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Nadia Truong.

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Tennis Elbow ·6 min · June 2026

Tennis Elbow Prevention: What the Racquet Can and Can't Do for Your Arm

If you have been Googling at 11pm with a bag of frozen peas on your forearm, you already know the pitch: the wrong racquet is destroying your elbow, and the right one will save it.

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Tennis Balls ·4 min · June 2026

Tennis Balls: The Specifications That Actually Matter (and the Ones That Don't)

Here is a claim you have probably heard, maybe from a hitting partner who buys whatever can is cheapest: a tennis ball is a tennis ball. They all bounce. They all wear out.

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Gear ·9 min · June 2026

Tennis Gifts That Actually Get Used: A Buyer's Guide for People Who Don't Play

Last winter we did something slightly invasive. A longtime club member let us photograph and inventory his tennis gear closet — everything he'd been given or bought over four years — and we sorted it…

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Tennis History ·9 min · June 2026

How to Win a GOAT Argument: A Statistical Framework for Tennis History

The standard advice for ending a GOAT argument is two words: count the Slams. Whoever has the most majors wins.

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Tennis Elbow ·10 min · June 2026

Tennis Elbow Braces: How a Counterforce Strap Actually Works — and How to Pick One

Most people who walk into a pharmacy looking for tennis elbow braces are buying on faith. The wall offers a dozen straps and sleeves, the packaging promises relief, and nothing on the box explains why…

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Strings ·6 min · June 2026

Babolat RPM Blast Review: The Most Overrated Great Polyester Tennis Strings You Can Buy

RPM Blast is one of the most overrated strings on the market, and it is also one of the best polyester tennis strings you can put in a racquet. Both of those sentences are true.

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Strings ·4 min · June 2026

Does Gauge Actually Matter? A Tennis String Review of the Specs That Get Ignored

You are standing at the stringing counter, the order form half filled in, and there is a blank box that says "gauge." The string you picked comes in three thicknesses, the thin one costs the same as…

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Beginner ·9 min · June 2026

Tennis Basics for Adults: What the 25-Minute Number Actually Tells You

Somewhere in the coaching literature is a claim that sounds too tidy to be true: a person who has never held a racquet can sustain a back-and-forth rally with a partner inside the first 25 minutes of…

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Buying Guide ·6 min · June 2026

Buying Kids Tennis Shoes: A Parent's Measure-First Guide to Fit and Safety

A parent does not usually walk into the kids tennis shoes problem expecting it to be hard. The expectation is that you pick a size, pick a color the child tolerates, and pay.