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Gear ·5 min · July 2026

Clash 100 Pro v2 vs v1: A Tennis Racquet Review for the Player on the Fence

The most useful thing we can tell a Clash 100 Pro v1 owner is this: the v2 is the tighter, more controlled frame, and most of you should keep the racquet you already own.

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Yonex ·5 min · July 2026

Yonex Percept 97D Tennis Racquet Review: What the 18×20 Pattern Actually Asks of You

A forum post is what sent us back to the spec sheets. An owner, self-rated 3.5, described the Yonex Percept 97D as "dead" — no free depth, balls dumping into the net on defensive slices, a serve that…

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Coaching ·11 min · July 2026

Unforced Errors, Reconsidered: What the Number Actually Measures

Pull up the stat sheet from almost any professional match and one line will jump out before the aces or the break points: the unforced error count.

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Tennis Elbow ·5 min · July 2026

Tennis Elbow Treatment: Counterforce Braces vs. Compression Sleeves, Compared

Walk into any pharmacy or sporting-goods aisle with a sore elbow and you will find two products sitting inches apart, both promising relief, both aimed at the same problem, and both built on entirely…

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Racquets ·5 min · July 2026

Graphite Racquet Review: Does "100% Graphite" Actually Mean Anything?

New in every catalog for about forty years now, "100% graphite" sits on racquet hangtags like a seal of quality.

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Strings ·6 min · July 2026

Wilson Champion's Choice: Is the Federer Hybrid String Setup Worth the Premium?

Wilson lists the tension-loss figure for natural gut at under 5 percent over the life of a string bed — and that single number is the quiet argument at the heart of Champion's Choice, the hybrid…

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Strings ·6 min · June 2026

String Savers vs. Softer String vs. Restringing Sooner: What Actually Extends String Life

If your strings keep snapping at the same spot in the middle of the string bed, you are paying for friction.

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Gear ·6 min · June 2026

Premium Tennis Backpack Review: Does a $200 Bag Actually Beat a $90 One?

There is a version of the smart-shopper argument that goes like this: a tennis bag holds racquets, so a $200 tennis backpack is a $90 bag with a logo tax stapled on.

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Scoring ·6 min · June 2026

Tennis Rules for Tiebreaks: Why Every Tournament Counts Them Differently

There's a tidy belief that floats around club courts and group chats: a tiebreak is a tiebreak, first to seven points, win by two, no matter where you play it.