Contributor 109 examinations

Calliope Martinez.

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Rules ·6 min · July 2026

Tennis Faults Aren't Your Problem — The Second Serve Is

Here is a claim that sounds wrong: the fault is not the thing costing you the match. A single serve landing in the net or long is worth nothing on its own. It is neutral.

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Strings ·5 min · July 2026

Wilson NXT Tennis String Review: Where the Comfort Reputation Comes From, and Where It Thins

Say "premium multifilament" to almost any stringer and Wilson NXT is one of the first names out of their mouth.

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Gear Guide ·9 min · July 2026

Women's Tennis Bags: What Most People Buy, What the Evidence Says, and What Actually Holds Up

If you're standing in the middle of the tennis bag aisle — or, more likely, seventeen browser tabs deep — the honest verdict is this: for most recreational to competitive women, a mid-size backpack or…

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Racquets ·6 min · July 2026

Wilson Clash 98 v2: A Tennis Racquet Review That Tests the Upgrade Advice

The stock advice on the Wilson Clash 98 v2 is short and confident: if the v1 is working for you, keep it.

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Racquet Review ·6 min · July 2026

Wilson Clash 100 v3 Review: Can a Flexible Frame Stay Stable?

I keep coming back to one complaint about the original Clash, because it shows up almost verbatim across owner threads and tester notes: the frame was gentle on the arm and easy to swing, and then a…

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Strings ·11 min · July 2026

Tennis Strings and Tension: What Actually Happens When You Turn the Dial

Ask a stringer to lace your frame and the first question is almost always the same: "What tension?" It is a strange question to answer on the spot, because for most club players tennis strings are…

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Tennis Culture ·5 min · June 2026

David Foster Wallace on Tennis: Does the Descriptive Prose Live Up to Its Legend?

There is a settled opinion in tennis-literary circles that if you want to know what the sport actually feels like on the page — the geometry, the terror, the physics — you read David Foster Wallace.

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Racquets ·5 min · June 2026

Wilson Clash 100 Tennis Racquet Review: What the Specs and Testers Actually Agree On

If you are 165 pounds, swing a semi-western forehand, and want to know whether the Wilson Clash 100 earns its price, this tennis racquet review synthesizes the published specs, Wilson's own numbers…

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Racquet Review ·10 min · June 2026

Wilson Clash 100 v2 Tennis Racquet Review: The Flex Spec Most Buyers Misread

The lowest number on the Wilson Clash 100 v2's spec card is the one buyers get wrong most often. Wilson lists the frame's stiffness in the low double digits — an RA reading that, taken at face value…