The top 100 most marketable athletes were rated and the list consists of athletes ranked on current league official website rankings or publicly available sports statistics sources. Athletes who have recently been named to published lists and award ceremonies, such as the ESPN ESPYs, Forbes’ Highest Paid Athletes, Best Dressed (in various fashion publications), Most Influential, Most Philanthropic, and influencers on emerging cultural ideals are ranked higher up in the list. Tennis stars accounted for 6 of the top 25 positions. These stars in order were Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka, Emma Raducanu, Simona Halep, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer. Interestingly … Read more

18 year old British 🇬🇧 tennis player Kristina Paskauskas has won her first 15k ITF Title after a 3 set tie break in Monastir, Tunisia. It was a competitive match which she closed out 6-2, 4-6, 7-6. Prior to this tournament Kristina hadn’t made an ITF World Tour singles quarter-final. In her first ITF World Tour singles semi-final, Kristina Paskauskas played Joanna Zawadzka, who upset the no. 2 and no. 5 seeds on her way to the last four and hadn’t dropped a set all week. However it would be Kristina who would claim victory and move on to the … Read more

Coach Evan Gaudreau is again with a brand new article: Why field coaching can take you to the following degree. Do you field practice? Can Field coaching take you to the following degree? What’s the choice? Hit extra crosscourts and down the traces? Work in your volleys? Make your forehand larger? Serve? And so forth. Gamers from the Membership degree as much as the Skilled degree nonetheless consider enjoying tennis in halves…the Deuce and the Advert sides. And on the increased ranges, they’re a bit extra constant (rally tempo is deeper and stronger). Depth turns into a necessity. Energy additionally comes … Read more

One of the game’s cleanest techniques helped propel Dominic Thiem to his maiden Grand Slam victory at the US Open in 2020, chalking up yet another big title that his racket sponsor Babolat can lay claim to playing a part in. But which frame from the French outfit does Thiem use when he’s blazing backhand winners? Let’s take a closer look at the Austrian’s tennis racket. What Racket Does Dominic Thiem Use? Thiem is Babolat’s face of the Pure Strike line of rackets, and he’s currently a customised version of the 3rd Generation Pure Strike 18 x 20. While many … Read more

Ask someone to name a tennis racket manufacturer; the most common responses you’ll receive are Wilson, Head or Babolat. They are the ‘Big 3′ of the racket world; the best players on tour use them, they have the biggest marketing spends and have been around for many years, which is why they are so well known. One name you won’t hear too often outside of mainland Europe is Artengo. When I tested one of their rackets in the UK, several people asked me who they were as they’d never seen them before. This lesser-known tennis racket brand is owned by … Read more

For 2022, Prince has revamped their Textreme Tour line, adding their Anti-Torque System (ATS) technology and, of course, a brand new paint job. The Tour line has several rackets to choose from, the Prince ATS Textreme Tour 95, Prince ATS Textreme Tour 98, Prince ATS Textreme Tour 100P, Prince ATS Textreme Tour 100 310 and finally, the Prince ATS Textreme Tour 100 290. For this playtest, I picked up the 290g version, which is the lightest in the range and targets beginners and intermediates looking for an arm-friendly, easy-to-swing racket. How does it play? Find out in this full Prince … Read more

The overgrip is the staple tennis accessory for tennis players across the globe, and virtually everyone who regularly plays the sport will go through several of them yearly. Players use them for various reasons, such as making the grip size thicker, increasing comfort, absorbing more moisture, or creating a more tacky feel to stop the racket from slipping from the hand. In some cases, you might put an overgrip on to keep the original grip in better condition to prevent having to replace it. But which overgrips are the best? Are some better than others? Or, like tennis balls, are … Read more

Will Boucek and I recently covered our first WTA 1000 event in Toronto at the National Bank Open. We enjoyed several great conversations with doubles players for The Doubles Only Podcast and also attended a few press conferences. The story below includes quotes from Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff following their press conferences in Toronto. Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are taking U.S. women’s tennis by storm in singles and doubles. Almost simultaneously, the two have risen atop the singles rankings in 2022 while quickly becoming one of the best WTA doubles teams. Jessica Pegula serves in front of a packed … Read more

When played at a high level, tennis is an extremely physically demanding sport. Players hit the ball hard, repeatedly, and need to be able to move rapidly about the court in all directions, jumping and sliding as necessary. Trying to play at this level for any length of time without an extensive physical training program would inevitably result in all kinds of injuries, so anyone with aspirations of playing at a high standard must work out thoroughly and frequently. So, what kind of workouts might a serious tennis player need to incorporate into their routine? Given that tennis is a … Read more

Over the last year or so, I’ve gotten into the habit of using the demo program on Tennis Warehouse. The model is simple, reminiscent of the video store model of old: once you select your rackets, they’re shipped to you, and then you have one week to demo before it’s on you to send them back. (For every day past the 1-week timeline, TW charges a $10 fee.) In my most recent batch of demos, I haphazardly tossed the Head Gravity Pro into my virtual shopping cart. My expectations were low, most likely because it’s a stick you don’t see … Read more

Like racquets, strings, and shoes, there is an overwhelming amount of choice when it comes to tennis bags. All of the big brands offer multiple bags, from simple tote bags to full-on pro-level racquet bags capable of holding fifteen racquets. Most of which follow the design language of their flagship racquets. As tennis fans, we all tend to want the products we see the players using on TV. Don’t believe me? How else can you explain why the Wilson Prostaff RF 97 Autograph racquet is one of the best selling racquets on the market despite being far too heavy for … Read more

When you buy a product through our links below, we may earn money from our affiliate partners to help support the site. However, this does not affect our evaluation or recommendation of each product. See our list of partners & how we get paid here. You can also learn our process for reviewing tennis gear here. Both professional and recreational tennis players have loved the Yonex Ezone tennis racquet since it first came out. The Ezone’s power and feel suit competitive players, while the comfort and maneuverability of the racquet helps juniors, beginners, and intermediate players learn and quickly improve their … Read more

I purchased my first stringing machine back in 2015, and since then, I have learned to string rackets through pre-packaged tutorials, YouTube, watching other stringers, and trial and error. Since then, I’ve gone from complete novice to somewhat competent at stringing on various types of stringing machines. From my first attempt, which took a good few hours and gave me a headache, I now get the job done to a higher standard than the majority of times I had my rackets strung by club shops, sports shops or by club stringers. But what have I learned in the process? Here … Read more

Leading up to the 2022 U.S. Open, the biggest tennis story of the summer was Serena’s announcement about her decision to “evolve” away from tennis. In a Vogue exclusive, the 23-time grand slam champion went into detail about her decision to step away from the game. It was one of the more honest and vulnerable accounts from Serena throughout her long career. Though she hasn’t guaranteed it, many suspect the U.S. Open will be her last professional event. With Venus’s career also likely coming to an end soon, tennis fans have all been wondering… Will they play doubles together at the … Read more

  Roger Federer and retirement…a topic of conversation sitting at the top of any tennis fan’s agenda over the last 15 months since Federer has been sidelined with ongoing knee issues. While many fans hoped he might make one final push for Wimbledon in 2023, Roger surprised fans with a social media video announcement last week that he will officially be retiring after the 2022 Laver Cup in London. It’s only fitting that Federer will take the professional court for the last time at Laver Cup, the unique brainchild team event that he and his agency TEAM8 concepted together. But … Read more