I’ve found my go-to racquet. It’s the Wilson Blade 98 (2015) that I’ve leaded up to 345 grams (strung) and put a leather grip on it to make it more head light. I truly love the control-oriented yet modern feel which allows me to take big cuts at the ball. Right now I’m experimenting with strings and would love to get some opinions. What I’m looking for is a softer …
It was a letdown for recent ATP 250 champion Federer to lose against feisty Kyrgios in three tie-breaks (last one being 14-12) in the colourful 20-year-olds favour. As a Federer fan it was hard to see parts of that match, because at times he looked a bit slow. Especially when running around his forehands. But maybe it was just one of those days? It does give me the feeling that we …
Starting to empty out my depository/collection. Here is my current stock of racquets for sale: Brand new: Wilson BLX Pro Tour. Grip 3. 60 euro + shipping. Wilson BLX Blade Tour. Grip 4. 60 euro + shipping. Rare sticks for collectors: 2x Pro Tour 630, Made in Austria (the famous PT57A!). Personal racquets of Tommy Haas 1996. (His initials on the frame). 2x TGK 231.3, 16×19 pattern version of Head Youtek …
If you follow the excellent forums on TT Warehouse (the thread about Nadal’s new racquet), you’d find that Nadal seems to be practising with a new, blacked-out racquet. It’s not just a regular Aero Pro Drive Original in new paint, it actually has a different drill pattern in the strings. Will be interesting to see whether he wants to do like Federer and experiment with some new gear and see if …
The big upset of the day was French youngster Mannarino beating Del Potro in two tiebreak sets. Del Potro looked very uncomfortable on the grass, slipping and sliding like a Bambi on ice. Hopefully he can get his long legs together before Wimbledon, because we were yet again reminded that grass court tennis is a different beast. Nadal looked annoyed for most of the match against Stepanek. Speculations are that …
We are usually quite obsessed with working on our weaknesses. We want to improve shots we don’t feel very confident in, we want to hit that backhand technically correct, we want the volley to feel confident, we would like to add those extra miles per hour on the serve. This is all good. But sometimes we forget that when match play comes around we need to focus on our strengths. …
While people were talking about Djokovic‘s fantastic streak and Nadal‘s lack of confidence, Roger Federer found his form and has now won all his matches on the road to the semi-final without losing a set. This should be a slight warning to Djokovic. The Serb is also bound to be a little nervous as he for once is the favorite and has a lot more on the line than Federer. …
