Contributor 26 examinations

Nadia Truong.

Page 3 of 3

001
Racquets ·4 min · May 2026

Daniil Medvedev's racquet and string setup, decoded

The headline thing about Daniil Medvedev's racquet is that the Tecnifibre Tfight 305 on the shelf is not, in any meaningful sense, the Tfight he's actually playing with.

002
Pro Setups ·5 min · May 2026

Coco Gauff's Racquet and String Setup, Decoded

The myth we keep hearing in pro shops is that Coco Gauff plays "the Head Boom Pro you can buy off the wall." She doesn't, not really — and the gap between her stick and the retail Boom is where most…

003
Rublev ·5 min · May 2026

Andrey Rublev's racquet and string setup, decoded

The Head Gravity Pro paint job on Rublev's frame is, by most stringer accounts, hiding a pro-stock mold he's used for years — not the racquet hanging in your local shop with the same cosmetic.

004
Pro Setup ·5 min · May 2026

Alex de Minaur's Racquet and String Setup, Decoded

The fastest mover on tour does not play a light, spin-bias frame — he plays a control stick strung tight with a full bed of polyester, and the reason is the part of his game people stop watching after…

005
Beginners ·5 min · May 2026

Tennis Drills for Beginners: Why We Teach the Catch Before the Stroke

The first tennis drills for beginners should not involve hitting a tennis ball with the strings. That is the claim, and we mean it literally: for the first thirty to forty-five minutes a new player…

006
Scoring ·5 min · May 2026

Tennis Scoring Explained: Why the First Point Is Worth 15

The first point of a tennis game is called 15. Not one. Not first. Fifteen. A player who has won exactly one point in the current game has a score of 15, and if you have never watched tennis before…

007
Racquet Tech ·6 min · May 2026

Where the Tennis Community Actually Talks About Racquets: Forums, Subreddits, and Discords Compared

A club player we know spent two weeks deciding between a Babolat Pure Aero 98 and a Wilson Blade 98 v9.

008
Beginners ·9 min · May 2026

Tennis Drills for Beginners: What Actually Works When You're Teaching a Kid Who's Never Held a Racquet

Here is a claim a lot of well-meaning parents have heard, sometimes from a club pro, sometimes from a YouTube video: teach the Eastern forehand grip and the full swing first, and the rest follows.