Holger Rune blacked out racket?
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vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
I’m going with HEAD because I think I can see the little player sticker inside the throatSwitched from a PD to a blacked out frame recently. Any idea what it is?
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
Another reason why Head should of made Rublev’s blackout racquet a new racquet release!
Wittek Simon
New User
gutfeeling
Hall of Fame
Gravity Tour?
guilhermefdc
Semi-Pro
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
I’ll get the details tomorrow
henrytennisadelaide
Semi-Pro
Regardless of what he is actually playing, I could see him as a good pickup for Head - amazing potential. However, what frame would he endorse.
Speed: Djokovic and Sinner. (Out of the equation)
Gravity: Zverev. (Possible)
Prestige: Cilic and Popyrin (Possible but his game is not very prestige-like)
Extreme: Berrettini and Musetti) (I think most likely, given gamestyle)
Radical: Murray and Schwartzman (Possible I guess)
While I think the Prestige is in desperate need of a new, young face along with Popyrin, I think the extreme would be the best fit.
Speed: Djokovic and Sinner. (Out of the equation)
Gravity: Zverev. (Possible)
Prestige: Cilic and Popyrin (Possible but his game is not very prestige-like)
Extreme: Berrettini and Musetti) (I think most likely, given gamestyle)
Radical: Murray and Schwartzman (Possible I guess)
While I think the Prestige is in desperate need of a new, young face along with Popyrin, I think the extreme would be the best fit.
henrytennisadelaide
Semi-Pro
That is retail correct?
henrytennisadelaide
Semi-Pro
Also, somewhat unrelated, but when a player, in this case Holger, is testing another manufacturer's racquet, does his current sponsor know? Assuming they're not seeing photos or videos of him using it. Like does he tell them?
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
TGK341.x = retail.
TGT341.x Pro stock
henrytennisadelaide
Semi-Pro
Is that only a title or is it a softer layup etc?
henrytennisadelaide
Semi-Pro
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
Identical layup (discussed many times), lighter weight (on the TGT) for easier customization)
identical or same?
identical means that it's close, but can be different
same lay-up means that it's same lay-up as what you get in the store
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
I don't know how they initially communicate to the current contract.
Rublev used the Blackout Gravity Pro for a year before officially switching to the PJ April 1 of this year.
There are cases of blatant contract breaches -- Collins just switched from Head to Bab breaking the contract
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
same mold, same layup, same manufacturing site.
Call it whatever fits you
that is same
so in this case, I assume that the pro-stock comes as a hairpin, without the commercial weights
when you say similar, I can assume that there are nuances
technically a cherry tomato is similar to coer de beuf tomato, as both are tomato
whether they come from the same garden, or form different fields of the same tomato growing company
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
In the USA, tomatoes come from the same factories as kids' plastic toys
henrytennisadelaide
Semi-Pro
Semantics
well, if this is semantics, then all rackets are similar, no?
they have a handle, a throat and a stringbed
moon shot
Hall of Fame
There was a thread about Thanasi during the olympics when he played with a blacked out PS97. I think the Babolat line was something like we're fine with our players using blacked out racquets. I think they would probably want their players to try things under contract and give them the chance to see if they have anything close the player may choose instead of leaving.
jmacdaununder2
Legend
‘Identical’ means ‘exactly alike‘; although ’same’ is technically a synonym of ‘identical’, it’s common usage allows for some possibility of variation.
JLub
New User
That’s exactly what I think they did; now holger is using a strike, posted on his Instagram.
EasternRocks
Hall of Fame
So his black out was the Strike when he won the challenger?
JLub
New User
No. He was using the gravity and then babolat gave him the strike
does lighter weight mean without balancing weight in handle or less graphite on the frame and this lighter swingweight?
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
commercial weight from the handle.
Seems like he’s still on Babolat but playing with a Pure Strike now
nohandedbackhand
Semi-Pro
See, this is exactly why I’ve personally never signed any multi-million dollar racquet contracts. I just don’t want to get myself locked down.
EasternRocks
Hall of Fame
Crazy this guy just picked up a Gravity and won a Challenger...
Stratotanker
Semi-Pro
Saw him win a match in Bastad last night. Blacked out stick again with a white Babolat string stencil. If it was the Strike I doubt it would be blacked out, right?.
Beam looked a bit thicker than a Gravity but that’s just based me pausing TennisTV for 10 seconds to look. Anyone else see it?
Beam looked a bit thicker than a Gravity but that’s just based me pausing TennisTV for 10 seconds to look. Anyone else see it?
Looked thicker than Strike too. My guess is that it is some kind of Pure Drive with mods..
innoVAShaun
Legend
Probably still waiting on an "Official Sponsorship" offer to reveal a real paintjob once his PR ratings go back up.
kingnike12
Rookie
its definitely a head racquet from my sources
henrytennisadelaide
Semi-Pro
Might be their replacement to the Instinct line that Alex Bolt is using.
JLub
New User
It looks like clay
He was in my club for a challenger few weeks ago, he sat in front of me in the looker room and the racquets blaked out looks definitely more as prestige or blade than gravity. I even spoke with a couple of players and they told me that no one likes the new speed, and since is not easy get it the old one with the new color, some are dumped head or play with old stick.
kingnike12
Rookie
it's the new racquet that is coming out that alex bolt has been using.
