Norwegian 18-year-old Casper Ruud can hit the felt off the tennis ball and yesterday he beat Dutra Silva in the Rio Open in straight sets, his first ATP World Tour win of 2017. Ruud used to be a Babolat Aero Pro Drive user, but has switched to the Yonex DR 100 racquet with some lead at 12 and strung with a hybrid of Yonex Poly Tour Pro and Yonex Poly Tour Spin 1.25. Ruud has big potential and for a rather poor country when it comes to tennis success, it would mean a lot for the sport in Norway if he could do …
Yonex Poly Tour Pro
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 can get a lightly used one, you’re usually better off. Anyway, a racquet who gets a glowing review such as the Yonex Ai 98, certainly deserves a play test. So now I have two Yonex AI 98 at home, strung with the excellent strings Völkl …
As I’ve written in numerous posts on the blog, I’m a tennis racquet junkie (tennis racket junkie – if you prefer that spelling). I have loads of sticks in my arsenal, but today I’m testing the Wilson BLX Six.One 95 strung with Yonex Poly Tour Pro. We’ll see if it works, I’ll review both string and racquet on the blog soon. You can buy pro player gear from one of our affiliates such as Tennis Warehouse Europe, Tennis Warehouse or Tennis Only and Tennisnerd will receive a small commission. Anyway, my setup wasn’t the topic of this post, but instead what’s the difference …