Sir Murray is back in business at the Bordeaux Challenger this week. But what is Andy Murray’s new racquet? When I write Andy Murray’s new racquet, there is a likelihood that he will go back to his old racquet if the experiment with the Yonex Ezone 100 doesn’t work out. Yes, Andy is currently playing with the Yonex Ezone 100, a drastically different racquet from his usual HEAD PT57A. What …
It is a strange headline to write, but Djokovic loses to Tabilo in Rome, only winning 5 games 2-6 3-6. Well done to Chilean, but what is up with Novak? Yesterday, he was accidentally hit with a metal water bottle when the crowd wanted his autograph. Today, he lost without a fight to Alejandro Tabilo. Tabilo is having a breakthrough year and is currently ranked 19th in the race, but …
Are underhand serves disrespectful? Nikola Aracic from Intuitive Tennis discussed this and many other topics ont eh Tennisnerd podcast. This is Nikola’s third time on the Tennisnerd podcast and he is a guest I happily invite over and over. His insights and straightforward talk makes our conversations interesting (to me personally at least) and I really appreciate spending a few hours to chat tennis with him. In this podcast episode, …
This Wilson Blade 100 review deals with version 9 of the Blade racquets from Wilson. The Blade 100 falls in between the 104 and 98 racquets. I truly enjoyed this Wilson Blade 100 review. I am a fan of the Blade 100 V8, but I thought that this was a slight but positive update that improved a little bit in terms of stability and power. You might not need this …
In our latest podcast episode, my friend and doubles partner, Daniel Rutkowski and I talk about competitive play and using tennis as therapy. This shorter podcast will be up tonight at 8 pm CET on the Tennisnerd YouTube channel. But you can already listen to it on audio platforms like Spotify, Apple, Google and the embedded player below. You can check out older Tennisnerd podcast episodes on our podcast page. …
When you saw Rafa Nadal lose to Alex De Minaur a week ago, it looked like the end of the road. But is Nadal’s retirement postponed? What a difference a week makes. You never want to call a Nadal performance lackluster, but in Barcelona (Tennis TV highlights) he did look out of sorts. De Minaur can be a nightmare opponent for someone coming back from injury because there are hardly …
Eco-friendly strings are here. Luxilon Eco Spin is the Belgian string brand’s third offering in this segment where 90% of the string is made from PET bottles. We have previously tested Luxilon Eco Power and Eco Rough. These are decent options, but we weren’t super enthused by the performance of Eco Power, and Eco Rough struggled with tension maintenance. Will Luxilon Eco Spin be different in this respect? What is …
We talk about a new string from HEAD in my latest podcast with Dennis Fabian. Dennis is the Global Business Manager for racquet sports. Besides talking about this exciting new string from HEAD, we also got into their racquet silo, new HEAD racquets like Boom and Speed and other gear related topics. Podcast with Dennis Fabian A few of the questions we discuss is: Dennis is a tennis industry veteran …
The topic of playing with heavier racquets garnered lots of attention on our YouTube channel. But why use heavier racquets? If you are curious about the conversations Daniela Rutkowski and I had about heavier racquets on YouTube, you can check out part 1 and part 2. The definition of heavy is not straightforward, but in today’s racquet landscape, you can say a heavy racquet is any racquet above 305g unstrung. …
Henrik is a Davis Cup string, racquet reviewer, and solid player. He has been on the podcast multiple times. Today we talk racquet madness with Henrik Wallensten. We start our conversation by laughing at how insane our behavior might seem to normal tennis players or the general population. The obsession with finding the right racquet for your game (check out our Tennisnerd Guide to Racquet and Strings for some guidance) …
