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Jared Donaldson’s Racquet
American 20-year-old Jared Donaldson is one of the big next generation hopes and in Cincinnati he’s shown the results to match. What racquet does he play with? Jared Donaldson is having a great win at the Cincinnati masters with wins against Roberto Bautista-Agut (click for an article about what racquet Bautista-Agut plays with), Ramkumar Ramanathan […]
Angell TC 97 Custom Review
I have been testing the Angell TC 97 Custom 18×20 for a few weeks and here are my thoughts on this racquet. You can of course get your own specs at Angell tennis. Since the point of Custom Angell racquets is to be able to order the racquet to your ideal specs, I better start […]
Pharrell and Adidas Tennis Collection
Pharrell is not only a rapper, singer, songwriter, and a producer (music and film), but also a clothes designer. Now he presents his tennis collection together with Adidas. The new Pharrell and Adidas collection will be worn among others by Alexander Zverev during the US Open and will included the popular Adidas Barricade tennis shoe. […]
The Book of Tennis Rackets – Siegfried Kuebler
There is a legendary book for tennis racquet collectors covering everything in tennis racquet development until the 90s. It’s called The Book of Tennis Rackets and is written by Siegfried Kuebler. The Book of Tennis Rackets is really the work of a diligent and knowledgeable collector and it also comes with two addendums to cover […]
How Often Do You Switch Racquets?
I’ve been thinking about this a bit lately – because I’ve been in another period of trying out and switching racquets. It’s fun and a pain at the same time. How often do you switch racquets? Since I like to try and review new racquets from time to time, it’s difficult for me to groove […]
The Wilson Ultra Racquets – the Reviews Are In
The most buzzed about racquets right now are the Wilson Ultra series of racquets out on August 15 (available for pre-order right now) and some reviews are already in. If you want to read more about the different Wilson Ultra racquets check out this post. The most exciting Wilson Ultra racquet for racquet nerds should […]
Wilson Releases Custom Tennis Racquets
Wilson is busy at the time of their home slam: the new Ultra series is about to be released, but that’s not enough – they have also revealed Wilson Custom Tennis Racquets. Wilson Custom is a way for you to get your Wilson racquet to look the way you want. Wilson posted an image of […]
The Eternal Struggle: Racquet Power vs Control
A lot of new racquet models are being launched around the time for the US Open and it’s time for another episode in the eternal battle between power and control. For more information on new racquet updates, check out my post “The Hottest Racquets Right Now“. The current trend in the racquet-making industry is making […]
Tecnifibre Tflash PS Racquet
In our latest post, The Hottest Racquets Right Now, we forgot the French brand Tecnifibre. Tecnifibre are launching a new Tflash racquet called Tflash PS. Tecnifibre Tflash PS marketing jargon says: “Do not choose between power and lightness” which immediately makes me think “stiff”. Tecnifibre has made some really nice frames over the years, I […]
New Babolat Pure Drive 2017-2018
The racquet has been talked about for a while and now it’s finally revealed – the Babolat Pure Drive 2017-2018 edition – endorsed by Fabio Fognini, Mikael Ymer and Gabi Muguruza. When looking at the specs for the new Babolat Pure Drive, it doesn’t look much different to the version it replaces. It includes something […]