Six-criteria editorial scores, specifications checked against the manufacturer, and a calculator that tells you how tight to string.
7 Sep
What does it cost to restring a racquet? The string, by type
A restring is two costs: the string and the stringer's time. The second varies by town; the first we can put real numbers on. Across the 70 strings we hold …
7 Sep
Choosing a racquet with a sore arm: the softest frames we hold
If your elbow complains, the frame is only part of the answer — but it is the part with a number on it. These are the softest racquets we hold, …
7 Sep
16×19 or 18×20: what the string pattern actually changes
Two numbers on the throat of a frame, and the single biggest decision on the specification sheet. Here is what the pattern does to control, spin and power — measured …
3 Sep
The tension range on the label is a limit, not a recommendation
Manufacturers publish a window, not a setting. Ours run from 20 kg to 27 kg depending on the frame — and the useful number is somewhere inside yours.
3 Sep
How stiff is stiff? RA across the racquets we hold a figure for
87 of the 249 racquets in the catalogue carry a stiffness figure. They run from RA 55 to RA 72, and the average sits at 65.
TeXtreme graphite, thin flexible beam. 100 in² head, 305 g unstrung, 31.5 cm unstrung balance, 16×18 string pattern.
FreeFlex carbon mapping. 100 in² head, 305 g unstrung, 31 cm unstrung balance, 16×20 string pattern.
FreeFlex carbon mapping. 100 in² head, 295 g unstrung, 31 cm unstrung balance, 16×19 string pattern.
2G-Namd / HM graphite. 97 in² head, 310 g unstrung, 31 cm unstrung balance, 16×19 string pattern.
FreeFlex carbon mapping, Reverse colourway. 100 in² head, 295 g unstrung, 31 cm unstrung balance, 16×19 string pattern.
Amelie Mauresmo
Post-2000 · FRA
Dunlop
David Ferrer
Post-2000 · ESP
Loadout not documented yet
Ana Ivanović
Post-2000 · SRB
Yonex
Jim Courier
Pre-2000 · USA
Wilson Pro Staff
Petra Kvitová
Post-2000 · CZE
Wilson Blade
Rafael Nadal
Post-2000 · ESP
Babolat Pure Aero
Juan Martín del Potro
Post-2000 · ARG
Wilson Blade
Jana Novotná
Pre-2000 · CZE
Loadout not documented yet
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