Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
Nadal’s retirement postponed?
When you saw Rafa Nadal lose to Alex De Minaur a week ago, it looked like the end of the road. But is Nadal’s retirement postponed? What a difference a week makes. You never want to call a Nadal performance lackluster, but in Barcelona (Tennis TV highlights) he did look out of sorts. De Minaur […]
Luxilon Eco Spin
Eco-friendly strings are here. Luxilon Eco Spin is the Belgian string brand’s third offering in this segment where 90% of the string is made from PET bottles. We have previously tested Luxilon Eco Power and Eco Rough. These are decent options, but we weren’t super enthused by the performance of Eco Power, and Eco Rough […]
New String from HEAD
We talk about a new string from HEAD in my latest podcast with Dennis Fabian. Dennis is the Global Business Manager for racquet sports. Besides talking about this exciting new string from HEAD, we also got into their racquet silo, new HEAD racquets like Boom and Speed and other gear related topics. Podcast with Dennis […]
Why use heavier racquets?
The topic of playing with heavier racquets garnered lots of attention on our YouTube channel. But why use heavier racquets? If you are curious about the conversations Daniela Rutkowski and I had about heavier racquets on YouTube, you can check out part 1 and part 2. The definition of heavy is not straightforward, but in […]
Racquet madness with Henrik Wallensten
Henrik is a Davis Cup string, racquet reviewer, and solid player. He has been on the podcast multiple times. Today we talk racquet madness with Henrik Wallensten. We start our conversation by laughing at how insane our behavior might seem to normal tennis players or the general population. The obsession with finding the right racquet […]
New Prince Phantom Racquets
Do you like comfort, thin beams, but a more forgiving head size? Check out the New Prince Phantom Racquets. The new Prince Phantom racquets go from the silvery metallic color of the predecessor to a more green camo-inspired cosmetic. According to Henrik Wallensten, who has reviewed them for me, they look great in person. There […]
Nadal invests in Playtomic
Sadly, Nadal is not back on the courts, but he is making moves outside of it. Nadal invests in Playtomic and becomes a strategic shareholder and partner. The press release declaring that Nadal invests in Playtomic reaches us on April 8th. What is Playtomic? Playtomic is said to be the largest racket sports community in […]
Alcaraz is out of the Monte Carlo Masters
We had the feeling when we saw the taping. Alcaraz is out of the Monte Carlo Masters due to injury. We wish him speedy recovery! I briefly discussed this in our weekly segment, This Week in Tennis, on our YouTube channel. We have seen him bandage the elbow before, but it was the forearm this […]
Podcast with Craig Shapiro
Craig Shapiro is a bit of a media icon on the tennis scene. He has been around the tour since the 90s, when he travelled as Andre Agassi’s personal racquet tech. Craig runs an excellent podcast where he interviews many professional tennis players. You can subscribe to it on the usual audio platforms. He also […]
What is Fast Track Tennis?
Fellow tennis nerd Johan is behind a new type of tennis ball machine system to improve your tennis called Fast Track Tennis. What is Fast Track Tennis? Fast Track Tennis Ball Machine is suitable for beginners to advanced players. Whether it is your first contact with tennis or whether you are an experienced tennis player and want to improve your […]