Head-Strong
Rookie
Prestige? 2003 US Open i believe???
I can't ull up the link...whats in it?
There was even one match, he started off with the 660s, then had us string up some of his Radical 690s mid match because he felt something was off. Was quite the sweating time for that!
Is that legal? Communicating during a match with the stringers about changing/adding some rackets to his arsenal?
Especially toward the end of his career, but still sometimes throughout his career, Agassi was known to switch up a bit with his frames, trying different headsizes and sometimes different frames all together. The most obvious instance of this happening was when Agassi used a LM Instinct for a while w/ no pj, but under the radical PJ he's actually tried out a good many different setups. I learned that on these boards, I'm sure someone can elaborate on this.
When did he use the instinct? Any pics?
When did he use the instinct? Any pics?
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Yes, quite legal, in our case, we had Killer call in the stringing room, and we had to help the person who was doing Andre's frames, meaning preweave the main strings for him, pull off the old tournagrips, stencil and put on new tournas, rubber bands, tension labels and bag as they came off the machine
A coach or ballboy not allowing a player a chosen set-up? Can you say, "fired"? Have you before never heard of a player kicking back a frame? Are you also surprised that players don't pull out a Klippermate and string during change-overs?
It's not really communication--it's a player's monologue, not dialogue. Should it also be illegal for Myskina to yell at her coach? What if the coach doesn't agree? What if during a match a psycho player talks to himself: should that be illegal, too?
You're arguing with players, fans, and ITF/ATP/WTA, all of who must go home if you had your way.