Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
The Best Racquet Smashes of All Time
Let’s ring in the new year with listing a few videos of the best racquet smashes of all time. Tennis can be a frustrating sport and these videos tell you exactly how frustrating it can be with epic racquet destruction footage of Marcos Baghdatis, Nick Kyrgios and even Roger Federer! First off, Marcos Baghdatis famously destroys […]
Del Potro out of Australian Open
Juan Martin Del Potro announced yesterday that he won’t be playing the Auckland Classic nor the first slam of the year, the Australian Open. He commented: “I know that I have 15 days of practice left for Australia and for my first tournament, and that’s a goal I’m not going to make,” he told local […]
Steve Johnson to Yonex
American up-and-coming tennis player Steve Johnson is moving from Babolat to Yonex. This gear move was revealed by professional racquet customizers P1 through their Twitter account with the following post: It is an interesting move both for Steve Johnson (who had a breakthrough year last year with his first title in Nottingham and a string […]
What tennis racquet should I buy?
What tennis racquet should I buy? It is the eternal question for tennis nerds, and a common question for tennis beginners. The tennis racquet is the key tool for playing tennis and will affect the experience a great deal. You might scratch your head and wonder: What tennis racquet should I buy? Maybe you have […]
Babolat Propulse Fury
The new Babolat Propulse Fury tennis shoe is here and it looks great in its feisty fluro red. The shoe comes equipped with a 6-month outsole durability guarantee, which you hopefully won’t need to use since it’s supposed to be very durable thanks to S-Shield, Pro Shield and Soft Shield technology, which utilizes high-performance materials […]
The Roger Federer brand
Roger Federer is one of the strongest personal brands in the world (not only for sports) today. He reached the top position of the Forbes Fab Top 40 and is affiliated with other powerful brands such as Nike, Wilson, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz, Credit Suisse and Moët & Chandon. The Roger Federer brand is valued at $37 million a […]
Carlos Moya’s tennis racquet
Spaniard ex-world number one Carlos Moya has been confirmed to join Rafael Nadal’s team for the 2017 season. Exciting stuff! This means Nadal is jumping of the bandwagon of pro players adding legendary players to their coaching staff (Federer and Edberg, Djokovic and Becker, Murray and Lendl and so on). Since they’re already quite close […]
Snauwaert back in business
The Belgian tennis manufacturer Snauwaert is back in business with new racquets, strings and balls and I’m ready to take both the Grinta 98 and the Vitas 100 tennis racquets to the court in a play-test. I will also be testing their strings, Black Beam, White Beam and Sunny Core to see if their products […]
Djokovic and Becker part ways
It wasn’t a very surprising end to an amazingly fruitful partnership (six grand slam titles!), after all, not many star coaching relationships last longer than three years, but what is interesting is what is going to happen next with Team Djokovic? Marian Wajda will stay for sure, but will Djokovic want to add influence from […]
Asics Gel Resolution 7 Tennis Shoes
Finally my personal favourite among tennis shoes, the Asics Gel Resolution 6, has received an update with the Asics Gel Resolution 7. I have played with other versions of the Asics Gel Resolution too and they’ve all been good, with some slight differences in the fit of the shoe. What I really enjoy is the […]