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Denis Shapovalov to Yonex
Canadian young talent Denis Shapovalov, who is perhaps most famous for unintentionally hitting a referee with a ball in the eye, is switching racquets from Wilson to Yonex. Shapovalov has been using the legendary Wilson Six One 95 (this classic and popular line of racquets have recently been re-issued) for most of his young tennis life, but […]
Goran Ivanisevic using the Head MxG
The HEAD MxG series is a new line of powerful racquets with an interesting bridge design. Tennis legend Goran Ivanisevic was recently seen using the HEAD MxG during an exhibition. Tennisnerd recently reviewed the HEAD MxG 3 and 5 (read the HEAD MxG review here) and we were positive towards the racquets, although they did […]
Customizing My Racquets
I’ve recently switched my main racquet from my Yonex Ai 98 (Yonex DR 98 is just as good) to the more powerful Babolat Pure Strike (Project One 7) and I’m in the process of customizing it. I’ve played with the Babolat Pure Strike in stock form for a few week and it is the first […]
Adidas French Open 2017 Apparel
The Adidas French Open 2017 apparel line has received really good feedback among tennis fans so I thought it was deserving of a post. Especially since last year’s Y3 collaboration wasn’t a success. Or maybe it was, I don’t know Adidas sales numbers inside out obviously, but the Y3 Zebra-inspired collection took some getting used […]
Diego Schwartzman’s Racquet
Argentine Diego Schwartzman pushed Novak Djokovic to five sets at the French Open yesterday so the question obviously arose: what racquet does he use? Schwartzman is endorsing a HEAD Graphene XT Radical Pro but what is actually underneath the paint is an older HEAD Radical racquet, most likely the HEAD IG Radical Pro pro stock with the […]
Karen Khachanov’s Racquet – Player Profile
Updated 23 January 2026Karen Khachanov is a Russian tennis player with seven ATP Tour singles titles and a career high ranking of 8th, but what racquet does Khachanov use? Karen Khachanov’s Tennis Racquet Karen Khachanov was playing with the Wilson Blade Pro (H22) for most of his career (he had a brief stint with HEAD) […]
Arm-Friendly Tennis Racquets
One of the most common injuries in tennis is tennis elbow and it can be caused by a number of things: poor conditioning, bad technique, wrong equipment. Let’s start by looking at more arm-friendly racquets. Most tennis racquets that are released today are relatively stiff. The reason for this is to help out with power […]
What is David Ferrer’s Blacked-Out Racquet?
Former world number 3 David Ferrer played the longest match of the French Open 2017 so far when he beat Donald Young after 4,5 hours. But what blacked-out racquet did he use? Tennisnerd previously reported about Ferrer’s move from his Prince Exo Tour 100 to a Babolat Pure Drive Plus, but yesterday he showed up with […]
Tennis Racquets of the ATP Professionals
Do you wonder about the tennis racquets of ATP Professionals? It is rarely the racquets they advertise… The Tennis Racquets of ATP Professionals Pro tennis racquets are most often something else with a paint job of the latest commercial racquet model. This post will help you get insight into what racquets the tennis pros actually […]
The Racquet Honeymoon Period
For us tennis nerds there is a period we need to beware of and that’s the racquet honeymoon. Those first weeks when we believe we’ve finally found the one… This might lead us into buying an extra racquet and vowing to play this racquet until the end of time because no other racquet has ever […]