Gear
Here you’ll find information about tennis rackets, tennis strings, tennis brands and new tennis gear such as reviews of new racquets, shoes, tennis apparel and strings.
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String Project Strings
String Project is a new Italian string brand on the market. They have focused on arm-friendly strings and are already selling 7 different kinds, focusing on co-poly (monofilament) strings. I am currently play-testing their strings so you will soon see a String Project review. The competition on the tennis string market is increasing. Besides the […]
Babolat Pure Strike 100 2019 – First Impressions
One of the most anticipated racquet launches in 2019 is the new Babolat Pure Strike. My friend Henrik Wallensten gave the Pure Strike 100 a glowing review and now I have finally been able to try it myself. Here are my Babolat Pure Strike 100 2019 first impressions: Let me quote from “Hank’s” previous review: […]
Babolat Pure Aero VS Tour Racquet Review
This is not a new racquet, I know, but I haven’t gotten around to creating a review for it yet and I really think it deserves one. The racquet mold is made popular by players such as Marco Cecchinato, Jack Sock and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Here is my Babolat Pure Aero VS Tour Racquet Review. The […]
Racquet Preparation Drill – Tennisnerd Academy
I was in Marbella, Spain, about week ago and did a tough training session with coach Luis Perez. Luis used to be ranked within the top 500 players in the world so he knows what he is talking about. He quickly noticed my takeback was a bit long and complicated and devised this racquet preparation […]
The 5 Best Racquets of 2019
I was asked to write a post about my top 5 favorite racquets for Tennis Now and of course, I obliged. Here is a part of that post which I now call: The 5 Best Racquets of 2019 (So far). Keen to hear what you think about this. (The racquets are not in order of […]
MSV Go Max String Review
I have been testing the MSV Go Max poly string in the Prince Textreme Tour 100 (310) for a couple of weeks and I am generally really pleased with the performance of this string. This is my MSV Go Max string review. MSV Go Max is a round co-poly (monofilament string) which is made for […]
Finding Your Racquet Spec Range
I am writing a series on my Patreon page called “Choosing your Tennis Racquet” and it is dealing with all things tennis racquets and strings in some detail. One of the key ideas about this series of posts (which I hope to turn into a book at some point) is finding your racquet spec range. […]
How to Choose a Tennis Racquet – My best advice
Updated 2nd May 2025I have written a lot about how to choose a tennis racquet. There is no exact science, but there are some things we can keep in mind on our racquet journey. This post, How to Choose a Tennis Racquet, was updated in May, 2025 and is currently a work in progress. You […]
Yoga to improve my tennis
I am always looking for ways to improve my fitness and movement on the court and since I am stiffer than a 2012 Babolat Pure Drive at times, I figured I should try yoga. My wife Lenah has been going for many years so together we went to Moonstone Wellness in Malta to see if […]
Tools to play better tennis
My idea behind tennisnerd is to give you as a tennis player information and advice on how to become a better tennis player. My passion has always been in helping people get more out of this beautiful sport and I hope Tennisnerd can do that for you. Here are some tools to play better tennis. […]
