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Gear.

Tennis gear reviews cover racquets, strings, shoes, and bags tested for durability, performance, and value across court types and playing styles.

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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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Gear ·5 min · June 2026

Tennis Shoe Review: Three Mid-to-High-End Court Shoes, Tested on the Lateral Slide

The first thing we did with each shoe was the same: a 4.5-meter shuttle run on a worn green hard court, planting hard on the right foot at the line, then measuring two things — how far past the line…

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Strings ·12 min · May 2026

The Best Arm-Friendly Tennis Strings for Tennis Elbow, Ranked by a String Bed That Actually Plays

Soft is not the same as arm-friendly. The cheapest, mushiest multifilament on the wall at your local shop will feel like a pillow on day one and a hammer on day twelve, because once a multi…