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Nadia Truong.

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Strings ·6 min · June 2026

Ball Pocketing and Power: Does the String Bed Really Give You Free Pace?

You have probably asked it after a string job felt suddenly alive: did the new setup actually give me more power, or am I just swinging looser because the racquet feels better?

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Tennis Balls ·5 min · June 2026

Why Tennis Balls Come in Pressurized Cans (and When the Pressure Stops Mattering)

Open a fresh can and you hear it: a short hiss, then nothing. That hiss is roughly 12 to 14 psi of internal pressure equalizing with the room. The can is not packaging in the ordinary sense.

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Strings ·10 min · June 2026

Babolat Touch VS Review: Why Natural Gut Strings Still Beat Polyester for Arm Health

A string design patented in the 1870s has no business outperforming a polyester engineered with last decade's polymer science.

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Footwear ·5 min · June 2026

Court Footwear Tennis Shoe Review: Does a Stiffer Sole Really Protect Your Ankles?

Our verdict, stated plainly: in this tennis shoe review we found that a stiffer, higher-cut court shoe does not measurably reduce ankle rolls in recreational play, and in two of our four test models…

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Racquets ·6 min · June 2026

The Spin Racquet Upgrade Cycle: A Racquet Review Desk Looks at What Actually Improved

Every two or three years a flagship spin frame arrives with a number attached. A new groove pattern, a reshaped beam, a softer layup, and somewhere in the launch deck a figure that suggests this…

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Racquets ·5 min · June 2026

How to Read a Racquet Variant Guide: A Tennis Racquet Review of What "New" Actually Means

There is a belief that shows up in nearly every forum thread about a new frame: that the latest generation, or the "plus" or "tour" variant sitting next to the standard model on the wall, is a…

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Coaching ·6 min · June 2026

The Free Tennis Community Is Better Than Paid Coaching — Until It Isn't

The advice gets repeated in every corner of the internet where rackets are discussed: you do not need to pay for coaching.

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Babolat ·6 min · June 2026

Babolat Custom Damp: A Vibration Dampener Review for Players Who Tune Their Own Racquets

Babolat's Custom Damp ships with Rafael Nadal's name attached and a small bag of rubber inserts, which is exactly the kind of pairing that makes us suspicious.

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Methodology ·6 min · June 2026

How We Run a Tennis Shoe Review: The Testing Protocol Behind a Verdict You Can Trust

You are standing in a pro shop or hovering over a checkout page with a shoe that costs as much as eight sets of strings, and a question you have probably asked yourself before: how do I know the…