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The Babolat Pure Drive 2025
We are about one month away from the Babolat Pure Drive 2025 launch. One of the most iconic racquet lines gets its 11th generation. The Babolat Pure Drive 2025 is the follow-up to the Pure Drive 2021, which was a good racquet but quite firm and lacked a little dampening for comfort. Babolat has tried […]
The Zenath Racket
I have previously written about “the Frankenstein” or the “Frying pan Prestige”, but now it is commercially available, the Zenath Racket. What is the Zenath Racket? The Zenath Racket is the brainchild of Michael Gordon and the origin story is listed here in the Frankenstein racquet part 1 and Frankenstein racquet part 2. The specifications […]
Alejandro Tabilo’s Racquet – Player Profile
Updated 10 April 2025Alejandro Tabilo, or “Jano” which is his nickname, is a Chilean player with a career high rank of no 19. But what is Tabilo’s racquet and gear? Alejandro Tabilo’s Tennis Racquet Alejandro Tabilo’s racquet is painted like a Yonex VCORE 98 from 2023, but it is most likely an older version. Most pros stick with […]
Tennisnerd’s racquet and strings
I saw some searches for Tennisnerd’s racquet and strings. I tend to be a flavor of the week kinda guy, but this is what I’m playing currently. Patrons and YouTube members get a more personal insight into what is going on in my tennis life every week. So please consider joining if you are curious. […]
Tallon Griekspoor’s Racquet – Player Profile
Tallon Griekspoor is a Dutch player, with a career high rank of no 21, but what is Griekspoor racquet and gear? Tallon Griekspoor’s Tennis Racquet Tallon Griekspoor’s racquet is some version of the Tecnifibre Tfight. On the Tennis Warehouse forums, they talk about it being the XTC edition, but it isn’t easy to be sure. […]
Sinner’s season
The 2024 tennis season is over. Well, we have the Davis Cup finals in Malaga still remaining, but in terms of singles, we can call it Sinner’s season. Jannik Sinner ended the year with an ATP Finals win, the first in his country’s history. He is ranked number one in the world. He won eight […]
2025 Grand Slams: Who Can Challenge Sinner and Alcaraz?
The 2024 season is slowly coming to an end, and with that, it’s time to look ahead at what might happen in 2025. With the way the Grand Slams shaped up this year, there is growing curiosity about whether anyone can challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Let’s take a very early look at the […]
Jakub Mensik’s Racquet – Player Profile
Updated 31st March 2025Jakub Mensik is one of the top talented teenagers on tour, with a really powerful serve and a strong forehand, but what is Jakub Mensik’s racquet? Check our player profile of the Czech below. Mensik has just claimed his first ATP title at the ATP Masters 1000 in Miami, beating Djokovic in […]
Ugo Humbert’s Racquet – Player Profile
Ugo Humbert is a left handed French player with a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 13, but what is Humbert’s racquet? Ugo Humbert’s Tennis Racquet According to Wilson, Ugo Humbert’s tennis racquet is a Wilson Blade 98 V9 16/19 strung with Luxilon 4G Soft 1.25 strung around 19 kg depending on conditions (42 lbs). It is […]
Tennis racquets have evolved – Time for a new racquet?
I wanted to do a bit of a personal post, which might become a video on the YouTube channel about how tennis racquets have evolved. On my video racquet reviews, I have often gotten comments about how you can play with a 20 year-old-racquet in 2024 and be fine. And this is true, you can […]
