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Prince Textreme Phantom Pro 100P
I think it would be more phonetically interesting if this racquet was called “Prince Pextreme Phantom Pro 100P”, but pretty much every racquet released today is a mouthful when it comes to the title. So what is the Prince Textreme Phantom Pro 100P? A slight update of the popular Prince Textreme 100P in cool, black design? Nah, […]
Need for speed? Asics Gel-Solution Speed 3 Review
Unless you haven’t already noticed, there’s an on-going quest among the tennis shoe majors to come up with the lightest tennis shoe ever possible, supposedly without sacrificing stability or comfort. Can the Asics Gel-Solution Speed 3 shoe deliver? Our guest writer and fellow racquetholic Magnus Pettersson will give his take on the Asics Gel-Solution Speed […]
RS Paris Octagon String Review
I’ve been trying out the new eight-sided string from RS Tennis – the RS Paris and here are is my review for this new polyester string from Robin Soderling Tennis. Fiirst of all I want to say that I’ve been enjoying RS Lyon as a cheaper but still solid alternative to Luxilon Alu Power over […]
Novak Djokovic Is Testing a New Racquet
There has been a bit quiet on the ATP pro player racquet front of late, but the off-season is a period of testing new things and Novak Djokovic is trying a new blacked-out HEAD racquet. Novak Djokovic will make a highly anticipated comeback after six months away from the ATP world tour and right now he’s […]
The Gear of the Year 2017
It’s been a surprising year on the ATP tennis tour: Federer and Rafa surged back into the top rankings while lots of other top pros were injured. But what were the best new racquets and strings? TENNIS RACQUETS 2017 This was the year of dampening and muting racquets. Hopefully the intension of the racquet companies […]
First hit: Luxilon Alu Power Ice Blue
I’m starting a period of testing new strings and today I had my first hit with the Luxilon Alu Power Ice Blue and I wanted to give you my first impressions. I’ve played plenty with the traditional Luxilon Alu Power and although I think it’s slightly overpriced, I can see why a lot of pros […]
HEAD Graphene Touch Prestige
HEAD is not lazying about with their recent release of the HEAD Graphene Touch Radical line-up and they’re now launching the Prestige edition of the Graphene Touch series. I’ve reviewed and written about previous Graphene Touch racquets here: HEAD Graphene Touch Speed HEAD Graphene Touch Extreme HEAD Graphene Touch Radical The Prestige is the most […]
Racquet Commitment Issues
One of the most troublesome things about being a racquetholic is that you’re never really becoming a hundred percent in tune with one racquet. This can play havoc on your mind and game. The year of 2017 is coming to a close and during the year I’ve tested countless racquets, which I will try to summarize in […]
New Angell Tennis Racquet: K7 Red
Angell Tennis has just revealed a new racquet model for January 2018: the Angell K7 Red. A lighter, spin-friendly yet pretty soft racquet with an Aramid and Carbon fibre matrix. According to the Angell website, the Angell K7 Red is “a master of power and touch”. The newly introduced material Aramid is supposed to provide all […]
Babolat Pure Drive 2018 Review
I finally got the chance to play a couple of hours with the new Babolat Pure Drive and although it’s not usually a racquet I gravitate towards, but it was for sure a fun and inspiring hit. I think most of you know the appeal of the Pure Drive series, which is pretty much something […]
