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There are, by the USRSA's own accounting, only a few thousand people who hold the Master Racquet Technician certification worldwide.
Fame and greatness are not the same thing in tennis, and if you're new to the sport, that gap is the first useful thing to understand.
If you have played with multifilament long enough to trust it, you already know its ceiling: the comfort you love starts to feel like a lack of control on your biggest swings.
You have two racquets in front of you. On paper they are nearly twins: both 98 square inches, both around 11 ounces strung, both 16x19 patterns, both listed with a mid-60s stiffness figure.
A coach we trade notes with sent over a photo last month: a stringbed of Luxilon ALU Power, 16L, strung at 52 pounds, pulled out of the racquet after eleven days of doubles.
If you are a recreational or club player wondering whether you need dedicated grass court tennis shoes, the honest answer is: probably not, unless you actually play on grass regularly — and most…
Wilson is better known for frames and strings than for the little rubber button that sits in the throat of your stringbed, but the Pro Feel is one of the more talked-about accessories in that category…
The advice you hear in every pro shop and every gear thread runs the same way: for warm-weather practice, buy breathable, moisture-wicking tennis apparel and you're set.
The serve is the only stroke in tennis you begin from a standstill, on your own terms, with the ball in your own hand. No one hits it to you.
The short version of this racquet comparison: the Wilson Blade 98 v9 is a construction refinement of a frame that already worked, and if you own a v8 in good condition with life left in the grommets…