The journal Volume 2026

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Injury ·9 min · July 2026

Wrist Exercises for Tennis: What Actually Loads the Tissue That Gets Sore

Most players who complain about their wrist have a forearm problem wearing a wrist costume. The joint aches, sure — the discomfort is real and it lands right at the base of the thumb or across the…

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Racquets ·6 min · July 2026

Wilson Clash 108 v2 Review: Is the Upgrade Worth It for Your Arm and Your Game?

You are standing in a shop, or more likely a browser tab, looking at the Wilson Clash 108 v2, and the question in your head is not the one the marketing page answers.

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Wilson ·5 min · July 2026

Wilson Ultra 99 Pro v5 Tennis Racquet Review: The Steam 99 in Control Clothing

The first thing that caught our attention was not on the court — it was on the spec sheet. Reading through this tennis racquet review candidate, we noticed the head shape, beam, and stringbed geometry…

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Rules ·6 min · July 2026

Tennis Faults Aren't Your Problem — The Second Serve Is

Here is a claim that sounds wrong: the fault is not the thing costing you the match. A single serve landing in the net or long is worth nothing on its own. It is neutral.

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Gear ·6 min · July 2026

The 62 RA Question: What Frame Stiffness Actually Tells Intermediate Players About Control Tennis Racquets

Pick up any spec sheet for a "control" racquet aimed at improving players and one number keeps showing up in the 62 to 66 range: the RA, or frame stiffness rating.

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Yonex ·5 min · July 2026

Yonex Percept 97D Tennis Racquet Review: Tracing the Chain From Dense String Bed to Ball Flight

Yonex built the Percept 97D around a single premise: give the technically sound player a frame that does nothing on its own and everything under a clean swing.

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Wilson Blade ·6 min · July 2026

Wilson Blade 98 16×19 Racquet Comparison: Should You Actually Upgrade?

"I already own a Blade 98 16×19 — is the current version enough of an improvement to justify buying it again?" That is the question that sends most people to a Wilson Blade racquet comparison in the…

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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.