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Nike Wimbledon Collection 2017
It’s that time of year when racquet companies and sports wear brands launch their new lines to match the green and white. Nike has just launched their 2017 Wimbledon Collection. Wimbledon is all about the Wimbledon whites so sports brands like Nike can’t be too creative with their Wimbledon collections, but with an ambassador and […]
Is it the Racquet?
You’re not playing as well as you should. Timing is off and you might feel that your racquet is too sluggish or not stable enough. Is it your game or is it the racquet? How often do you get these kind of thoughts? I get them from time to time and that’s why I’ve been […]
Victoria Azarenka’s Racquet
Victoria Azarenka has just returned to tour after maternity leave and is now playing Mallorca Open. She is playing with a blacked-out racquet instead of her Wilson Ultra 100. What is it? Azarenka’s racquet before Mallorca Open was the Wilson Ultra 100 (which, by the way, in her case was a pro stock racquet model […]
Peter Figasinski – Designer of Federer’s Racquet
Peter Figasinski is the man behind the new Wilson racquet designs and the person who, together with Roger Federer, designed the already legendary Wilson RF 97 Autograph. I got the chance to interview him briefly and talk about his work with Wilson. Tell us a bit about yourself and your background. When did your career […]
HEAD Graphene Touch Extreme MP
HEAD is releasing their Graphene Touch line across all racquet models and this time it’s the Extreme line who gets the more muted, comfortable feel with HEAD Graphene Touch Extreme MP. The HEAD Extreme line has always felt like a push towards Babolat Pure Drive and Pure Aero sticks with a user-friendly, powerful response. I […]
Denis Shapovalov to Yonex
Canadian young talent Denis Shapovalov, who is perhaps most famous for unintentionally hitting a referee with a ball in the eye, is switching racquets from Wilson to Yonex. Shapovalov has been using the legendary Wilson Six One 95 (this classic and popular line of racquets have recently been re-issued) for most of his young tennis life, but […]
Goran Ivanisevic using the Head MxG
The HEAD MxG series is a new line of powerful racquets with an interesting bridge design. Tennis legend Goran Ivanisevic was recently seen using the HEAD MxG during an exhibition. Tennisnerd recently reviewed the HEAD MxG 3 and 5 (read the HEAD MxG review here) and we were positive towards the racquets, although they did […]
Customizing My Racquets
I’ve recently switched my main racquet from my Yonex Ai 98 (Yonex DR 98 is just as good) to the more powerful Babolat Pure Strike (Project One 7) and I’m in the process of customizing it. I’ve played with the Babolat Pure Strike in stock form for a few week and it is the first […]
Adidas French Open 2017 Apparel
The Adidas French Open 2017 apparel line has received really good feedback among tennis fans so I thought it was deserving of a post. Especially since last year’s Y3 collaboration wasn’t a success. Or maybe it was, I don’t know Adidas sales numbers inside out obviously, but the Y3 Zebra-inspired collection took some getting used […]
Diego Schwartzman’s Racquet
Argentine Diego Schwartzman pushed Novak Djokovic to five sets at the French Open yesterday so the question obviously arose: what racquet does he use? Schwartzman is endorsing a HEAD Graphene XT Radical Pro but what is actually underneath the paint is an older HEAD Radical racquet, most likely the HEAD IG Radical Pro pro stock with the […]
