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Leonardo Mayer’s Racquet

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Argentinian ATP player Leonardo Mayer was in the spotlight again after a tough season yesterday when he beat top-seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas in Hamburg. What racquet does he use?

Mayer’s season has so far been in stark contrast to for example 2015 when he was as high as number 21 in the world, but he can play really good tennis when he’s in solid form and his one-handed backhand can be a joy to watch. Like so many Latin-American players he’s most comfortable on clay courts and the surface in Hamburg seems to suit him just fine.

Mayer is currently endorsing the Wilson Burn FST racquet, but what is really underneath the paint job is the legendary Wilson Six One 95. I’m not exactly sure which generation, but if I would guess based on hearsay, it is the K-factor one as you can see in the picture to the right (also note the lead tape, that is not present on more current pics of his racquets). His choice of strings I’m not sure about, but I would tip my hat towards Luxilon Alu Power.

There are a lot of players using the Wilson Six One 95 on tour in various different paint jobs:

Juan Martín del Potro 18×20 TITLES: 19 SGL 1 DBL
Roberto Bautista Agut 18×20 TITLES: 4 SGL
Philipp Kohlschreiber 16×18 TITLES: 7 SGL 7 DBL
Leonardo Mayer 18×20 TITLES: 1 SGL 1 DBL
Thomaz Bellucci 18×20 TITLES: 42 SGL 1 DBL
Lukas Rosol 18×20 TITLES: 2 SGL 3 DBL
Kyle Edmund 18×20
Daniel Evans 18×20
Dušan Lajovic 18×20 TITLES: 1 DBL

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Pospisil Beats Murray in Indian Wells

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Vasek Pospisil is a promising Canadian 26-year-old whose career has been bumpy due to injuries and inconsistent results, but people who have seen him play knows he has the game to beat pretty much anyone. Yesterday he showed that to everyone when he beat current world number one Andy Murray in Indian Wells 6-4 7-6.

Pospisil followed the medicine of Mischa Zverev, who beat Murray in the Australian Open earlier this year, and attacked the net like a mad dog. This allowed Murray to hit some textbook lobs, but the constant pressure made it hard for him to find his groove and he made some uncharacteristic mistakes. It wasn’t really that Murray was bad, it was Pospisil who took the game to him.

This is a site primarily focused on tennis racquets and strings, so you’ll surely ask, what racquet does Pospisil use? Well, Pospisil endorses the Wilson Burn line, but is actually using his old Wilson Six One 95 in 18×20 string pattern underneath the Burn paint job. I’m not sure which edition of the esteemed and excellent Six One 95 line he is using (my guess is the Hyper ProStaff 6.1, which is the same like Del Potro), but they’re all good: Wilson Pro Staff Classic (has been re-released in a 25th Anniversary edition), Wilson Hyper ProStaff 6.1, Wilson nCode 6.1 95, Wilson BLX 6.1 95, Wilson BLX2 6.1 95 (Amplifeel) and the latest edition with parallell drilling that is currently available at Pro Direct Tennis.

Pospisil string his Wilson Six One 95 with Luxilon Alu Power (mains) in a hybrid with Wilson Natural gut (crosses). This combination can be find already packaged in Wilson Champions’ Choice (Federer’s string of choice).

If you’re interested in what racquets the ATP pro’s actually use…read this.

Pospisil’s racquets with the old Wilson Burn paint job. Notice the lead tape at 3 and 9. Image from poster Shoesandko on Talk Tennis forum.

It will be interesting to see if Pospisil can be keep this momentum going further into the Indian Wells draw. He definitely has the potential to do so. What this means for Andy Murray’s season is hard to say. He won in Dubai, but can’t be satisfied with a 4th round exit in the Australian Open and this disappointing first round loss. Let’s see what Murray shows up in Miami. He surely needs to steer the ship in the right direction if he wants to remain in the number one spot.

Here are the highlights from the Pospisil match. Kudos to TennisTV.

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Murray beats Kohlschreiber after epic tie-break

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Philipp Kohlschreiber (who still swings the legendary Wilson Six One 95 line successfully) is one of those players who possess more talent than his results shows. He has the skill set to beat the best but often seem to lack the resolve and the mental toughness. Never was this more evident than yesterday, when he played an epic 30 minute tie-breaker against Andy Murray (and his Head PT57A pro stock in a Graphene Radical paint job) in Dubai and despite having seven (!) match points, lost it and the match there. Because with that mental hurdle overcome, Murray could cruise through the third and deciding set. Scoreline: 6-7 7-6 (18) 6-1 in the Scot’s favour. You will find the highlights of this taxing affair below.

Is world number one Andy Murray moving towards his first title of the year? Very possibly.

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Dan Evans Tennis Racquet

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Dan Evans has been described by the Telegraph as “the most egregious* wasted talent in British tennis” (egregious = outstandingly bad).  After being known mostly for racquet bashing and complaining and being a hot head who’s throwing away matches, he’s suddenly come into his own and played some really solid tennis. The 26-year-old is currently ranked #67 in the world and he’s playing Facundo Bagnis in the first round of the Australian Open. You can check out the draw here.

Recently Evans might have played the match of his career when he beat World Number #8, Dominic Thiem, in three sets in the ATP 250 in Sydney so he seems to be in good shape for the first slam of the year.

Evans endorses a Wilson Pro Staff 97 but what is actually under the paint job is a (now discontinued) Wilson Six One 95 in 18×20 string pattern. My guess he is using a hybrid setup with Wilson natural gut and luxilon big banger – possibly the excellent string set called “Champions Choice“.

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There is a lot of users of the Wilson Six One 95 series on tour, so many that it probably deserves its own article. Del Potro, Kohlschreiber, and many, many more. It’s simply a great racquet if you can handle the weight (around 330 grams unstrung). I’ve used it myself in pretty much every iteration since the Wilson nCode Six-One 95 and it’s always been a favourite.

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Updated: Racquets for sale

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I have the following models for sale at good prices: message if you’re interested.

Used:
Wilson Pro Staff Classic 6.1. Grip 3. 35 euro + shipping.

Brand new:
Wilson BLX Pro Tour. Grip 3. 60 euro + shipping.
Wilson BLX Blade Tour. Grip 4. 60 euro + shipping.
Wilson BLX Pro Staff 90. Grip 4. 60 euro + shipping.

Pro stock:
Prince TX141P-100 27″ TK3E. In O3 paint job. Same model used by clay court icon Guillermo Coria in extended length. Great condition. Grip 3. 95 euro + shipping.

All good sticks at great prices looking for a loving home. E-mail tennisnerdnetATgmail.com for more info and pics.

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Finding the best tennis racquet

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It’s not a simple quest. For me it’s almost eternal. I’m never completely happy with my frame – it almost feels like my tennis soul never will find peace. As I’m writing in “My Tennis Racquets” I’m currently playing with the Head IG Prestige MP and the Wilson Pro Staff Six.One 90 BLX but I can’t really make up my mind. Maybe I need something in between like a Volkl Powerbridge or a Wilson Six.One 95?

These thoughts keep going back and forth in my head. But I can’t keep changing my racquets forever. I need to make up my mind and stick to my decision, to get that connection to the racquet. For a while I played really well with the Wilson Pro Staff 90, but its small headsize makes it really unforgiving and when you’re one nanosecond slow in your step you might get punished not being able to generate enough power or hit the sweetspot.

And that’s when I go back to the Head IG Prestige MP where I can really crush the ball on my forehand wing but where I’m finding it difficult to get the same control on my backhand side, but for slice and topspin shots.

So what can you do? Well, you either try another racquet but that can be very costly and it’s definitely not the only alternative. My idea for the moment is to add lead tape to make the Head more stable and get a leather grip to add some more weight and stability. I have also changed the strings from the previous Luxilon Big Banger Alu Power (great strings by the way) to Babolat RPM Blast and the first match I played with the strings went great. We’ll see what happens this week.

The point I want to make is that a new racquet is not always the answer. You might also customize the racquet you’re playing with. These are ways you can alter or customize your tennis racquet:

1. Change the strings (some say the strings are 70% of the tennis racquet)
2. Change the tension of the strings (string looser for more power, tighter for more control).
3. Add lead tape to the frame.
4. Change the grip. Maybe a tackier grip can help you? Maybe you need a thicker grip? Maybe it would make sense to remove one overgrip and have a smaller grip so as to be able to the get more racquet head speed on your swings?

There are also many other tennis accessories you can try. Check out Tennis Express for more info.

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