Yoneyama
Hall of Fame
No way I love the minamlist paint jobs. Way more interesting than the space lazer beam graphics from the last couple years on all sorts of racquet manufacturers
Alex de Minaur Racket
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No way I love the minamlist paint jobs. Way more interesting than the space lazer beam graphics from the last couple years on all sorts of racquet manufacturers
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
I have a feeling that it maybe the same PJ racquet that David Ferrer is using now!
Pedro Diogo Alves
New User
De Minaur appeared in Sidney with a Wilson Bag and still blackout racquets. He's for sure playing with a Wilson racquet
PureDrive573
Rookie
Perhaps he's coming a full cycle and returning to his old frame?? (Pic below is from U16s a few years ago)
Automatix
Legend
Mold wise? Yes. Svitolina is also using a racquet out of this mold.
I’m assuming this is the same pro stock racquet Ferrer and Minaur are using?
mavsman149
Hall of Fame
We're in the minority, but I completely agree. I don't like overly busy paint jobs, but this is too boring IMO. My favorite Wilson PJ's were the K Factor's, especially the Blades. They had a clear design but they weren't too busy.
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
take note of the flex rating vs retail frames, 64 vs 71 retail
This is where many fail in attaining a stick they can grow with in time
Ferrer on the other hand never played better than with Prince
and has broke more wilsons in his short stint with them.
Hopefully in time Alex will add a little more weight as he
grows stronger and progressively improves. I see him as a
slightly lesser pounder than Davydenko but with more heart,
variety and a real tennis champion by his side who can push
the most out of him on the practice courts.
Hewitt is still such a force on the court where he proved recently
in tiebreak tens tennis in Melbourne beating Nole & almost Nadal.
No 5 set match but the guy hasnt played this kind of opposition
for a long time and DeMinaur has similar heart fibres.
This is where many fail in attaining a stick they can grow with in time
Ferrer on the other hand never played better than with Prince
and has broke more wilsons in his short stint with them.
Hopefully in time Alex will add a little more weight as he
grows stronger and progressively improves. I see him as a
slightly lesser pounder than Davydenko but with more heart,
variety and a real tennis champion by his side who can push
the most out of him on the practice courts.
Hewitt is still such a force on the court where he proved recently
in tiebreak tens tennis in Melbourne beating Nole & almost Nadal.
No 5 set match but the guy hasnt played this kind of opposition
for a long time and DeMinaur has similar heart fibres.
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Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
I don't think he needs anything to be done on his current racquet specs! He going through top 50 ranked players like they were the underdogs! Alex is reaching the semis in ATP tournaments! It not that he lacks power on any stroke including the serve! He has like 10-15 aces a match in 2 out 3 set matches! He has usually more winners then his opponents do! In other words; he on a wave of match wins with the blackout Wilson! No changes when you are winning like this!
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1990's Graphite
Hall of Fame
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
I have a good feel that Alex new PJ will be glossy! So that would be only the Wilson Ultra Tour and the Wilson "reversal" frames! There are exception to this where some of the racquets are glossy but the retail version is matted! Not sure why Wilson does not charge another $10 more and have the sheen match the endorse player's racquets? Wilson is such a cheapskate!
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Simon_the_furry
Hall of Fame
Oh man, that is one of my least favorite pjs of all time.
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
True test will come against top ten players (other than Raonic)
Well Ferrer keeps going downhill and fast! whilst DeMinaur
has similar success as previous year but expected as he gets past his early teens
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
Yeah! Ferrer seems to have regress back to his Babolat playing days! Sad!
racquetreligion
Hall of Fame
it wasnt a gradual slide either, for me it was the racquet, wife or/and
never gone through the usual 29 yo slump period that affects so many
never gone through the usual 29 yo slump period that affects so many
Semper
New User
I believe he is still using that Steam 99 which already has a pretty thick beam.
jarko111
Hall of Fame
Yea, Courier said that. But who knows. I never knew what that racquet was when it was blacked out. Probably some prostock that i'll never see in a shop or online store.
It just takes the fun out of playtesting knowing that none of these Wilson and Head frames are out there for the average consumer.
As a rackaholic I remember when I purchased my first "Graphene" frame because I wanted and was excited about hitting with something my hero played with only to find out not only did he not and never would use a racquet with Graphene but it wasn't even the same family of racquet. Oh, the glory days when I hadn't even heard of H22s, H19s and codes or at least understood them.
Now I live off of my fav playtesters on here and what they're living for. I am only going to try the 100P when the weather improves because Tiffany switched to it.
It just takes the fun out of playtesting knowing that none of these Wilson and Head frames are out there for the average consumer.
As a rackaholic I remember when I purchased my first "Graphene" frame because I wanted and was excited about hitting with something my hero played with only to find out not only did he not and never would use a racquet with Graphene but it wasn't even the same family of racquet. Oh, the glory days when I hadn't even heard of H22s, H19s and codes or at least understood them.
Now I live off of my fav playtesters on here and what they're living for. I am only going to try the 100P when the weather improves because Tiffany switched to it.
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EasternRocks
Hall of Fame
Anybody know his spec?
ST VINCENT FAN
Rookie
So Halep was actually using a Steam 99 back in the day and not a paint job as the steam frame is obvious in this photo. I wonder if she's still using this frame under her current paint job?
I’m assuming this is the same pro stock racquet Ferrer and Minaur are using?
sixone90
Hall of Fame
Steam 99 mold but totally different layup to retail
TennisHound
Legend
Fwiw two years later -
It appears the pro stock version is lighter than the 10.8oz Blade team 99 or Steam 99. The pro stock versions are around 10.2 - 10.4oz unstrung. One report was the grip is the same as the retail Blade Team, Steam 100, and Blade 101L, which is part if the hairpin and not a foam molded grip.
It appears the pro stock version is lighter than the 10.8oz Blade team 99 or Steam 99. The pro stock versions are around 10.2 - 10.4oz unstrung. One report was the grip is the same as the retail Blade Team, Steam 100, and Blade 101L, which is part if the hairpin and not a foam molded grip.
innoVAShaun
Legend
jmacdaununder2
Legend
Go deMinnow!
LiamMiguel
Semi-Pro
No stencil? Or am I just overthinking this too much?
just training so probably didn't bother getting it stenciled
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
i heard he's using the stock blade pro. is this true ?
ThisHockeyTalk
Rookie
they are truly “stock” if he gets his batch of 24 sticks and there is a static, unstrung delta of 22 grams and a SW delta of 65.4 points.
TennisHound
Legend
He is using a pro stock.
