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HEAD Boom 2024

by Jonas Eriksson
written by Jonas Eriksson

New HEAD Boom 2024 racquets are being released today. This time, they’re available in two different colorways! 2024 is a big year for racquet releases. Some important models have already been updated, and we are only in March! What is new in the HEAD Boom 2024 racquets? The new Boom racquets bring Auxetic 2.0. Auxetic 2 is described as a “a uniquely flexible material in the yoke and handle to …

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Restring Sync

by Jonas Eriksson
written by Jonas Eriksson

We reviewed Restring Zero favourably some time ago and now they are back with a new, round string. Say hello to Restring Sync. What is Restring Sync? This is the marketing text for the Restring Sync string: Our latest release designed for excellent control, outstanding feel, and longer lasting playability. For players looking to maximize connection with their shots and dictate with pin-point precision and accuracy. Still delivering the superior …

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Dunlop CX 200 Review

by Jonas Eriksson
written by Jonas Eriksson

The 200-series from Dunlop is an icon in the industry. How is the latest iteration of these racquets? Check out our Dunlop CX 200 Review. You might remember racquets like the Muscleweave 200, Hotmelt 200 or Aerogel 200? All classics in terms of control and feel. The game of tennis has speed up with polyester strings and racquets are in most cases lighter, stiffer and with more dampening than these …

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Dunlop CX 400 Tour Review

by Jonas Eriksson
written by Jonas Eriksson

I have been enjoying this Dunlop CX 400 Tour Review for a couple of weeks. It’s a true “sleeper” racquet. Let’s get into it! This Dunlop CX 400 Tour Review was tested with what has recently become a standard string for me, the Solinco Hyper-G Round. I usually string my racquets at 24 kg mains and 23 kg crosses (53 lbs and 51 lbs for you Americans), and this worked …

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Is the one-handed backhand experiencing a slow death?

by Jonas Eriksson
written by Jonas Eriksson

If you look at the ATP rankings you start wondering, is the one-handed backhand experiencing a slow death? The one-handed backhand was by far the more popular stroke on that wing in the days of Borg and McEnroe. Björn Borg was actually one of the players who popularized the two-handed backhand and brought in a more top-spin heavy style. Then players like Edberg, Federer and Sampras kept the flame burning …

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Luciano Darderi’s Racquet – Player Profile

by Jonas Eriksson
written by Jonas Eriksson

Updated 28th Aug 2024Luciano Darderi is yet another talented Italian coming up the ranks. Sinner is the obvious one, and Berrettini has been established for a while, but we also have Arnaldi, Nardi and a bunch of other ones. Italian tennis is in better shape than ever before. With a right-handed play style and a two-handed backhand, Darderi has made great progress already on the ATP Tour, showing his talent …

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Andy Roddick needs a new racquet

by Jonas Eriksson
written by Jonas Eriksson

He announced it on Twitter yesterday, and I people started @-ing me in the comments. Andy Roddick needs a new racquet, but what? Some might say, “So what?” to the statement that Andy Roddick needs a new racquet and that’s fine. But many tennis players are curious about racquets in general and specifically pro-player racquets. You can get a lot more info on the topic in the Tennisnerd Guide to …

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String Reviews

Solinco Hyper-G Round String Review

by Jonas Eriksson
written by Jonas Eriksson

Solinco Hyper-G is one of my favorite strings and that’s why I was excited about this Solinco Hyper-G Round String Review. I am sure many of you reading this have some experience or knowledge of Solinco Hyper-G. It’s a firm, spin-friendly and-powered neon green string that impacted the tour when it was released in around 2011. A string like HEAD Lynx Tour is basically like a tribute to Hyper-G with …

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Wilson Blade 98 18/20 V9 Review

by Jonas Eriksson
written by Jonas Eriksson

This Wilson Blade 98 18/20 V9 review reveals this racquet as the most demanding of the new Blade racquets among Wilson tennis rackets. But it’s excellent. You can watch the video review of the Wilson Blade racquets here. When the first generation of the Blade came out, it was all about a 98 sq inch racquet with a dense 18/20 pattern for control. These days, the Wilson Blade V9 racquets …

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Wilson Blade V9 Racquets

by Jonas Eriksson
written by Jonas Eriksson

The Wilson Blade V9 racquets are available for sale now. Let’s look at the spec and tech of the new racquets. Wilson Blade V9 Tech There are a bunch of different Wilson Blade V9 racquets. The most popular is the 98, but the 100 and the 104 are also growing in popularity. We will go through the specs of each racquet, but there are a few technological things that unite …

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