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Learner Tien’s Racquet – Player Profile

Written by: Stefan Jonsson |

Learner Tien is an exciting, young American tennis player that just finished runner-up at the Next Gen Finals. With a career-high singles ranking of world number 114, this is a player we expect to climb the ranks. Learner Tien’s Tennis Racquet Learner Tien’s tennis racquet is painted like a Wilson Blade 98 V9 but looks more […]

Dunlop SX 2025 racquets

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

January 2025 is the most intensive racquet release period in my memory. Besides, Gravity, Clash, Whiteout, Ezone, Pure Drive (check all the racquet posts here), there is also the Dunlop SX 2025 racquets. The Dunlop SX racquets are competitors to the Babolat Pure Aero, the HEAD Extreme, and the Yonex VCORE, to name a few […]

Tecnifibre Tfight 2025

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

The new Tecnifibre Tfight 2025 racquets are out. They are glossy and come in at more user-friendly specs. What’s not to like? Not much! I have been asking for glossy racquets for a long time. Since the pros get glossy cosmetics, why cannot us mere mortal tennis players use a shiny racquet? Well, now we […]

Reilly Opelka’s new racquet

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

If you are a tennis nerd, you have probably noticed that Opelka defeated Djokovic in Brisbane. But what is Reilly Opelka’s new racquet? Reilly Opelka is back on tour after a long injury timeout. And he is back with a bang! He defeated the 24-time Grand Slam winner displaying good movement, a forehand on fire […]

Yonex Ezone 98 Review

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

The Yonex Ezone 98 2025 is here. This is the 8th generation of Yonexโ€™s bestselling line and here is our Yonex Ezone 98 review. The Yonex Ezone racquets are for players looking for power. The 100 and the 100 plus, gives you loads of power, while the 98 is more maneuverable and controlled. The downside […]

New Tennis Shoes: Nike Vapor Pro 3

Written by: Stefan Jonsson |

The new editions of the Nike Vapor Pro hard court tennis shoes are out in stores, let’s look a bit closer at all the features and pros/cons for the Nike Vapor Pro 3. The Vapor Pro’s has always provided speed and flexibility. With the new third edition, Nike wants to improve the supportive and flexibleย features […]

Heysil Tour 98 16/19 Review

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Heysil is a boutique manufacturer in Australia run by Master racquet technician Jeffrey Heh. They have a new racquet out called the Heysil Tour 98 16/19. We had Jeffrey on the Tennisnerd Podcast some years ago and we have reviewed the Heysil racquets before. Before the Heysil Tour 98 16/19, you could only get the […]

Solinco Whiteout V2

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

All manufacturers come out with new models in January, 2025. Solinco is no exception with the Solinco Whiteout V2. The Solinco Whiteout V2 is white like the previous Whiteout, but now with camo design. You can get an idea in the embedded YouTube video below. Solinco are more famous for the strings like Solinco Tour […]

My Tennis Bag Comparison, What I’ve Learned

Written by: Sebastiano Sali |

A look at the Tecnifibre Tour RS Endurance Rackpack L, Dunlop CX Performance 8 rackets and the Prince Tour 9 rackets. Since I restarted playing tennis in 2021, I have had (only) three different bags. In fact, I wanted to give my old Volkl C-10 series racket bag a chance but, after lying in the […]

The Best Tennis Gear of 2024

Written by: Jonas Eriksson |

Tennis Warehouse published their most sold items for this year. Is this the best tennis gear of 2024 or do you disagree? We have selected our picks for Gear of the Year 2024 in a YouTube video I did with Henrik where we focused on our favorite racquets. I will comment a bit below about […]