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10/24/2026

It’s amazing how the player from the host country in a tennis match will always have an added advantage. The crowd is behind them. They’re familiar with the environment, and the opponent might be taken out of their element. But of course this goes for all sports!!!

10/24/2026

Most racket shopping happens with your hands, not your swing. The Wilson flagship in New York City changes that.
There is a custom wall inside the store, set in a netted cage, where you can test out rackets and knock some balls around. Rack of balls, scoreboard, the whole setup.
I swapped into a Wilson x US Open tee before stepping in, because I knew I would sweat on that wall and I wanted to come back to a clean, dry shirt. It is a good workout.
If you are in New York, this is worth the stop.
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10/23/2026

You are never going to get rid of tennis elbow if you keep using the wrong equipment.
Q: Why does tennis elbow keep coming back after rest?
A: Rest treats the symptom, not the cause. If the pain improves when you stop and returns the first time you play again, the racket and string setup is usually where it starts.
Not all rackets and strings are meant for everyone. You need to figure out what kind of player you are, and then customize your setup to match.
I know how confusing that process can be, which is exactly why I wrote the Ultimate Tennis Guide. It covers how to build the right gear setup for your specific playing style, so you can build a game that lasts a lifetime.
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10/22/2026

A lot of club players are swinging a racket built for somebody else.
Here is how I break it down. There are four playing styles, and each needs a different frame. If you grind from the baseline and love long rallies, go with a slight power bias around 300 grams. If you swing big and look for the inside-out forehand, a frame at 310 grams or more gives you a heavier ball. All-court players do best with a classic tweener. Serve-and-volleyers and doubles players want head-light, around 305 grams.
Pick the style first, then the racket.
The things that help you build a game that lasts a lifetime, and the stuff nobody takes the time to explain to you about tennis, are all covered in my Ultimate Tennis Guide. If you want to improve your game today, the link is in my bio.
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10/20/2026

A lot of club players I talk to have no idea what gauge they are playing. Nobody ever explained it to them.
Gauge is the thickness of your string, and you will find it on every pack: 15, 16, 17 or 18. The catch is that the numbers run opposite to what you would expect. The higher the number, the thinner the string, so an 18 is thinner than a 16.
It reads like a tiny detail. It plays like a big one, because it changes how your whole string bed responds.
The things that help you build a game that lasts a lifetime, and the stuff nobody takes the time to explain to you about tennis, are all covered in my Ultimate Tennis Guide. If you want to improve your game today, the link is in my bio.
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10/19/2026

Look at the bottom of the string bed. Those two little lines are the tell.

Babolat stencil on a Wilson Pro Staff. Wilson frame, Babolat string.

The frame is the part that stops people. An 85 square inch head, tiny by any modern standard, and the one Sampras always played with.

There was no margin in that setup. You either found the middle or you did not.

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10/18/2026

I stopped in front of the racket mural at the Wilson store, and two words on it are worth a closer look.
The Ultra family is labeled explosive power. The Clash family is labeled versatile power. The difference is stiffness.
The Ultra is a much stiffer racket, so it gives you more instant power. The Clash is a very flexible racket, so when you hit the ball you get a little bit of that trampoline effect.
If you want the ball to leave the moment you make contact, look at the Ultra. If you want to feel the frame give a little, look at the Clash.
The things that help you build a game that lasts a lifetime, and the stuff nobody takes the time to explain to you about tennis, are all covered in my Ultimate Tennis Guide. If you want to improve your game today, the link is in my bio.
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10/16/2026

Sit by the practice courts at a fast hard court event and you will see what the pros prioritize.
At a tournament like the US Open, on a very fast hard court in this kind of climate, a lot of the practice sessions are built around the serve and the return. The points are quick. The serve and the return are pretty much the predictors of how the point is going to run.
We watched for about half an hour. It was almost exclusively serves and returns.
The things that help you build a game that lasts a lifetime, and the stuff nobody takes the time to explain to you about tennis, are all covered in my Ultimate Tennis Guide. If you want to improve your game today, the link is in my bio.
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