what is pete sampras using right now?

[gerikoh]

from the match from kuala lumpur, i definately could tell that he's not using his old 85sqinced prostaff. it was a bit odd, coz there was a babolat logo, stenciled on his strings. at first i thought the racquet was babolat as well but as i take a deeper look, it seemed to be a wilson. and i'm pretty sure of it. the butcap was "W", the trademark on the side of the head wasn't babolat, and there was a wilson thing printed inside the throat. the racquet seemed to be an ncode and it looks like a light one. the painjob was somewhat orange. the headsize i think is at around 95sqi. so i'm guessing, an ntour perhaps?

[nickb]

Hes using the same racket as Fed....just with the old ncode paintjob...you can tell from the string spacing and shorter pallet. Its not orange its red...nsix-one tour 90 paintjob. He has the babolat logo because he is still using VS Gut (in a hybrid with BB ALU Power).

Nick

[friedalo1]

Federer was nice enough to give Samprass some of his old racquets. lol

[gerikoh]

Originally Posted by nickb

Hes using the same racket as Fed....just with the old ncode paintjob...you can tell from the string spacing and shorter pallet. Its not orange its red...nsix-one tour 90 paintjob. He has the babolat logo because he is still using VS Gut (in a hybrid with BB ALU Power). i think it's a 95

Nick

how sure are you about that? well, i don't think it's the n90 as the edges were very roundy and not sharp as the n90.

[nickb]

Originally Posted by gerikoh

how sure are you about that? well, i don't think it's the n90 as the edges were very roundy and not sharp as the n90.

100%....you can see its the same racket fed uses....I didnt say he is using the n90 as thats not what fed uses/used. Sampras's racket is much heavier...you can see all the lead @ 3 and 9. Wilson prob gave Pete some of Rogers sticks.

You can see from this pic the box beam etc:

http://estaticos01.cache.el-mundo.ne...79941243_0.jpg

Sampras has even said him self that he is using "the same racket as roger"

[Pro Staff Pete]

That's awesome. It initially looked like an 95" to me aswell.

[Azzurri]

Originally Posted by gerikoh

how sure are you about that? well, i don't think it's the n90 as the edges were very roundy and not sharp as the n90.

Pete has stated (I have seen it in a few interviews and in print) that he is using Roger Federer's racquet. He said its a little bit bigger than his old racquet and he marveled about the strings. This has been noted and there is a link somewhere to the video.

[Azzurri]

This is a quaote from Pete:

Tennis fans will notice one big difference: Sampras has ditched the Wilson Pro Staff mid racket he used his entire career.

"I'm actually trying a bigger racket. I used a small racket my whole time on tour. But now I'm an old guy, I need some extra power. I'm using the racket that (current No. 1 player) Roger Federer uses. I don't even know the name of it — I know it's red, that's all."

Federer's (and now Sampras') racket is the Wilson nCode nSix-One Tour 90.

Source: Houston Chronicle

http://www.****************.com/showthread.php?t=71362

put in : mens tennis forums in the ****

[babolat15]

pete was lookin a tad slow

[adlis]

No way is that a 90.

Looking at the pics it looks alot like an extended length 95.

[Pistol Pete]

um its def. a 90.
there are no 2 ways about it!

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by Pistol Pete

um its def. a 90.
there are no 2 ways about it!

Agreed. I also use the nCode 90 and that's exactly what it looks like.

Don't forget that Sampras has a small head so the racquet head next to his head may seem larger than when next to the average sized head.

[galatti]

It's not a 95! I can say it for sure!

[Mick]

no more saint vincent for Pete.

[drakulie]

Originally Posted by adlis

No way is that a 90.

Looking at the pics it looks alot like an extended length 95.

That's a 90. Get your eyes checked.

[Richie Rich]

Originally Posted by drakulie

That's a 90. Get your eyes checked.

jeez, if you can see it's a 90 in your drug induced haze it should be clear to everyone.

btw, tell him to stop playing with a racquet that is not 100 si and not suited to the modern game

[Azzurri]

Originally Posted by adlis

No way is that a 90.

Looking at the pics it looks alot like an extended length 95.

Man, you never had a N90 or K90 because if you did you would know its a 90!!

[gerikoh]

i see i see. well it definately looks like the ncode 90 at a closer point of view.

i wonder if he used the k90, he'll probably beat fed.

[Mick]

Originally Posted by slappano

Man, you never had a N90 or K90 because if you did you would know its a 90!!

Yep it looks like a 90 to me too. Besides, the 95 plays totally different than the 90 and Sampras used to play with the 85 which plays similar to the 90. It would be illogical for him to switch a frame that plays totally different than to use a frame that plays similar the one he had been using over the years.

[BreakPoint]

Originally Posted by gerikoh

i wonder if he used the k90, he'll probably beat fed.

Sampras is using the SAME exact racquet as Federer, just with a different paintjob on it. So if you believe that Federer is using a K90 then Sampras is also using a K90 (under the nCode paintjob).