Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
HEAD Graphene Touch Extreme MP Review
HEAD is releasing their Graphene Touch line across all racquet models and this time it’s the Extreme line that gets the treatment with HEAD Graphene Touch Extreme MP. The HEAD Extreme line has always felt like a push towards Babolat Pure Drive and Pure Aero sticks with a user-friendly, powerful response. I was particularly impressed […]
The Wilson Pro Staff 85
When you’re writing about legendary tennis racquet, you cannot forget one of the so called “holy grails” and that is the Wilson Pro Staff 85. Played by Pete Sampras and Stefan Edberg it is one of the best racquets of all time. The Wilson Pro Staff 85 is not the correct naming, but I think […]
Laver Cup – a roaring success
Laver Cup is the latest attempt in tennis at creating a new premium event, inspired by Ryder Cup in golf. The inaugural edition became a roaring success. When I first heard about Laver Cup I can admit I was skeptical. The Ryder Cup has been around since 1979 and to make an individual sport into […]
Interesting racquets spotted during Laver Cup
Laver Cup is the latest attempt in tennis at creating a new premium event, inspired by Ryder Cup in golf. Two teams filled with stars will battle it out over a weekend. The format is similar to Ryder Cup, but instead of Europe vs USA, in Laver Cup it is Europe vs the World. This […]
Wilson Pro Staff with Countervail
Wilson has introduced the dampening material Countervail in all their product lines (Burn, Ultra, Blade) except for the Pro Staff. Now it’s time for most legendary line to get an update. The Wilson Pro Staff line has a long and legendary heritage with players such as Pete Sampras, Jim Courier and Stefan Edberg using the […]
Tecnifibre Tfight DC 315 Limited
One of my favourite racquets of all time is the Tecnifibre Tfight 315 Ltd in 16×19 string pattern. I used these racquets a lot and really loved the soft, controlled response. Now the update is here. That Tecnifibre is a French company is apparent just by looking at the colours of the Tecnifibre Tfight DC […]
Tennis Racquet Balance Points
One key information when customizing and choosing a tennis racquet is the balance of the racquet. In this post we’ll deal with tennis racquet balance points and clarify how it works. Tennis Racquet Balance Points This is what Tennis Warehouse writes on the subject of tennis racquet balance points: “Static measure of weight distribution in […]
What is Hawk-Eye Live?
The 2017 Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan will feature live Electronic Line Calling on all lines on court during the tournament – something the ATP calls “Hawk-eye Live”. The Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan will be a testing ground for some innovations that the ATP are tinkering with. Here is a breakdown of […]
Old but Gold – Love for Vintage Racquets
Any of you readers who play around or use vintage tennis racquets from time to time? It can be great fun and sometimes it’s also beneficial to your game. There are many “old but gold” tennis racquets out there. I don’t mean wooden racquets here, but racquets from the 80s and onward. As some of you […]
Do we need another Yonex Ezone?
Yonex has been producing a lot of solid racquets over the years and struck gold when they released their Yonex Ezone Ai line a few years ago. Now it’s time for another Ezone. Question is: Do we need it? I was a big fan of the Yonex Ezone Ai 98 AND the Yonex Ezone DR […]