Pro player racquets

I have gotten some questions about US Open pro player gear and I thought I’d tackle it in a video and this post. Introduction Pro player racquets are always a bit of a mystery. Most players use something different from what they endorse. There are pro stock racquets, pro stock strings, customized shoes and even custom apparel for professional players. You can do some detective work and study racquet molds …

Updated 3rd Sep, 2024Coco Gauff won the US Open in 2023, but broke through already as a 15-year-old in Wimbledon 2019. But what is Coco Gauff’s racquet? Introduction Coco Gauff has excited tennis fans for years, but it took her a while to put things together enough to win a Grand Slam title. Despite being a solid talent, she had to learn how to win ugly and fight through technical …

She just beat Iga Swiatek in the Paris Olympics 2024 semi-finals, but what is Qinwen Zheng’s racquet? Swiatek is already a living legend in the sport, with five Grand Slam titles already at only 23. And she has won the French Open at Roland Garros four times. Since the Olympic Games is held at Roland Garros and on clay, she was a strong favorite going into the tournament. But 21-year-old …

It has become a bit of a tradition to look at the Atlanta ATP String Tensions and here we are in 2024. What can we learn? The string tension sheet Okay, let’s skim through it. First observation is that Ben Shelton is using a hybrid with Poly Tour Strike and Poly Tour Pro. Interestingly, he strings the crosses higher. Usually, you want to do the opposite to increase snapback, but …

Barbora Krejcikova did not have a great tennis year until last week when she (out of nowhere) won Wimbledon! What is Krejcikova’s racquet? Krejcikova won the French Open in singles in 2021 and has been a stellar doubles player with an Olympic Gold and seven Grand Slam titles together with Katerina Siniakova. She has shown that she can perform of on the biggest stages in tennis, over and over again. …

British Paul Jubb is having the tournament of his life at the Mallorca ATP 250. Let’s talk about Paul Jubb’s racquet and breakthrough. 24-year-old Paul Jubb is currently 289 in the world, but will take a massive leap up the ATP rankings after his run in Mallorca. He can go further than the semis considering he plays a “beatable” opponent in Sebastian Ofner in the next round. The ATP 250 …

Thanks to Philip H, I got some pro string tensions from Halle 2024 to review and comment on. There are some surprising findings here. In the sheet above we have a bunch of top players like Hurkacz, Zverev, Tsitsipas, and Bublik to name a few. If you want to compare with last year’s pro string tensions from Halle, you can check this post. You can also see my commentary on …

Jack Draper is a rising star from the United Kingdom. But what is Jack Draper’s racquet? He endorses the Dunlop FX 500. In 2024, Draper is having the best year of his career and truly showing his potential as a tennis player. Draper’s racquet Jack Draper’s racquet looks like a Dunlop FX 500, but as for many pros using pro stock racquets, there is something else underneath the cosmetic. I …

I have been getting questions about Elena Rybakina’s racquet. She is currently in the quarter-finals of the French Open 2024. Elena Rybakina is fully sponsored by Yonex. She uses Yonex racquets, strings, apparel and shoes from the Japanese tennis brand. Elena is a power player with a great serve who, when she plays well, can even take the racquet out of the hands of Iga Swiatek. But what is her …

WTA star player, Madison Keys, has changed her racquet within the Wilson family. It seems to be working well for her. But what is Madison Keys racquet? Keys recently went out of the French Open 2024 at the hands of Emma Navarro in a tight match (6/7 6/7). But she is striking the ball well and has talked positively about her racquet change in on-court interviews. Andy Roddick also mentioned …