Blake Back to Blacked Out Frame?

[srvnvly]

Saw these on Yahoo:

http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/photo...is_tnlm103%3A1

http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/photo...is_tnlm108%3A1

http://sports.yahoo.com/tennis/photo...is_tnlm107%3A1

[little_e]

Don't know what frame it is but it is a Wilson.

[kingdaddy41788]

Originally Posted by little_e

Don't know what frame it is but it is a Wilson.

And your basis for that statement is...

[slice bh compliment]

Likely to be the same WIlson 90 he used in Oz. No contract. No stencil there.

So, maybe Blake's agent advised a very common move: to black it out until Wilson kicks in a deal for him.

LOL...or maybe he likes the stick but cannot stnd the sight of the red, black and zebra stripe cosmetics, hahah.

[kingdaddy41788]

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Originally Posted by slice bh compliment

Likely to be the same WIlson 90 he used in Oz. No contract. No stencil there.

So, maybe Blake's agent advised a very common move: to black it out until Wilson kicks in a deal for him.

LOL...or maybe he likes the stick but cannot stnd the sight of the red, black and zebra stripe cosmetics, hahah.

He was using a 90? That doesn't add up... And the one in that picture definitely isn't a 90

[slice bh compliment]

Originally Posted by kingdaddy41788

He was using a 90? That doesn't add up... And the one in that picture definitely isn't a 90

I know. I assumed it was a 95 like his Tyger, his WIlson and his Dunlops....but I heard from a Dunlop rep that he switched to the BLX 90 -- the one with Roger's signature on it. Of course...no proof or anything. I'm just going on conjecture.

Also, I did not count the strings, but this one looks like it has 18 mains. ANyone? Anyone?

[andfor]

It's either a Kennex Black Ace or Redondo. He was encouraged to try it and switch by Jay Berger.

[kingdaddy41788]

Originally Posted by slice bh compliment

I know. I assumed it was a 95 like his Tyger, his WIlson and his Dunlops....but I heard from a Dunlop rep that he switched to the BLX 90 -- the one with Roger's signature on it. Of course...no proof or anything. I'm just going on conjecture.

Also, I did not count the strings, but this one looks like it has 18 mains. ANyone? Anyone?

Well he was definitely using a 90, or Wilson made a custom racquet just for him (unlikely)





And I agree - looks like an 18X20 to me...

[vsbabolat]

Originally Posted by kingdaddy41788

He was using a 90? That doesn't add up... And the one in that picture definitely isn't a 90

Yes, Blake had been using the Wilson BLX 6.1 Tour 90 since the beginning of 2010. He was even still using them in Rotterdam.

[ngtaj88]

Just looks like his old Dunlop painted black to me. Hey maybe he went back to his "Prince" racquet hahahahaha

[dgoran]

definitely not k90 or blx90, just compare the throat...

[slice bh compliment]

The new black one does look like an 18x20 ... like the old Dunlop ag 200.
Guys, thanks for the clarification. Two totally different sticks.
vsbabolat, thanks for posting those closeups of the 90...16 mains on that one for sure.

SO much for my theory about blacking out the WIlsons for contract negotiations.

Maybe it's a new one....maybe an old one. Keep us posted.

[vsbabolat]

Originally Posted by slice bh compliment

The new black one does look like an 18x20 ... like the old Dunlop ag 200.
Guys, thanks for the clarification. Two totally different sticks.
vsbabolat, thanks for posting those closeups of the 90...16 mains on that one for sure.

SO much for my theory about blacking out the WIlsons for contract negotiations.

Maybe it's a new one....maybe an old one. Keep us posted.

Looks like he could have gone back to his old Dunlop to me.....

[little_e]

Nevermind....

[raging]

any bets on a prestige??...
didn't think so!...

[Kenny022593]

It is probably (guessing) his old dunlop because I cannot see any PWS's on the blakced out stick.

[esm]

Originally Posted by kingdaddy41788

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is this a "whited out" Nike Breath Cage?

[Courtcheck]

Originally Posted by esm

is this a "whited out" Nike Breath Cage?

That's what I was thinking,
JB is a sponsorship nightmare.
If I was FILA I would drop him, The FILA TR thing is a disaster.

[jefferson]

Could it be the BLX pro tour? 18 X 20

[rovex]

Originally Posted by Courtcheck

That's what I was thinking,
JB is a sponsorship nightmare.
If I was FILA I would drop him, The FILA TR thing is a disaster.

Agree. FILA must of known Blake's best days were long gone when they signed him (reason why Nike dropped him). What makes it more surprising is how they made him his own line which i'm pretty sure hasn't done very well. Money wasted big time by FILA.