fines for racquet abuse

It was kind of about time…finally a racquet company has introduced a clause in their contracts that will penalise players for smashing racquets (click here to watch the best racquet smashes of all time). Yonex has decided to fine 12 players for racquet abuse so far at the Australian Open. This is likely a move to protect the brand image and move it away from the frustration connected with racquet abuse. It’s obviously also to save some costs as the work involved in producing, customizing and stringing racquet for tennis professionals is quite expensive. I’m sure an explosive (in several ways) …