Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
Roland Garros: First Impressions
The first round of this year’s Roland Garros is almost over (except for Zverev having a 2-1 sets lead over doubles phenomenon Pierre Hughes-Herbert) and it’s time to look at my predictions and summarize what’s been going on so far. Let’s start with the top half of the draw. I’m pretty pleased with my French […]
RS Tennis – Balls and Strings review
If you’re a tennis fan or a Swede, I’m sure you haven’t missed that ex-French Open finalist (twice), Robin Söderling has quit tennis and devoted his attention to launching tennis products under his brand name RS Tennis. I’ve been playtesting the RS Lyon strings for a while and recently started hitting with the All Court […]
Rafael Nadal’s Tennis Racquet
What is Rafael Nadal’s tennis racquet? Nadal endorses the Babolat Pure Aero but plays with an AeroPro Drive Original painted to look like one. Rafael Nadal’s tennis racquet is not what a lot of people will tell you it is. Rafa endorses the Babolat Pure Aero racquet but actually uses the Babolat AeroPro Drive Original that he […]
French Open: Draw breakdown
For you who subscribe to my newsletter (to do so, just fill in your e-mail in the form below), I recently sent out an e-mail with my breakdown of the French Open draw. It looked like this (cut-down, low-res – pdf attached to the newsletter). I will follow up what I got right and what […]
French Open Draw 2016
The French Open Draw was done today and is published on the official website. Without Roger Federer in the draw, Nadal got pushed up to seed number 4. Looking at the French Open draw of 2016, the dream final of Nadal vs Djokovic is not possible, but we can get a blockbuster semi-final instead since […]
Federer Out of French Open
It’s not a huge surprise that Roger Federer pulls out of the French Open, as I tweeted a couple of days ago, but still a letdown for tennis fans all over the world. It’s the first time since 1999 he’s not playing a Grand Slam which means an unbelievable and close to unbeatable streak of 65 […]
What is a pro stock tennis racquet?
A pro stock tennis racquet is basically the blank paper version (called a hairpin) of a retail tennis racquet. It can be based on the mold of an older racquet or a brand new one. Then pro racquet technicians (for example P1, RPNY, the official pro room of a major tennis brand) customize the racquet […]
Yet another Djokovic vs Murray final
There is little doubt who is the player to beat in 2016. But there also seems to be little doubt who number two is. With Federer’s unlikely season full of sickness and injury woes, Andy Murray has stepped out to the plate and played solidly even on his least favorite surface – clay. He’s now […]
Novak Djokovic’s Racquet – Player Profile
Updated 7 July 2026Novak Djokovic needs no major introduction to most tennis fans, his stats speak for themselves and he is surely one of the greatest tennis player of all time. Djokovic has been endorsing the Head Speed model for years. But what is really Novak Djokovic’s tennis racquet? Let’s find out more about Djokovic […]
Djokovic vs Nadal Rome Masters 2016
When the draw came out a lot of mouths started watering. Another chapter in the phenomenal Djokodal rivalry. Match number #49! Currently Djokovic has the lead, 25 – 23 and he has won the six latest matches. Actually the last time Nadal beat Djokovic was in French Open 2014. The odds from the bookies are […]