Wicked spin, radar control, tough as nails—the virtues of polyester string are well documented. With such qualities, it’s no wonder the popularity of polys has grown at every level of the game. One of ...

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 hail from different countries, have different surface preferences, body types as unique as one can get, and differ in points in the rankings charts. Yet, one factor binds the tennis players ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Tennis is such a simple game. There is a racket, a felt-covered ball, a net and a court. Compared to golf, with its ever- changing menu of high-power drivers ...

In the world of pro tennis, the early 21st century has been marked by a revolution in equipment. What's happened in the past seven years represents a bigger technological shift than anything that ...

There has been a lot of talk about stringing tennis rackets with Luxilon string. Seven of the final eight players at the French Open used it and it has become very popular in the past five years. I ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. So much is made about the technology of tennis rackets. But don't ...

The court dimensions and the net height still remained unchanged. We still use the same silly scoring system. But in many fundamental ways, 21st century tennis is not the same sport it was just a ...