Latest posts by Jonas Eriksson

Is Novak Djokovic playing the Australian Open?

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Is Novak Djokovic playing the Australian Open? According to AUS Open director Craig Tiley he has a medical exemption, but… The tennis world is at the moment revolving around one question: Is Novak Djokovic playing the Australian Open? According to the tournament director Craig Tiley he has received a medical exemption, but according to the […]

Pro Player Racquet Updates

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I have recently published two video about pro player racquet updates. Since the season has just started, there will be more of these. You can watch the two videos of pro player racquet updates below, but I will also list the most important stuff. I would be very happy if you subscribed to my YouTube […]

Gael Monfils Switches to Artengo

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I was a bit surprised to hear that Gael Monfils switches to Artengo, but in some ways it makes sense. It’s maybe time for a change. If you’re curious about what racquet Monfils used before, check out this post. 2021 was an eventful year for Gael. He struggled in the middle part of the year […]

Grapplesnake Tour M8 Review

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I might have found my new favorite string. And it isn’t made by a mainstream brand. Here is my Grapplesnake Tour M8 review. For this Grapplesnake Tour M8 review, I have used the racquet in a bunch of different models such as: Head Boom MP, Babolat Pure Aero RAFA, Head Extreme MP, HEAD Gravity Pro. […]

Rafa Returns to Melbourne!

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Rafa Returns to Melbourne. On New Year’s eve, Nadal posted a pic on social media that he is in Melbourne practising. That Rafa returns is good news for the tennis world, but it’s of course hard to know how he is feeling physically after the less than ideal performance in Mubadal and dealing with Covid. […]

New Racquets Coming in 2022

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It’s the last day of the year and time to get excited about the new one. Let’s look at some new racquets coming in 2022. I honestly and obviously don’t know all the new racquets coming in 2022, but I have some information and some educated guesses. Let’s start with saying that the new Yonex […]

Retenser – Adjust your string tension after stringing

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I’ve been testing the Retenser, a Dutch innovation which allows you to adjust your string tension after stringing. You add the Retenser while stringing, which is fairly simple and it then allows you to increase or reduce the string tension. There is also a Retenser Pro version with three cylinders and a few more options. […]

Toalson Forty-Love Racquet Review

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Toalson is a relatively unknown Japanese brand of racquets and strings. Here is my Toalson Forty-Love Racquet Review. I was curious before this Toalson Forty-Love racquet review, because the specs really intrigued me. Imagine a Blade 98 with a 16×20 string pattern. The specs otherwise align really well with the popular line from Wilson. Specs […]

Tennis nerd terminology

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I use a lot of terms that might be unfamiliar in my posts and videos, so I thought I’d go through some tennis nerd terminology. If there are terms that you wonder about, please let me know in the comments and I will expand on this post and create a video about it too. These […]

Podcast featuring Richard Parnell and Dennis Fabian

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The idea for this “Christmas special” podcast featuring Richard Parnell and Dennis Fabian was not mine, but I greatly enjoyed it! I recently did a podcast with Dennis Fabian, the Business Manager for HEAD Accessories and Strings where we dove into a wide range of topics including the new HEAD Lynx Touch string. Dennis has […]