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How To Exercise Like Novak Djokovic
Whether you love him or hate him, you have to admire his persistence and performance. This post is about How to Exercise like Novak Djokovic. Novak Djokovic, the number one tennis player in the world according to ATP Rankings, is a beast on the court. However, his success is not a fluke. He managed to […]
Babolat Pure Storm Tour GT Classic Racquet Review
When I created my video about Pete Sampras racquet, I stumbled upon his current racquet of choice, the Babolat Pure Storm Tour GT from 2011. Here is my classic racquet review. The Babolat Pure Storm line is discontinued these days. Much to the dismay of fans of control-oriented and plush player frames. This racquet is […]
HEAD Lynx Tour String Review
HEAD recently released a new polyester string that has been in the works for a long time. Here is my HEAD Lynx Tour string review. The new champagne-colored string HEAD Lynx Tour was previously called HEAD Experimental Tour. It is supposed to fill in the gap between the softer HEAD Lynx string and the stiffer […]
Del Potro’s Racquet
Juan Martin Del Potro is exciting to watch but sadly his career has been plagued by injuries. But what is Del Potro’s Racquet? The curious thing about Juan-Martin Del Potro is that he’s been reluctant to use so-called paint jobs of his racquets. For a long time, Del Potro used a Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 […]
Pete Sampras Racquet
What was Pete Sampras racquet? Sampras used a customized Wilson Pro Staff 85 with natural gut strings that weighed close to 400 grams! Since there is not much tennis going on at the moment, I wanted to devote some extra time to the legends of the sport and their gear. After having dealt with Andre […]
Tennis Fitness Program for Home
My friends at Members Tennis Fitness have created a Tennis Fitness Program for home-usage. This is very timely and something I will start doing. Many of us can’t access tennis courts or gyms at the moment and staying in shape has become more of a challenge. I go for a lot of walks, but I […]
Andre Agassi’s Racquet
Andre Agassi is one of the real legends of tennis. With 8 grand slams and Olympic gold, he is a true Hall-of-Famer. But what was Andre Agassi’s racquet? Agassi used a couple of different racquet setups during his career – all of them oversized. He started with the Prince Graphite Oversize, a heavy weapon with […]
Prince Phantom 100P and 93P Racquet Review
I was a big fan of the Prince Phantom line of racquets when they were first released. This is the update to the Phantom 100P and 93P. The Prince Phantom P line is all about the thin beam and being in control. The feel of these racquets are great, but they are all pretty demanding […]
Playing with Extended Racquets – Longbodies
I have been trying several extended-length racquets recently, so-called longbodies. The new Pure Aero VS, Yonex Ezone 98, HEAD Gravity MP. Big thanks to longbodies.com for providing the racquets for this test. Longbodies.com sell only extended-length racquets. 27.25 or 27.5 inches to be exact. So what does the added length do? Let us look at […]
Babolat Soft Drive Racquet Review
Time for a classic racquet review. I wanted to review my current match racquet, the first edition of the Babolat Soft Drive. The Babolat Soft Drive was famously used by both Carlos Moya (for most of his career) and Rafael Nadal during some of his junior years (he later moved to the Pure Drive and […]