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Wilson Pro Staff RF97 Autograph vs Yonex VCORE Pro 97 H
I’ve gotten a few questions about this comparison: the Wilson Pro Staff RF97 Autograph vs the Yonex VCORE Pro 97 H (330g). Some players just love heavy racquets. I do too. I’ve had a great time lately with the Yonex VCORE Pro 97 H and have decided to bump up the weight on my Yonex VCORE […]
Play with softer string setups
I’ve spent one day in Sweden so far and met some local club players. I have one recommendation: Play with softer string setups! The reason I want to urge most players to play with softer string setups is that all the racquets I’ve seen today on the local scene, have been strung with something like […]
Tecnifibre T-Rebound 298 Iga
I’ve just received a Tecnifibre T-Rebound 298 IGA as a demo from Tennis Warehouse. It’s Iga Swiatek’s signature racquet after she switched. It’s interesting to change your racquet after winning a Grand Slam (French Open 2020), but I assume Iga Swiatek is confident enough to pull it off. She has won two titles in 2021 (Adelaide […]
Cameron Norrie’s Racquet – Player Profile
Updated 31st May 2025Cameron Norrie is a former top 10 player with 5 ATP titles. But what is Cameron Norrie’s racquet? Like with most pro-player racquets, it’s a tricky one to answer. If you’re new to this topic professional tennis players don’t change their equipment very often, instead, the manufacturer paints the racquet to look […]
Player to watch: Brandon Nakashima
Brandon Nakashima has made some steady strides in his game. Now ranked within the top 100, he wants to show that he can beat “the big guys”. Brandon Nakashima is 19 years old, has an 8-4 win-loss record in 2021 so far, and reached the final in the Atlanta ATP 250, where he lost to […]
Player to watch: Jenson Brooksby
I watched an interesting match yesterday: Jenson Brooksby vs Felix Auger-Aliassime. Brooksby was spectacular and won 6-3 6-4. Auger-Aliassime was spraying forehands in the first set, which is a scene that is not entirely uncommon. He has such a weapon of a forehand, but his impressive racquet head speed can sometimes lead to some gnarly […]
New Yonex VCORE Pro Racquets (2021)
The new Yonex VCORE Pro racquets were announced today. I have tested four models: 97D, (replacing HD), 97H, 97 and 100. This is the refreshed, “neon-style” update to the 2019 edition of the VCORE Pro. The paint job is nice and durable, the specs are similar and they have changed the name of the 330g […]
What racquet do I use today?
The title: “What racquet do I use today?” is for two reasons: I have lots of racquets but I wanted to tell you what racquet I use the most. Choosing a tennis racquet is not easy. I know many of you who follow my struggle with this, as do I. It’s one of the reasons, […]
Player to watch: Vit Kopriva
I was checking the scores from the ATP 250 in Umag yesterday and was a bit shocked to see the result: Vit Kopriva vs Mikael Ymer: 6-1 6-0. I checked the highlights of Vit Kopriva’s match against Ymer and was impressed by his aggressive game and clean ball-striking. He is ranked at 249 in the […]
Tecnifibre TF-X1 Review
Today Tecnifibre announced the Tecnifibre TF-X1, a new racquet in the comfort category and an interesting competitor to the Wilson Clash. I often talk about the importance of adding more comfort-oriented racquets to the market. Some brands, like ProKennex and Donnay, build their whole brand around arm comfort. HEAD offer enough racquet lines to cover […]
