This is a true icon among racquet nerds. But what is so great about the AeroPro Drive Original? I wish we could ask Rafa Nadal. What is so great about the AeroPro Drive Original? I’ve been wondering this question for quite a while. After all, this is the racquet Rafael Nadal still plays with, despite numerous iterations and paint jobs over the years. Most racquet nerds in various tennis forums …
What is Rafael Nadal’s tennis racquet? Nadal endorses the Babolat Pure Aero but plays with an AeroPro Drive Original painted to look like one. Rafael Nadal’s tennis racquet is not what a lot of people will tell you it is. Rafa endorses the Babolat Pure Aero racquet but actually uses the Babolat AeroPro Drive Original that he strings with Babolat RPM Blast strings. Like I’ve written about so many times before, what …
No, Nadal wasn’t tested by the famous fast-lipped rapper, but by his countryman, 24-year-old Pablo Carreno-Busta ranked #67 in the world. A solid player on the Challenger Tour who is having difficulties cracking the upper levels of the ATP. Everybody including myself expects Nadal to have a far better 2016 than last year, but it has to be seen to be properly believed. Confidence can be a tricky thing on …
