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 ...

Whipping his racquet through the air like a cesta in jai alai, Rafael Nadal produces such tremendous topspin that the ball sometimes seems to catapult off the court, creating a shot as challenging to ...

After months of nail-biting uncertainty and an intense search, Tennis String Theory — a boutique tennis shop known for precision, education, and highly personalized service — is proud to announce its ...

Three decades in tennis have left Chuck Hakansson's hands covered with "callouses on top of callouses." His rough, working man's hands aren't the result of topspin forehands, drop shots and overhead ...

Polyester strings are celebrated for their durability, control, and spin production. They’re manna for heavy-hitting baseliners. However, there are two noticeable drawbacks to the strings. First, many ...

They restring up to 60 racquets a day—and sometimes in just 10 minutes mid-match. Meet the team keeping the pros match-ready in Dallas.

Tennis players rarely break strings anymore, but they still want their rackets to be given a fresh set. By Lola Fadulu Good morning. It’s Thursday. Today we’ll look at the people who string rackets at ...

In a little-known curtained workspace next to Sobey’s Stadium, behind the scenes of Canada’s biggest pro tennis tournament, a team of stringers work around the clock to ensure players’ racquets are ...

The modern U.S. Open tennis player is a master of racquet minutiae. In pursuit of the tiniest advantage, tennis stars tinker with their racquet's weight, balance, string properties and handle size.

On Tuesday, I went to the US Open, the premier US tennis tournament and, along with Wimbledon and the Australian and French Opens, one of the four ‘Grand Slams’ of the tennis world. I’m also a player ...