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Stiff vs flexible – tennis racquets
Stiff or flexible – don’t break your racquet in rage like Baghdatis does in the pic. I’ve tested loads of racquet during the years. For review purposes as well as “could this be the Holy Grail?” purposes. I’ve wandered from 90-inch to 100-inch head sizes, from stiff, light and powerful frames like Babolat Aero Pro […]
Yonex Ai 98 review
Maybe the word “review” is not a fair statement when I’ve only played the stick a few hours, but here are my first impressions of the highly reviewed Yonex Ai 98. First of all, it’s very easy to get used to. It moves briskly through the air and is still remarkably arm-friendly which I don’t find […]
Wilson RF97 Autograph Review
I’ve been playing a lot of racquets lately, which is not a great strategy if you want to focus on your game, because too much attention is given to how the racquet plays and not how YOU play. Anyway, it is really important if you’re serious about your tennis that the racquet feels good in your […]
Testing Yonex Ai 98
A lot of players choose their racquets based Tennis Warehouse reviews. This is not a stupid idea, since I think their reviews are usually quite spot on, but it’s obviously a good idea to test the racquet yourself before you commit to a particular model. After all, a new tennis racquet isn’t cheap. If you […]
Updated: Racquets for sale
I have the following models for sale at good prices: message if you’re interested. Used: Wilson Pro Staff Classic 6.1. Grip 3. 35 euro + shipping. Brand new: Wilson BLX Pro Tour. Grip 3. 60 euro + shipping. Wilson BLX Blade Tour. Grip 4. 60 euro + shipping. Wilson BLX Pro Staff 90. Grip 4. 60 euro + […]
The Racquet Collection
After some buying, selling and trading I currently have 17 rackets in store, many of them for sale. Here’s a bunch of images and info around these sticks. Don’t hesitate to e-mail me your interest at tennisnerdnetatgmail.com (replace “at” with “@” of course). Wilson Six.One 95S A great stick with the fabled Wilson “Spin Effect […]
My Quest for the Holy Grail
Okay, I admit it, I’m a racquetaholic. It’s not as bad as many of my racquetaholic buddies at Stringforum and TT Warehouse but I’ve tried plenty of racquets and string setups in my so called tennis “career”. It’s been a fun ride, and that’s the point of it all I guess, but I’ve realized there will never […]
Tennis strings used by top players
Found this great post on strings used by top players at tennisthis and will list it below. Luxilon Big Banger is a bestseller but we knew that already and that players like to play with hybrid stringing is not news to most people, but still an interesting list. I wonder what you would have to do […]
Federer’s New Racquet – Still Blacked Out
Joey Hanf of the excellent blog Tennisnerds (not affiliated with this one! :)) wrote a good post about the first day at Roland Garros where he, among other things, said he was baffled that Wilson hasn’t come up with a paint job for Federer’s new racquet yet. I have wondered the same for quite some time. […]
One Strings Carbon NRG String Review
I’ve previously reviewed the new Italian racket brands spin model Spindeeper 300 which was a very pleasant surprise and proved that you can be innovative and “new” in the congested tennis gear market. Now I have also thoroughly tested their top-of-the-line tennis string, the One Strings Carbon NRG. It’s a soft black co-poly created mostly for […]