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Here you’ll find information about tennis rackets, tennis strings, tennis brands and new tennis gear such as reviews of new racquets, shoes, tennis apparel and strings.

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Steve Johnson to Yonex

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

American up-and-coming tennis player Steve Johnson is moving from Babolat to Yonex. This gear move was revealed by professional racquet customizers P1 through their Twitter account with the following post: It is an interesting move both for Steve Johnson (who had a breakthrough year last year with his first title in Nottingham and a string […]

What tennis racquet should I buy?

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

What tennis racquet should I buy? It is the eternal question for tennis nerds, and a common question for tennis beginners. The tennis racquet is the key tool for playing tennis and will affect the experience a great deal. You might scratch your head and wonder: What tennis racquet should I buy? Maybe you have […]

Babolat Propulse Fury

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

The new Babolat Propulse Fury tennis shoe is here and it looks great in its feisty fluro red. The shoe comes equipped with a 6-month outsole durability guarantee, which you hopefully won’t need to use since it’s supposed to be very durable thanks to  S-Shield, Pro Shield and Soft Shield technology, which utilizes high-performance materials […]

The Roger Federer brand

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Roger Federer is one of the strongest personal brands in the world (not only for sports) today. He reached the top position of the Forbes Fab Top 40 and is affiliated with other powerful brands such as Nike, Wilson, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz, Credit Suisse and Moët & Chandon. The Roger Federer brand is valued at $37 million a […]

Carlos Moya’s tennis racquet

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Spaniard ex-world number one Carlos Moya has been confirmed to join Rafael Nadal’s team for the 2017 season. Exciting stuff! This means Nadal is jumping of the bandwagon of pro players adding legendary players to their coaching staff (Federer and Edberg, Djokovic and Becker, Murray and Lendl and so on). Since they’re already quite close […]

Snauwaert back in business

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

The Belgian tennis manufacturer Snauwaert is back in business with new racquets, strings and balls and I’m ready to take both the Grinta 98 and the Vitas 100 tennis racquets to the court in a play-test. I will also be testing their strings, Black Beam, White Beam and Sunny Core to see if their products […]

Asics Gel Resolution 7 Tennis Shoes

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Finally my personal favourite among tennis shoes, the Asics Gel Resolution 6, has received an update with the Asics Gel Resolution 7. I have played with other versions of the Asics Gel Resolution too and they’ve all been good, with some slight differences in the fit of the shoe. What I really enjoy is the […]

Wilson Burn with Countervail

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Wilson Tennis is using the Holiday season to release some new products. Beside the new Wilson RF Legacy All Court ball, they are soon releasing the new Burn line (took over from the Steams) with Countervail. The Wilson Burn racquets (including the FST update) were a relatively stiff line of racquets but the reviews talked about […]

Head Graphene Speed Touch

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

The tennis racquet trend is starting to take the growing number of tennis elbows more seriously and recent models are definitely moving towards “less shock” (which is also something I talked about in this post called Gear of the Year). Wilson Blade with Countervail is one such option, where Wilson Tennis has managed to maintain the […]

David Goffin’s Tennis Racquet – Player Profile

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Updated 22nd March 2025David Goffin is a Belgian player, with a career high rank of 7, and some big wins on the tour over the years. But what is current racquet of Goffin? David Goffin’s Tennis Racquet David Goffin’s tennis racquet is a Wilson Blade 98 18/20 V9. He endorses the latest generation of Blade […]