Guillermo Coria`s new racquet: YONEX!!!!

gonzalocatalino · Feb 7, 2007

apparently thats the deal, he`s no more with Prince and has signed with Yonex!!!! Tomorrow i will have more info.
(the racquet he`s using has the orenge paintjob, like the new RDS002).

gonzalocatalino · Feb 7, 2007

sorry, wrong section.
Somobody could move this thread please?

Heavy Metal Tennis Star · Feb 7, 2007

wow, i wonder if he will be back in the top 10.

verdascoynadal · Feb 7, 2007

are there any pictures?

Feña14 · Feb 7, 2007

This could really be make or break time for him.

When players switch frames their game seems to either improve (Davydenko) or go down the drain (Ferrero)

With him being so low down in the rankings and switching frames, it's going to be interesting.

ja_ · Feb 7, 2007

Still a rumor right now.
We'll see what Gonza has for us tomorrow.

Fedace · Feb 7, 2007

Yonex racket no matter how good, will not help Coria's shattered confidence

127mph · Feb 7, 2007

maybe if he didnt look like a 13 year old he could last on the tour.

127mph · Feb 7, 2007

maybe if he did not look like a 13 year old he could last on tour.

Richie Rich · Feb 7, 2007

127mph said:
maybe if he didnt look like a 13 year old he could last on the tour.

maybe if he didn't serve like one you mean

Sagittar · Feb 7, 2007

yonex , prince that problem is not in the racquet actually , though i like yonex more

so good move guillermo ..

Golden Retriever · Feb 8, 2007

I wonder why Yonex likes to sponsor Spanish-speaking male players so much. Is Yonex BIG in Spanish-speaking countries?

croatian sensation · Feb 8, 2007

127mph said:
maybe if he didnt look like a 13 year old he could last on the tour.

Is there a point to this? Except to spam the thread?

croatian sensation · Feb 8, 2007

Golden Retriever said:
I wonder why Yonex likes to sponsor Spanish-speaking male players so much. Is Yonex BIG in Spanish-speaking countries?

Interesting question. Of course, I don't have a clue. But here for example, Yonex is a sponsor of our #2 player, and it didn't help it's popularity here. Nobody I've seen play, plays with a Yonex.

About Guille.....hm..can a racquet change help? I wonder if the new Yonex is more similar to the O3 thing (can actually anything be similar to a racquet that looks like swiss cheese?) or his old racquet.
And it's about time he appears on the ATP circuit, even on challenger tour.

Duzza · Feb 8, 2007

Golden Retriever said:
I wonder why Yonex likes to sponsor Spanish-speaking male players so much. Is Yonex BIG in Spanish-speaking countries?

They do? All I know is Coria and Nalbandian(if?).

gonzalocatalino · Feb 8, 2007

Duzza said:
They do? All I know is Coria and Nalbandian(if?).

Juan Monaco plays with the RDS001 too.

BTW, Coria has been demoing racquets in the pass weeks, including the new Head Extreme and Extreme Pro...but he sign with yonex finally. Maybe i can have some pics tonight

Eli_Ace · Feb 8, 2007

does anyone have any pics for proof....

Andres · Feb 8, 2007

Feña14 said:
This could really be make or break time for him.

When players switch frames their game seems to either improve (Davydenko) or go down the drain (Ferrero)

With him being so low down in the rankings and switching frames, it's going to be interesting.

We're not actually SURE if he switched FRAMES. Maybe he just switched SPONSORS, and he's back with his O3 or even the POG, but with a Yonex PJ.

Ahhh the allmighty PJ :mgreen:

Feña14 · Feb 8, 2007

Andres Guazzelli said:
We're not actually SURE if he switched FRAMES. Maybe he just switched SPONSORS, and he's back with his O3 or even the POG, but with a Yonex PJ.

Ahhh the allmighty PJ :mgreen:

I'd love to see Yonex try and hide the O3 ports AND make the head head isometric .. I wouldn't put it past them though!

dima · Feb 8, 2007

Andres Guazzelli said:
We're not actually SURE if he switched FRAMES. Maybe he just switched SPONSORS, and he's back with his O3 or even the POG, but with a Yonex PJ.

Ahhh the allmighty PJ :mgreen:

Are you constipated? LOL

Heavy Metal Tennis Star · Feb 8, 2007

Feña14 said:
I'd love to see Yonex try and hide the O3 ports AND make the head head isometric .. I wouldn't put it past them though!

hahaha yeah, or an isometric head with o3 ports, lol.

Jonnyf · Feb 8, 2007

Hmm, i'd echo the make or break, but bare in mind Nalbandian switches from prince lb's to a 28inch yonex and it's not hurt him

SFrazeur · Feb 8, 2007

Golden Retriever said:
I wonder why Yonex likes to sponsor Spanish-speaking male players so much. Is Yonex BIG in Spanish-speaking countries?

They probably like to sign good but underrated players. I remember the days of: Federer who?

fastdunn · Feb 8, 2007

Golden Retriever said:
I wonder why Yonex likes to sponsor Spanish-speaking male players so much. Is Yonex BIG in Spanish-speaking countries?

Yonex frames used to be often nicknamed as "Spin Doctor"..

I still remember the nasty spins coming out of Sergi Bruguera's Yonex..

Freedom · Feb 8, 2007

I hope Coria makes a comeback. I always liked him for some reason.

Duzza · Feb 8, 2007

Freedom said:
I hope Coria makes a comeback. I always liked him for some reason.

His wife? lol.

bleno567 · Feb 8, 2007

i liked coria, cause his game offered something different to the tour. The tour needs more scrappers without huge weapons. He used strategy, speed, and court tactics as opposed to brute force. I love watching the less talented players who give the more talented ones tons of trouble by putting in more work, and playing smarter tennis.

ngtaj88 · Feb 8, 2007

thats funny. he still had another year left on his contract with prince.

xanctus · Feb 9, 2007

Maybe prince sick of his rank and performance, and decided to let him go sooner.

But yeah, I always like Coria's game...and I hope he can do something good on his tennis.

The Grand Slam · Feb 9, 2007

Guillermwho now? Sorry, his ranking isn't big enough for me to take notice.

OrangeOne · Feb 9, 2007

The Grand Slam said:
Guillermwho now? Sorry, his ranking isn't big enough for me to take notice.

Uggh, posts like this really bug me.

a. Just because a player is currently ranked in the 100's doesn't mean they're not still a good player, and may indeed return to the top
b. If you really aren't taking notice, why post in the thread?

croatian sensation · Feb 9, 2007

The Grand Slam said:
Guillermwho now? Sorry, his ranking isn't big enough for me to take notice.

What a true tennis fan.

SFrazeur · Feb 9, 2007

OrangeOne said:
Uggh, posts like this really bug me.

a. Just because a player is currently ranked in the 100's doesn't mean they're not still a good player, and may indeed return to the top
b. If you really aren't taking notice, why post in the thread?

OrangeOne, isn't it sad when a player ranked in the hundreds, non the less top 100 is not considered worth much.

I know that's not quite what the poster was saying but a lot do.

The Grand Slam · Feb 9, 2007

What a true tennis fan.

Chill out. Obviously, I don't like Coria himself. -_-;

The Grand Slam · Feb 9, 2007

a. Just because a player is currently ranked in the 100's doesn't mean they're not still a good player, and may indeed return to the top

Actually, Coria is really sucking at the moment. He's failing to impress anyone. His results have been terrible. And don't give me any of this 'injury' crap. I know he's been injured, but that's no excuse for being lousy at the tournaments he DID play in 2006.

gonzalocatalino · Feb 9, 2007

pictures here:
http://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/showthread.php?t=117579

OrangeOne · Feb 9, 2007

SFrazeur said:
OrangeOne, isn't it sad when a player ranked in the hundreds, non the less top 100 is not considered worth much.

I know that's not quite what the poster was saying but a lot do.

Couldn't agree more. People need to go watch their "local" opens, most players winning at most opens are probably not in the top 500 in the world, and yet the standard is mind-blowing. Any pro gets my respect, and the ones that struggle in front of 1000s of people - more so.

The Grand Slam said:
Chill out. Obviously, I don't like Coria himself. -_-;

I never understand this either, "I don't like this player as a person", is almost how that reads. Do you know him? Have you had a meal with him? Nope? How can you really dislike him then?

ja_ · Feb 9, 2007

OrangeOne said:
Couldn't agree more. People need to go watch their "local" opens, most players winning at most opens are probably not in the top 500 in the world, and yet the standard is mind-blowing. Any pro gets my respect, and the ones that struggle in front of 1000s of people - more so.

I never understand this either, "I don't like this player as a person", is almost how that reads. Do you know him? Have you had a meal with him? Nope? How can you really dislike him then?

Ignore list, man. It works for me.
The Grand Slam is a kid ok. Just...cut him some slack.

lacoster · Feb 9, 2007

xanctus said:
Maybe prince sick of his rank and performance, and decided to let him go sooner.
But yeah, I always like Coria's game...and I hope he can do something good on his tennis.

Coria's game went south after he switched to the O3 Tour. He switched back to his old frame and Prince was furious that their top marquee male player (at the time) wasn't promoting the new technology. He kept switching frames back and forth, confidence drops, and he is suddenly off the map...

Prince probably hates Yonex even more seeing as Nalbandian, Dementieva, Schrichapan, Hewitt, Seles were all Prince players before they picked up a Yonex...
________
HONEY OIL

croatian sensation · Feb 10, 2007

The Grand Slam said:
Chill out. Obviously, I don't like Coria himself. -_-;

Well then

a) say so

or

b) don't even reply to this thread

But pretending Coria is some unknown player- "his ranking isn't big enough for me to take notice" (or was that attempting to be ironic?) is lame.

OrangeOne · Feb 10, 2007

ja_ said:
Ignore list, man. It works for me.
The Grand Slam is a kid ok. Just...cut him some slack.

I don't like the ignore list - I tried it, and I don't like how it works.

I have really enjoyed some of the threads by T_G_S, really have. Happy to say so. But just like I'm happy to say I have enjoyed those threads, I'm happy to say I think the posts in this thread were somewhat unnecessary....

The Grand Slam · Feb 10, 2007

I never understand this either, "I don't like this player as a person", is almost how that reads. Do you know him? Have you had a meal with him? Nope? How can you really dislike him then?

I dislike his behaviour, and I really hate the way he cheats on the line calls.

The Grand Slam is a kid ok. Just...cut him some slack.

I appreciate it, but I don't really believe I should be treated any differently than anybody else on this forum.

'Kid' is also pretty demeaning. I'd prefer it if you'd not refer to me as a kid. Everybody's equal, even on a forum.

Except for noobs.

I hate noobs. ¬____¬

a) say so

Did I not?

b) don't even reply to this thread

Look, just because I insulted a player you like, you don't have to flip out. Everybody's entitled to their own freaking opinions. I'm sorry if a negative comment was just too much for you.

But pretending Coria is some unknown player- "his ranking isn't big enough for me to take notice" (or was that attempting to be ironic?) is lame.

It was a joke. It was SUPPOSED to be lame. Geez. .__.

The Grand Slam · Feb 10, 2007

I have really enjoyed some of the threads by T_G_S, really have. Happy to say so. But just like I'm happy to say I have enjoyed those threads, I'm happy to say I think the posts in this thread were somewhat unnecessary....

The posts were unnecessary, yes, but what would a forum be without all kinds of posts?

Nothing against anybody else. I don't like Coria, that's all.

ja_ · Feb 10, 2007

OrangeOne said:
I don't like the ignore list - I tried it, and I don't like how it works.

I have really enjoyed some of the threads by T_G_S, really have. Happy to say so. But just like I'm happy to say I have enjoyed those threads, I'm happy to say I think the posts in this thread were somewhat unnecessary....

Well, that's works too.

Andres · Feb 10, 2007

The Grand Slam said:
'Kid' is also pretty demeaning. I'd prefer it if you'd not refer to me as a kid. Everybody's equal, even on a forum.

Uh-uh. Certainly not.
Everybody's equal? Certainly not. SPECIALLY on a forum

SFrazeur · Feb 10, 2007

The Grand Slam said:
Chill out. Obviously, I don't like Coria himself. -_-;

Why? Are you and him on opposite sides of the abortion argument? Are you bullish and he is bearish?

diegaa · Feb 10, 2007

guillermo who?

Morrissey · Feb 11, 2007

Golden Retriever said:
I wonder why Yonex likes to sponsor Spanish-speaking male players so much. Is Yonex BIG in Spanish-speaking countries?

I always thought Babolat had that title. Nadal, Moya, Gonzo, Massu, Corretja (retired), Lopez (used to have it), Horna, etc. I'm surprised Ferrero never had one. His style of play was very much perfect for it, the heavy spin from both sides, he never came to net anyway and it would've given him a little more pop on his serve. The Pure Control/Storm is the closest to his POG. But he went to a Head Radical which I wasn't so sure of because that wasn't his kind of racquet. It's more for flat hitters.

eimin · Feb 11, 2007

Andres Guazzelli said:
Uh-uh. Certainly not.
Everybody's equal? Certainly not. SPECIALLY on a forum

Que hacelga freddy??
Saludillos. Turko..

Sorry the off topic.

Andres · Feb 18, 2007

eimin said:
Que hacelga freddy??
Saludillos. Turko..

Sorry the off topic.

TURKO QUERIDOOOOOOOO!!!!

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