (LM) technology. When HEAD released the HEAD LM Instinct MP, it was a bestseller despite […]
Kim Clijsters WTA Tour Comeback
Kim Clijsters has just announced that she will return to the WTA tour in 2020. Read more about Kim Clijsters WTA Tour Comeback below. Kim Clijsters retired in 2012 after having won four grand slam titles in singles and two in doubles. At one time, she was ranked as number one in both singles and […]
Babolat Pure Strike 98 Racquet Review – First Impressions
Our friend and tennis nerd Christian Andersson has tried the new Babolat Pure Strike 98 and these are his first impressions. The new Pure Strike 16×19 has now been released also in Europe a little later than the releases of the Pure Strike 100 and Pure Strike Team. The 2017 Pure Strike version called Project […]