Do you like comfort, thin beams, but a more forgiving head size? Check out the New Prince Phantom Racquets. The new Prince Phantom racquets go from the silvery metallic color of the predecessor to a more green camo-inspired cosmetic. According to Henrik Wallensten, who has reviewed them for me, they look great in person. There will be a bunch of models released, but for now, only the heavier 320-gram Phantom …
Sadly, Nadal is not back on the courts, but he is making moves outside of it. Nadal invests in Playtomic and becomes a strategic shareholder and partner. The press release declaring that Nadal invests in Playtomic reaches us on April 8th. What is Playtomic? Playtomic is said to be the largest racket sports community in the world and the leading app for booking padel and tennis courts, boasting the largest …
We had the feeling when we saw the taping. Alcaraz is out of the Monte Carlo Masters due to injury. We wish him speedy recovery! I briefly discussed this in our weekly segment, This Week in Tennis, on our YouTube channel. We have seen him bandage the elbow before, but it was the forearm this time. More exactly an injured pronator teres. This is what Carlitos had to say: “I …
Craig Shapiro is a bit of a media icon on the tennis scene. He has been around the tour since the 90s, when he travelled as Andre Agassi’s personal racquet tech. Craig runs an excellent podcast where he interviews many professional tennis players. You can subscribe to it on the usual audio platforms. He also runs something he tongue-in-cheek calls an academy, which is more of an intense travel tribute …
Fellow tennis nerd Johan is behind a new type of tennis ball machine system to improve your tennis called Fast Track Tennis. What is Fast Track Tennis? Fast Track Tennis Ball Machine is suitable for beginners to advanced players. Whether it is your first contact with tennis or whether you are an experienced tennis player and want to improve your technique and footwork, lots of fun is guaranteed. The benefit of this ball machine s that …
Thanks to a fellow tennis nerd, we received a picture of the ATP Houston String Tensions. Here is what we found. Can you learn a lot from pro player string tension sheets? Hmmm…difficult to say. I guess you can be inspired that many professional tennis players use lower tensions than most club level players. What is the benefit of going down in tension? Better comfortBetter depthLarger sweet spot The main …
There is a new Tecnifibre TF-X1 V2 line of racquets out. It is the update to the power/spin racquet from Tecnifibre. This launch came out of nowhere. I did not see a huge build-up for this release or any pre-sales. There is a new model in the Tecnifibre TF-X1 V2 line, which is a 305-gram 98-square-inch racquet, which is what I asked for when I reviewed the Tecnifibre TF-X1. Specs …
Cameron is an aspiring professional tennis player and YouTuber. He has also built a Notion template for tennis players. We talk about that and more in my podcast with Cameron Price. Besides being an aspiring pro, Cameron is also a tennis coach. After having heart problems in October 2022, he is back to playing tennis, coaching, and competing in tournaments. While away from the sport, he promised himself that when …
Huge congrats to Danielle Collins for winning the Miami Masters in her last year on tour! But what is Danielle Collins’ racquet? Danielle Collins’ racquet used to be a Babolat Pure Aero, but last year she switched to Tecnifibre. She is now using the Tecnifibre Tfight 300 (slightly extended to 27.2 inches from what I have heard) and the following unstrung specs: 310 grams, 32 cm balance and 298 swing …
This Wilson Blade 98 V9 16/19 Review took place over a period of months. The big question is: is it better than V8? The problem with that question is that the difference between them is small. The mold is the same and the layup is very similar. The color of it is, of course, ultra-subjective. Personally, I like both, but the color-shifting of the V8 is more pronounced. If you …
