Is Djokovic using a new racquet?

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by AlexP

Half of these speculations are a by product of peoples running imaginations.

Except that this one is in the other half that's actually true. Djokovic has admitted himself that he doesn't use a nBlade but a copy of his old Head racquet that Wilson made for him.
Read this post: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showp...63&postcount=1

His paintjobbed racquet does not have the string pattern of the retail nBlade but has the pattern of the Head PT280. Look at where the bottom cross meets the mains on the 3 racquets. Check the comparison photos here: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showp...7&postcount=14


And here's Tursunov using the same racquet but his is painted to look like a KSix-One 95 instead of a nBlade. Note that his racquet has no PWS at 3 and 9 like on a regular K95, that the "V" opening of the throat is much longer than on a regular K95, and that the head shape is more oval and less round just like on a Head racquet:

[HEAD/PRINCE RULE]

the new (k)s are to light

[kerplunker]

does anyone thik the kblade will be mad close to the PT280?

[dunlopfan]

Originally Posted by AlexP

Look at the throat, on an nblade there is quite a bit more space. That frame looks awfully close to the kblade.

it cant be a head liquidmmetal radical. there are no liquidmetal ridges...

[chip&chrge]

My local racquet shop had out the KBlade and KBlade Pro racquets. He said they would become available on Jan 23rd.

I agree the nBlade and the Kblade are a little light for my taste, but the KBlade pro I'd like to demo. It was a little heavier maybe 11.7 unstrung / 6 pts HL with the leather grip like the K6.1 federer. Nice black finish with orange detail similar to the other K Factor racquets.

I would think the KBlade Pro was probably designed for a tour player like Djocko. ....Maybe he is using the KBlade Pro? we'll have to wait and see.

I also heard they discontinued the nPro Opens and will make a similar KFactor version this year.

[HEAD/PRINCE RULE]

Originally Posted by chip&chrge

I also heard they discontinued the nPro Opens and will make a similar KFactor version this year.

Yep they will come out with (k)actor pro open i think it's called. The pj is the same as the (k) blade but with sea foam green instead of the gold/orange accents .

[Speedygonzalez]

[quote=BreakPoint;1844418]Except that this one is in the other half that's actually true. Djokovic has admitted himself that he doesn't use a nBlade but a copy of his old Head racquet that Wilson made for him.
Read this post: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showp...63&postcount=1

His paintjobbed racquet does not have the string pattern of the retail nBlade but has the pattern of the Head PT280. Look at where the bottom cross meets the mains on the 3 racquets. Check the comparison photos here: http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showp...7&postcount=14


And here's Tursunov using the same racquet but his is painted to look like a KSix-One 95 instead of a nBlade. Note that his racquet has no PWS at 3 and 9 like on a regular K95, that the "V" opening of the throat is much longer than on a regular K95, and that the head shape is more oval and less round just like on a Head racquet:

Hey great info BP! I always thought that Djokovic really was using an nBlade! Shows again the greatness of the PT630

[chiapants226]

just watching the hopman cup now, and it looks like djokovic has a kblade, or a paintjob of a kblade on his old racquet. can anyone confirm this?

[Pro_Tour_630]

Saw the K blade tour, that is not what Joker plays with, He plays with a PT 630 MOLD painted to look like the Kblade, the drill patterns are not even the same

[tennisee]

Who knows what's under the paint, but certainly today in Hopman Cup the PJ was K Blade

[leighch]

djokovic is using the new k-blade PJ at the hopman cup at the moment, saw him play today, he beat sum asain guy is a tight match i think it was 7-5 2-6 6-3. he was complaining about a back injury through out the match.

[Pro_Tour_630]

Originally Posted by tennisee

Who knows what's under the paint, but certainly today in Hopman Cup the PJ was K Blade

Originally Posted by leighch

djokovic is using the new k-blade PJ at the hopman cup at the moment, saw him play today, he beat sum asain guy is a tight match i think it was 7-5 2-6 6-3. he was complaining about a back injury through out the match.

read my warning to Wilson,

when we get a clear close up of his new PJ Kblade we will know just like this

http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showp...7&postcount=14

[nadalfan!]

Ok, well I guess I'm the only one that found this, but here it is. The left one is claimed to be the kblade.
http://img502.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kblade1fx4.jpgOk, well I guess I'm the only one that found this, but here it is.

[SempreSami]

Originally Posted by nadalfan!

Ok, well I guess I'm the only one that found this, but here it is. The left one is claimed to be the kblade.
http://img502.imageshack.us/my.php?image=kblade1fx4.jpgOk, well I guess I'm the only one that found this, but here it is.

Bollocks, that was posted by jollyroger, and it's a [K]Blade Tour.

[JackSkellington]

still obvious

[MEAC_ALLAMERICAN]

Originally Posted by JackSkellington

still obvious

What's still obvious?

[Alexio92]

Originally Posted by MEAC_ALLAMERICAN

What's still obvious?

I guess?

[VikingSamurai]

Well, although I find it hard that he has changed frames, I must say that the black paintjob seems to give the appearance of a more oval shape compared to the paint job of the nBlade that made the head shape look round.. Who knows..

[Pro_Tour_630]

Originally Posted by JackSkellington

still obvious

thought not %100 clear I can say that is a string pattern of a PT 630 Mold and it is in Djokovic hands at the Hopman cup. So no he is not using a Kblade tour that you and I can buy off the shelf.

[chip&chrge]

then again who is using a stock racquet you can buy off the shelf.... Who's to say wilson didn't just customize a racquet for ND instead of paintjobbing a Head racquet. I would venture to say that almost every player on tour is probably using at least modded racquet if not a completely different stick than their pj indicates (see the old stick thread)

Honestly, having held a stock KBlade in my hand, the 2 o'clock and 10 o'clock positions seemed be a little more square in person than in Djocko's picture here...but who knows...

at least we can be excited to try the [K]Blade Tour and have some fun with it.