Once a blip on the racquet-spec radar, string pattern has become an increasingly important—and complicated—consideration. Here are a few things you should know about strings before your next racquet ...

Often overlooked, a racquet’s string pattern can make a big difference in your game. During the press conference following his semifinal victory over Andy Roddick at the Sony Ericsson Open in April, ...

Professional tennis players call it “the Luxilon shot,” and, apparently, you can hear it coming. The ball crosses the net hissing and spitting like some enraged tropical insect. Its most lethal ...

Three names sell tennis rackets: Rafa, Roger and Roddick. Walk around the U.S. Open this year and you’ll notice the topspin-wielding heartthrob and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal playing with one of the ...

Even when key tennis string maker Solinco was busy rolling out its debut line of rackets in early 2022—the Whiteout and Blackout frames—the brand had a plan for next steps. Those steps became public ...

Aryna Sabalenka is back at the US Open final in 2025 as the Belarusian won a tough three-set match against home favorite Jessica Pegula in the semifinal on September 4 (Thursday).

The control and precision in Babolat’s Pure Strike racket franchise has received multiple updates since the initial launch in 2014, but 2024 brings with it a revamped fourth generation Pure Strike ...