Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson
New racquets!
We have been going through a period of new racquets being released. Yonex Ezone, HEAD Speed, Wilson Clash, Tecnfibre TF40 and HEAD Boom. If you’re a racquet nerd or a play-tester, it’s been a busy period of new racquets. Since most releases have been pretty significant as well, I thought we’d break them down briefly […]
Zverev’s penalty
In Acapulco, Alexander Zverev attacked an umpire (he didn’t hit him directly, but it was close enough). But what was Zverev’s penalty? The attack wasn’t pretty and the tennis world seemed to agree that some kind of suspension was in order for hothead Zverev (he still has his abuse allegation from the ex-girlfriend, so this […]
What is Tiafoe’s new racquet?
Pictures are being posted from the practice courts of Indian Wells. One pic raised my eyebrows…what is Tiafoe’s new racquet? Frances Tiafoe has been playing with a Yonex VCORE Duel G 97 for a long time. You can read more about his racquet setup here: Tiafoe’s racquet. In Indian Wells he has been seen practising […]
Mixed bag 3 – Federer, Barty, and Thiem Update
A new Tennisnerd mixed bag is up. It covers the most recent tennis news, like a Federer, Barty and Thiem update. There weren’t many positive tennis news stories for this edition (#3) of the Mixed bag. The Federer, Barty and Thiem update were, as you can imagine, related to their injury status. ?? Not all […]
Ivashka vs Kwon – a study
Our resident analyst and creative writer, Evan Gaudreau, is back with a match analysis. This time Ivashka vs Kwon. Enjoy! Check out Evan’s other pieces here. Ivashka vs Kwon – 3-6 2-6. Gaudreau has his view on how it happened and finds one particular flaw in Ivashka’s game. Over to Evan. 99 bottles of beer […]
Get Ready for the Fifth Grand Slam
It’s time to get ready for the fifth Grand Slam. At least that’s what many like to call the Indian Wells masters tournament, BNP Paribas Open. The 45th edition of the so-called fifth grand slam starts next week.It runs from the 10th to the 20th of March. The draw will be held on March 8th. […]
I played padel for the first time
This is perhaps not what you want to see on a site called Tennisnerd. But in my recent trip to Marbella I played padel for the first time. I played padel for the first time thanks to Irakli from the brand Nordic Dots, I had the chance to test a few of their padel racquets […]
Should you buy the new Wilson Clash V2 racquet?
I have gotten plenty of questions about the new Wilson Clash racquets. Should you buy the new Wilson Clash V2 racquet? Like with all things racquets, there is never a straight forward answer. A good start is reading my Wilson Clash V2 review, where you can find out my in-depth thoughts about the new Wilson […]
Steffi Graf and the Bett1Open
The stadium bears her name. This is where Steffi Graf won her first tournament, and this on her native German soil 1986. Now she is patron of the bett1open in Berlin. She won 9 titles there so there can be no doubt that tennis legend Steffi Graf has a close relationship with the German capital […]
Get your racquets painted
This guy can help you get your racquets painted. Nikki Roenn runs Unstrung Customs, where he paints, strings and customizes racquets for pros and club players. Since Nikki is a fellow tennis nerd and racquet enthusiast, who has a nice racquet collection, we did two videos on YouTube. One where we look at his impressive […]