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Category: "Equipment"

Dunlop Launch Their New Website: Back in Business!

Dunlop has just launched their updated website and it looks a lot better than previous versions. The new Dunlop site showcases their team and all the rackets, accessories, baggage that Dunlop has for tennis.

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Oakley Eyeshade Covered in Tennis Ball Fuzz to Celebrate Their 35th Anniversary

It has been reported that Oakley is just about to celebrate their 35th anniversary and to mark the celebration they have teamed with Staple to issue a new eyewear design.

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Best Tennis Specific Sunglasses That Are Actually Affordable

Ive been lucky enough to have had the opportunity to test out the latest Sport specific sunglasses to hit the market. Tifosi is an eye wear company specialising in Golf and Tennis sunglasses. Tefosi sent over two sunglasses for me to test out, their Envy and Tyrant products.

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Roger Federer’s Outfit for Wimbledon 2010

It seems like everyone wants to know what Roger Federer is going to be wearing at Wimbledon this year. Ok, that is probably not true, but here is his out anyways.

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Chinese Clothing Company Peak Sign Sponsorships Deal with WTA Tour

It has been reported that Chinese clothing company Peak has signed a five year sponsorship deal with the WTA Tour. It is noted that the company is worth $6 billion and quotes their CEO as saying they’d like to “catch and surpass” the sale numbers of Nike. It will be very interesting to see what [...]

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Enhanced Performance

Serena Williams has certainly staked her claim at the top of the women’s’ game after reclaiming her No1 ranking from Dinara Safina after the 2009 US Open. The latter part of the season usually sees players drop their intensity and look forward to the prospect of a holiday. The Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha was [...]

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Adidas Launch Summer Collection on Tennis Warehouse

The Tennis Warehouse have launched the Adidas Summer Collection. The styles seem to be typical Adidas and nothing really off the wall. Click here to take a look and purchase.

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Tennis Bags for 2009

Over at TennisIdentity they have put together a short article outlining the new tennis bags of 2009. So head over and check out the latest bags from Wilson, Head and more.

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The Best Tennis Stores Online

These days there are so many online tennis stores, but which ones are actually worth using? I thought I would put together a great list of the best online tennis stores. Tennis Warehouse – Tennis Warehouse is the official partner of ATP and WTA tours. Tennis Warehouse has to be one of the most professional [...]

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Gael Monfils and His Thoughts on the EXO3 from Prince

We wanted to share a great new :30 sec video featuring world #10 ranked tennis player Gael Monfils. The twenty-three year-old Frenchman recently sat down to discuss his love for the game and reasons for making the switch to the EXO3 Rebel 95 racquet – one of the models in Prince’s new EXO3 line.

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Luxilon: String recommendation

I’d like to introduce you here probably two of the most famous tennis strings (good quality strings I mean) and probably the most used on the pro circuit: In fact 65% of the ATP top 100 and 40% of the WTA top 100 players use it. Know which one I am talking about? Exactly, Luxilon [...]

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Ice Bandage: Will This Be In Every Players Tennis Bag

One of the most common injuries amongst tennis players – and indeed any sportsperson, be they a club player or professional athlete – is the dreaded ankle sprain/ twist. Depending on the severity of the sprain it could mean a week out or several. Also, depending on the action taken when the injury occurs, the [...]

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Wilson’s New Tennis Bag Lineup for 2009

Here are some new shots of Wilson’s 2009 racket bag line up. The image come courtesy of the ATP blog in which they mention that the Wilson bags top line is the “Eco Pro Tour” which is said to be recyclable while the other line is just the “K Pro Tour. ” Check out the shots [...]

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Breaking News: Introducing the Limited Edition Barricade V Shanghai!

Adidas has contacted me this morning to inform me that they have launched a new product, the Limited edition Barricade V commemorating the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup and host city Shanghai, China. As you can see from the picture they are only available in Flashy black and gold. The Chinese characters for “Shanghai” embroidered at [...]

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Breaking News: Adidas Introduce Barricade Tennis Racket for 2009 Season

Adidas will be introducing a new racquet offering for 2009, which brings back the memories of tennis legends from yesteryear. I remember when I was about 12 and the first pair of tennis shoes that I got were Adidas Barricade, and those shoes I probably had for a longer time than any other. February 2009 [...]

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New Yonex Racquet for Ana Ivanovic – RQiS 1Tour XL

It has been reported by on the baseline that the 2008 French Open champion Ana Ivanovic will be heading to the Tokyo tournament with a new weapon in her bag. The very short lived world number 1 player will be playing with the new Yonex RQiS 1Tour XL. The stick itself looks much live every [...]

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Different Shoes For Different Surfaces

All players should use different shoes for different surfaces. The main 2 differences are hard courts and ‘slippery’ courts. (eg clay, dirt and synthetic grass) On the weekend I watched a young player slip over on Synthetic Grass during the warm up for his match. Synthetic Grass has a layer of sand over it making [...]

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Wear a Wristband

Wristbands, they sometimes are a little forgotten. Well here is an insight, they are not a fashion accessory – they are a performance enhancing tool !! Ok, why? They are used to do a few things. Firstly, to wipe your forehead to stop sweat dripping into your eyes and secondly to stop sweat running down [...]

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Different Shoes for Different Surfaces

Elite level players will use different shoes for different surfaces. The main 2 differences are hard courts and ‘slippery’ courts. (eg clay, dirt and synthetic grass) There are 2 main things to look for when deciding what shoes to wear when. Cushion and grip pattern. On a hard court surface the pattern does not matter [...]

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Talk to Your Towel

For singles players The Tennis Court can become a lonely place. There are so many things going on out there and it is left to you to process them all and work out what to do. Well here is a tip. Pretend, in your mind that your towel is your new best friend and coach. [...]

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