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Information about tennis strings, such as tennis string reviews, articles about co-poly strings, multifilament strings, natural gut strings and other types of tennis strings.
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Diadem Evolution: the answer to all multifilaments’ hybrid problems?
As I have been writing in this blog before, since I picked up the racket again a few years ago, after an almost generational long break, I have embarked on what seems to have become a never ending journey to find the right tennis gear setup. Though, does the perfect frame/strings setup even exist? Or […]
PLYGN Strings – a new player on the string market?
From time to time there are new string manufacturers popping up with interesting offers and the market has become increasingly diverse. Another new player on the strings market is PLYGN strings from Germany, which is working with German factories and mainly offers poly strings of a broad variety. I was lucky enough to test their […]
Best Racket / String Combos Right Now
The offering in the racket market is constantly extending, and while we are of course always looking for new releases, you also need the right strings in those rackets. Some are rather string sensitive, others work well with a variety, but there are some combinations that work especially well. Here are some of the top […]
NordicDots TS 1.27 String Review
This has become one of my favorite strings recently. Read why in this NordicDots TS 1.27 String Review. Introduction NordicDots is a new brand on the tennis scene. It has become one of my favorite brands for tennis apparel since they have a nice timeless look, good durability and nice fit. On the other hand, […]
Tru Pro Strings
The name Tru Pro Strings might not ring a bell, but Tier One strings maybe will. They have changed their name. Tru Pro offers several websites where you can check out their strings and we set up the code TENNISNERD with them for 20% off their strings. Tru Pro USATru Pro Europe and UKTru Pro […]
Toroline O-Toro Review
Is Toroline strings worth the hype? Let’s discuss that and their new string. Here is our Toroline O-Toro review. Toroline has done a great job involving influencers and creating hype around their brand and products. Their Toroline Omakase program was a fresh take on delivering poly/poly hybrids and now they have released their most anticipated […]
Polyester Hybrid Setups – the go-to strings of the future?
As we all know, hybrid string setups have been around on and off tour for quite some time. Players like Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev or Novak Djokovic have been playing with hybrid setups of gut and poly for some time. String manufacturers, such as Wilson and Babolat, often even have pre-packed hybrid gut setups for […]
String Review – base12 Alpha
Next to writing about the latest tennis news and events, I also occasionally play some tennis myself. And for the last couple of weeks, I have been testing a string from a German company called base12. The founders are two former college players, who came back to Germany and according to their website wanted to […]
String hybrids
String hybrids are becoming increasingly popular on the pro tours, but also among club level players. Have you tried a hybrid? String hybrids are when you string the mains and the crosses with different strings. The idea is to achieve an ideal blend of power, spin, comfort, control, and feel. Since combinations are seemingly endless, […]
Stringlab Hydrogen Revo 1.26 Review
I’m not really into bright/neon bright green tennis strings, but thought to myself: “let’s put this one on the Blade to match the cosmetics”. Also, I wanted to try a more plasticky string. Hydrogen Revo Hex feels exactly that when stringing and touching it: a plasticky, not very shiny/slippery string, with 6 pronounced edges that […]