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Tennis Tech – Playsight
Tennis tech is becoming an industry of its own. Not just through the advancements of modern materials used in racquets and strings, but also through wearable such as Babolat Pop and other sensors such as Zepp, Babolat Play and Sony Smart Tennis Sensor. Now there is also something called Playsight – a “fully automated court […]
Jack Sock New Babolat Racquet
It’s not really a new racquet, but Jack Sock has posted pics on his Instagram account of a new paint job (it’s not his actual racquet in the picture – he uses the Aero Storm, not the Pure Aero). It’s a Stars and Stripes paint job, similar to those of Jim Courier and the Wilson Pro […]
Djokovic and Nishikori Roland Garros Kits
The Roland Garros kits of Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori was published (leaked?) by Uniqlo. Looks pretty standard to me, definitely not a stand-out look. But that’s never been Uniqlo’s or Djokovic’s strength either. Personally, I prefer the Federer or Rafa Nike lines.
The Adidas Roland Garros Y3 Collection
The Adidas Roland Garros Y3 Collection is revealed and it looks like a zebra. Nike usually plays it quite safe during the grand slams (giving Dimitrov a sleeveless shirt for the Australian Open was maybe not safe, just not thought through properly) but Adidas is trying a different approach for this French Open. Maybe they […]
Solinco Hyper-G string review
I’ve been testing the new Solinco Hyper-G in my Prince TeXtreme Tour 95 for a few weeks and wanted to write a few thoughts down since a lot of people are curious about this co-poly string. Like most of you know, I test a lot strings and racquets, partly because it’s fun, partly because I’d like […]
Del Potro wins with new paint job
Juan Martin Del Potro is back on clay and won his first match against the erratic but often spectacular Dustin Brown. For racquet fans however, the biggest news is probably that he’s finally been “given” a paint job to endorse by Wilson. For a long time Del Potro used a Hyper Pro Staff 6.1 95 […]
Prince TeXtreme Tour 95 Review
Update: I have one for sale right now – e-mail helloATtennisnerd.net or comment if you’re interested. 100 euro with shipping included anywhere in the world. Cheers / J So I’ve been playing with this racquet for a few months and I have to say it’s a pure joy to hit with. I thought it would […]
Borna Coric new racquet: Yonex Ezone DR 98
Up-and-coming player Borna Coric has recently changed his racquet from the Yonex Vcore Tour F (not sure if that was the racquet he actually used or a paint job) to a Yonex DR 98. The Yonex Ezone DR 98 is one of the racquets I’m still curious about trying, partly due to the generous reviews it […]
It’s all about speed
There’s no doubt that the pace of the world is increasing and it’s also reflected in the game of tennis. You need to hit harder, swing faster for maximum spin and move at blistering speeds with shoes that are light as feathers. Brands are no longer talking about precision like in the days of the Prestige […]
New racquet for Alexander Zverev
I recently posted about Dominic Thiem getting a signature model made by Babolat and now Head posted above picture on their Instagram account with the caption: “Sascha and our design head can sure be proud of this new beauty. Looks like they are (clap icon). More news coming soon”. EDIT: Racquet is now out and it’s called Head Graphene XT […]