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The Best Tennis Racquets Right Now?
Updated 25th April, 2024. On this page we’ll be looking at which are the best tennis racquets right now? I try to give a variety of options, including different brands and options, but since I got the question I am just going to list my favorite racquets on the market in each category. You can […]
Choosing a string
I got a question from a Tennisnerd member (on Patreon) about choosing a string for your racquet. I replied to this in today’s newsletter. You can subscribe below and get weekly tennis tips. Can you make a video about specific relationships between rackets and strings? I feel like people often talk about strings in isolation. […]
Brandon Nakashima’s Racquet – Player Profile
Updated 13th March 2025Brandon Nakashima, an American player with a career high rank of 33 (archived in March 2025), and one ATP title, but what is Nakashima’s racquet and gear? Brandon Nakashima’s tennis racquet Brandon Nakashima switched from his Babolat Pure Strike to a Yonex Ezone 98 in 2023. But what is Brandon Nakashima’s racquet […]
Holger Rune’s new racquet
The off-season is in full flow and pics are coming out of players testing new racquets. But what about Holger Rune’s new racquet? We talk about some other pro player racquet experiments on our YouTube channel. Is Holger Rune’s new racquet really a Pure Strike or his old racquet painted to look like a Pure […]
Tennisnerd Q&A
I am working on a Tennisnerd Q&A for our YouTube channel. We have already done one for our members. Do you have a question? The Tennisnerd Q&A format has been popular in the past, but sometimes I get overloaded with racquet and string questions and it is a bit much to deal with for one […]
Next Gen Racquets
It’s interesting to take a quick look at the Next Gen racquets, meaning the racquets that the players in the Next Gen Finals endorse or use. The Racquets of the Next Gen Finalists 2023 Let’s take them one by one. Sadly, I don’t have much in terms of exact specifications, but maybe there are some […]
Christmas Gifts for Tennis Players
We are nearing that jolly time of the year filled with presents and food. Let’s look at some Christmas Gifts for tennis players. When you are buying Christmas gifts for tennis players, there are lots of ideas that come more or less automatically. Every tennis player needs over grips, strings, shoes, racquets, shirts or maybe […]
Ryan Burbary, founder of Velociti Tennis
This week on the Tennisnerd Podcast we had Ryan Burbary, founder of Velociti Tennis and the first biodegradable tennis string, join us. Ryan Burbary on the Tennisnerd Podcast You can listen to our podcast with Ryan Burbary in the embedded player below, on YouTube or on your favorite podcasting app. Ryan Burbary is the founder […]
Racquet Releases in 2024
Let’s speculate about some exciting racquets releases in 2024. I am keen to hear what you look forward to the most. Racquet releases in 2024 I don’t have the full calendar of racquet releases in 2024, but based on the tempo of racquets released yearly, we can make some strong predictions. Most racquet brands have […]
Pro Player Racquet Changes 2023
Yesterday, we published a video about pro player racquet changes in 2023. We also talk a lot about strings and even some shoes in the video. Pro Player Racquet Changes 2023 Let us look back and summarize 2023 when it comes to pro player racquets and strings. The year started with some spots of players […]
