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Dimitrov using new paint? Troicki to Yonex? Racquet switches
It’s soon time for the tennis season 2018 to start and we’re already spotting some racquet changes on the practice courts. Dimitrov has been seen with a new paint and Troicki with a new racquet. Dimitrov is, as some of you loyal readers of this blog already knows, using not the endorsed Wilson Pro Staff […]
Tennis Racquet Lingo Part 1
There is a lot of lingo floating around tennis racquets. What is a polarized setup? What benefits does lead tape have? How important is swing weight etc? I will try my best to explain these concepts without becoming too technical. For those of you who want to delve into this subject and other racquet tech […]
Merry Christmas Tennis Nerds! Update on K7 Red
The year is coming to a close and Christmas is just around the corner. I hope you’re still spending some time on the tennis courts this holiday season. For us it’s simply time to wish you a Merry Christmas! Besides hoping you have a happy holidays I have a little update on the Angell K7 […]
Ivan Lendl Gets Signature String with One Strings
A few years ago I met One Strings in Bergamo, Italy when they released their new line of tennis racquets and strings. I haven’t heard from them in a while, but today they informed me about new Ivan Lendl signature string. Below is the press release. And here are my previous articles about One Strings: […]
Angell K7 Red Review: First Impressions
There’s been a lot of hype among racquetholics about the new Angell K7 Red racquets that is Angell’s venture into the “commercial” racquet market. But how good is it? I’ve been using the Angell K7 Red for a couple of hours and I can already say it is one of the most impressive releases of […]
Prince Textreme Phantom Pro 100P
I think it would be more phonetically interesting if this racquet was called “Prince Pextreme Phantom Pro 100P”, but pretty much every racquet released today is a mouthful when it comes to the title. So what is the Prince Textreme Phantom Pro 100P? A slight update of the popular Prince Textreme 100P in cool, black design? Nah, […]
Need for speed? Asics Gel-Solution Speed 3 Review
Unless you haven’t already noticed, there’s an on-going quest among the tennis shoe majors to come up with the lightest tennis shoe ever possible, supposedly without sacrificing stability or comfort. Can the Asics Gel-Solution Speed 3 shoe deliver? Our guest writer and fellow racquetholic Magnus Pettersson will give his take on the Asics Gel-Solution Speed […]
RS Paris Octagon String Review
I’ve been trying out the new eight-sided string from RS Tennis – the RS Paris and here are is my review for this new polyester string from Robin Soderling Tennis. Fiirst of all I want to say that I’ve been enjoying RS Lyon as a cheaper but still solid alternative to Luxilon Alu Power over […]
Novak Djokovic Is Testing a New Racquet
There has been a bit quiet on the ATP pro player racquet front of late, but the off-season is a period of testing new things and Novak Djokovic is trying a new blacked-out HEAD racquet. Novak Djokovic will make a highly anticipated comeback after six months away from the ATP world tour and right now he’s […]
The Gear of the Year 2017
UPDATE: For a more updated list of the best racquets and gear, check out our list of the best tennis racquets. — It’s been a surprising year on the ATP tennis tour: Federer and Rafa surged back into the top rankings while lots of other top pros were injured. But what were the best new racquets […]