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The most quoted number in tennis footwear is 12 ounces. Somewhere around that mark — roughly 340 grams for a men's size 10.5 — the industry draws its line between "lightweight" shoes and "stability"…
Every tennis administrator has said some version of it. A coach raises a problem with league scheduling, a parent questions a junior pathway decision, a club member asks why court fees rose, and the…
In March 2025, the Professional Tennis Players Association filed an antitrust suit against the ATP, WTA, ITF, and the ITIA, calling the sport's governance a "cartel." Three months earlier, the ATP had…
There is a belief that circulates in every stringing room and club-forum thread, and it goes roughly like this: the racquet the pros play is a different, better object than the one on the wall at…
The racquet Roger Federer sold you was never the racquet Roger Federer played. That is not a scandal.
Every June the same claim resurfaces. A heritage brand debuts a white capsule at Queen's Club or Wimbledon, the press materials describe apparel "engineered for grass-court competition," and the gear…
The advice you'll hear in every stringing shop and club Facebook group goes like this: if your dampener keeps falling out mid-match, buy one made of "moisture-wicking" or sweat-resistant material…
Reviewer note: I'll open in first person, because this piece started with a specific, slightly embarrassing moment.
There is a piece of received wisdom that circulates through club locker rooms and stringing counters: synthetic gut strings are what you use when you're starting out, and the moment you can hit a…
Sixty-five. That's the number this tennis racquet review is built around — the RA stiffness rating that sits on nearly every spec sheet, gets thrown around in every forum argument, and quietly drives…