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WTA (Women's Tennis Association) players face different string and racquet demands than their ATP counterparts. Read gear breakdowns, player equipment choices, and performance analysis.

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WTA ·9 min · June 2026

The Diamond Racquet and the Crystal Cup: How Luxury Tennis Equipment Became a Trophy Worth More Than the House

There is a tennis racquet you are not allowed to hit a ball with. It is set with more than 1,700 diamonds, it was valued at roughly $1.3 million, and for a few years in the early 2000s it sat in a…

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WTA ·6 min · June 2026

The Retired Female Tennis Players Worth Knowing (And Why They Still Matter)

If you're new to following tennis, the retired generation of female tennis players can feel like background noise — names you hear during broadcasts, see on stadium courts, or read in a player's "she…

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Pro Stock ·5 min · May 2026

Qinwen Zheng's racquet and string setup, decoded

The honest version of Qinwen Zheng's setup is that most of what gets repeated about it traces back to one retailer bundle and a handful of bag-shot screengrabs — and the racquet inside the paint job…

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Yonex ·5 min · May 2026

Leylah Fernandez's Racquet and String Setup, Decoded

Leylah Fernandez plays a Yonex VCORE 100 — the 300-gram, 100-square-inch spin frame — not the VCORE 98 that most of her tour-level peers reach for.

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Yonex ·5 min · May 2026

Emma Navarro's Racquet and String Setup, Decoded

Navarro plays a spin-marketed frame as a flat, early-ball baseliner — and that's the puzzle worth unpacking.