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Players to watch: Luca Van Assche and Alycia Parks
18-year-old Luca Van Assche won his first Challenger title and 22-year-old Alycia Parks won a WTA125 in Andorra. This was the last week of tennis action before the next season starts. Let’s have a look at these two up-and-coming players. Player to watch: Luca Van Assche Country (sports) France Residence Paris, France Born 11 May 2004 […]
From tennis to padel
Many players have transitioned from tennis to padel. What makes the sport so exciting and will Dennis make the journey from tennis to padel? Tennis to Padel The tennis enthusiast’s road to becoming a… padel enthusiast?! Well, yes, I am a devoted tennis player. So much so that I even have a tennis court tattooed […]
Grapplesnake Game Changer String Review
The Grapplesnake Game Changer is a four-sided neon green polyester string. It is focused on creating lots of spin without hurting your arm. Grapplesnake is an up-and-coming string brand from Germany. I have tested several of their strings in the past and the overall experience has been very positive. For previous reviews, look at the […]
TenX Xcalibre 300 Review
TenX is a relatively new brand of tennis gear from Australia. This post (and video) is my TenX Xcalibre 300 Review. TenX Xcalibre 300 Review The Xcalibre is the control-oriented racquet in the TenX line-up. The more power and spin-focused racquet is the Xstrike. You can check out my Xstrike review to learn more about that […]
Team Canada Wins the Davis Cup 2022
It is not a huge surprise to see headlines like Team Canada Wins the Davis Cup 2022. The ATP Cup win earlier in the year showed the way. Canada Wins the Davis Cup It is Canada’s first Davis Cup win after they lost the final to Spain in 2019. With a team led by the […]
Furi Arma Pro 98 Racquet Review
I previously reviewed the Furi Arma Pro favorably, but its 101 sq inch head size was too powerful for me. Here is my Furi Arma Pro 98 racquet review. I am always curious when a smaller brand comes out with a new racquet. We see it a lot in the string market, where it’s to […]
The smallest tennis racquet in the world
What is the smallest tennis racquet in the world? Well, there are miniature racquets, but the smallest playable one is the Saber. The Smallest Tennis Racquet in the World I created a FT Saber review a while back, but I like revisiting this racquet and enjoy bringing it to different players I train with. Yesterday […]
Jiri Lehecka Player Profile
Who is this year’s Next-Gen runner-up? An exciting Czech player with a big game. Here is a Jiri Lehecka player profile. Jiri Lehecka Player Profile Jiri Lehecka was born on the 8th of November 2001 in Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic. Lehecka is currently coached by a former Czech tennis player and now coach, Michal Navratil. Navratil has […]
Brandon Nakashima Wins the Next Gen Finals
A tight straight-sets win in the finals against Jiri Lehecka settled it. Brandon Nakashima Wins the Next Gen Finals. Brandon Nakashima Wins the Next Gen Finals Nakashima doesn’t have the most power or impressive ball-striking of the field, but he seems to be the strongest player mentally. He showed this quality in numerous matches at […]
Wilson Shift
My friend Henrik who writes for Tennisnerd and the Swedish tennis magazine, has received a prototype racquet called Wilson Shift. Wilson Shift The Wilson Shift Henrik received was strung with Luxilon Alu Power, and these were the strung specs: Strung Weight: 322.6 grams (Unstrung, most likely 305 grams) Strung swing weight: 308 (Unstrung, approx 278). […]
