Josselin Ouanna

supersmash · May 27, 2009

During his match with Safin, I noticed something:

Could it be the holy grail of rackets?

Just like Federer, except he's.......

...not that good.

slice bh compliment · May 27, 2009

LOL, not that good.

He's playing well, though. Yet another good French player on the men's tour.
He is playing Safin today, so he will get some air time. I wish him well.
Allez Joss!

aceroberts13 · May 27, 2009

How do you figure he's not that good?

supersmash · May 27, 2009

aceroberts13 said:
How do you figure he's not that good?

He's not that good because he's.....

...a lower ranked player.

sureshs · May 27, 2009

He needs to move to a bigger racquet in order to not remain a low ranked player

samster · May 27, 2009

sureshs said:
He needs to move to a bigger racquet in order to not remain a low ranked player

using your logic, you should use a big bubba so you can be an ATP pro.

samster · May 27, 2009

sureshs said:
He needs to move to a bigger racquet in order to not remain a low ranked player

Also your low ranked player is ahead against a former 2-time grandslam tournament winner.

scraps234 · May 27, 2009

sureshs said:
He needs to move to a bigger racquet in order to not remain a low ranked player

he should stay with the one hes using because hes come so far already with it...a bigger racket might mess him up

Bhagi Katbamna · May 27, 2009

He needs to get rid of the James Blake look(shaved head with headband) to go up in the rankings.

BreakPoint · May 27, 2009

sureshs said:
He needs to move to a bigger racquet in order to not remain a low ranked player

He uses a bigger racquet than Safin and Safin won 2 Grand Slams and was ranked #1.

BreakPoint · May 27, 2009

BTW, this guy is darn good! Great forehand, backhand, and serve. Must be the racquet.

I'm surprised I've never heard of him before.

VGP · May 27, 2009

I'm surprised BP, I swear I've heard his name crop up in the "no pros or juniors are using the k90" discussions.....

Gemini · May 27, 2009

I took a look at his junior record and he's apparently a peer to Monfils, Baghdatis, Tsonga, Monaco and several other pros that have greater recognition. From watching him play, he's got good feel and moves well but he seems to be a little "casual" at times.

NikeWilson · May 27, 2009

What Nike shoes is he wearing??? (on tv against Safin) those are tight!

akybo · May 27, 2009

Wow,this guy just beat Safin with that "inferior" racquet

aceroberts13 · May 27, 2009

supersmash said:
He's not that good because he's.....

...a lower ranked player.

Because all the greats start at the top, thats right. I'd forgotten that. Thanks for reminding me.

Sword · May 27, 2009

How are you sure it is a k90 and not a 95 or other?

kobe3pointer · May 27, 2009

Sword said:
How are you sure it is a k90 and not a 95 or other?

... did you even look at the picture?

leonidas1982 · May 27, 2009

inspiring tennis.

slice bh compliment · May 27, 2009

akybo said:
Wow,this guy just beat Safin with that "inferior" racquet

SPOILER ALERT!

Actually, I just saw the end, but you might catch a little flak for revealing the result....I'm thinking of the guys who cannot watch at work.
...
anyway, yeah, sweet strokes on that kid. Mentally, I think he took a few steps up this week. I'm a Joss fan.

tonyg11 · May 27, 2009

nice win too bad Safin played like crap and needs to start playing on faster surfaces to get wins back under his belt. The clay kills his game physically and mentally

BreakPoint · May 27, 2009

Sword said:
How are you sure it is a k90 and not a 95 or other?

Positive that it's a K90.

Looks like K90 sales are now going to go through the roof!

BreakPoint · May 27, 2009

tonyg11 said:
nice win too bad Safin played like crap and needs to start playing on faster surfaces to get wins back under his belt. The clay kills his game physically and mentally

I thought Safin played great and served incredibly well, especially on critical points. Ouanna just played better.

KuanMaster · May 27, 2009

safin could have won, if he would have hit more balls on joss his backhand

sureshs · May 27, 2009

samster said:
Also your low ranked player is ahead against a former 2-time grandslam tournament winner.

That player uses a head size of 89.5 sq inch so it is not surprising.

BreakPoint · May 27, 2009

KuanMaster said:
safin could have won, if he would have hit more balls on joss his backhand

He tried, but then Joss would just hit a screaming down-the-line winner with his backhand.

chrisplchs · May 27, 2009

BreakPoint said:
Positive that it's a K90.

Looks like K90 sales are now going to go through the roof!

Defintiely a K90 or some version of the 90 having picked it up and hit with it before, very stock-like also

Sword · May 27, 2009

Well the k95 has an identical paintjob

BreakPoint · May 27, 2009

Sword said:
Well the k95 has an identical paintjob

Most people on this board know their racquets very well and can tell a K90 from a K95 from a mile away.

VGP · May 27, 2009

ok....more pics:

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vsbabolat · May 27, 2009

^^^^^
Thanks!! That sure is the K6-1 Tour 90.

BreakPoint · May 27, 2009

^^^^
If that's not a K90 then I'm Roger Federer himself.

Not only is the throat a dead giveaway, but the headsize, string pattern, box beam, beam width, etc., etc.

vsbabolat · May 27, 2009

Not only does Ouanna use the K6-1 Tour 90 he also has a one-handed backhand.

VGP · May 27, 2009

Yeah, it's nice to see more pros using the frame. In Ouanna's case, his aren't kept all shiny and new like Federer's. Check the wear at the sides of the head.....

bluescreen · May 27, 2009

is it just me, or does it look like he wraps his overgrip in the opposite direction of the grip?

u can see the indentations of the base grip going opposite of the overgrip. interesting.

THESEXPISTOL · May 27, 2009

bluescreen said:
is it just me, or does it look like he wraps his overgrip in the opposite direction of the grip?

u can see the indentations of the base grip going opposite of the overgrip. interesting.

yeah you're right. That should be some kind o habbit

BreakPoint · May 27, 2009

vsbabolat said:
Not only does Ouanna use the K6-1 Tour 90 he also has a one-handed backhand.

And a very good one at that.

As many people know, the K90 is a GREAT racquet for hitting one-handed backhands!

DunlopDood · May 27, 2009

Can't believe safin blew this one, this guy had the weakest one hander I have ever seen at the pro level. Safin should have stepped on this guy's throat when he had the chance! Oh well, see you at Wimbledon Marat.

BreakPoint · May 27, 2009

DunlopDood said:
Can't believe safin blew this one, this guy had the weakest one hander I have ever seen at the pro level. Safin should have stepped on this guy's throat when he had the chance! Oh well, see you at Wimbledon Marat.

I'm not sure what match you were watching, but the one I saw, he was hitting backhand winners left and right past Safin.

Conquistador · May 27, 2009

Where does he rank out of France's top pros??

Mastadon_10S · May 27, 2009

NikeWilson said:
What Nike shoes is he wearing??? (on tv against Safin) those are tight!

courtballistics 1.3 clay version

Conquistador · May 27, 2009

+1 for Roger Federer--his racquet designs are catching on.

quest01 · May 27, 2009

BreakPoint said:
And a very good one at that.

As many people know, the K90 is a GREAT racquet for hitting one-handed backhands!

Not really, there are other racquets that are better at hitting one handed backhands.

Max G. · May 27, 2009

Conquistador said:
Where does he rank out of France's top pros??

He's currently the 16th-ranked Frenchman, at #134.

With the Gasquet cocaine scandal and with Santoro about to retire, he maybe should be considered the 14th; with the ranking points from this French Open he might move past Adrian Mannarino at #128; maybe, I don't know how the points will work out. If he's really really good, he might move past Mathieu Montcourt at #123 even though Montcourt fought through qualies and got to the 2nd round. So at best, he'll soon be the 12th-best Frenchman... at best.

http://www.atpworldtour.com/tennis/...ll=0&RankDate=5/25/2009&country=France&rank=0

BreakPoint · May 27, 2009

quest01 said:
Not really, there are other racquets that are better at hitting one handed backhands.

The only one I know of that's better for hitting 1HBH's is the KPS88.

samster · May 27, 2009

sureshs said:
He needs to move to a bigger racquet in order to not remain a low ranked player

samster said:
Also your low ranked player is ahead against a former 2-time grandslam tournament winner.

sureshs said:
That player uses a head size of 89.5 sq inch so it is not surprising.

You have physical proof Safin's racket is 89.5 sq inch? If so, that would be so neat. Please take some pictures, measure the balance, static weight, and swing weight just like you asked Fabfed (repeatedly) to do with Roger Federer's K90.

I am sure the rest of the TTW community is interested in your findings on Safin's racket. Thanks so much.

DunlopDood · May 27, 2009

BreakPoint said:
I'm not sure what match you were watching, but the one I saw, he was hitting backhand winners left and right past Safin.

Safin gave him too much of a target. The winners he did hit came off poor Safin aproach shots. I could tell, by the weak technique, that if Safin really started pounding away at that backhand this guy would start shanking the ball left and right. Alas Safin just isn't the player he once was.

Cesc Fabregas · May 28, 2009

This guy is a good player great forehand, good serve, good athlete, mean slice but he does have a weak topspin backhand but apart from that he has a good game.

BreakPoint · May 28, 2009

Cesc Fabregas said:
This guy is a good player great forehand, good serve, good athlete, mean slice but he does have a weak topspin backhand but apart from that he has a good game.

I guess you didn't see all the topspin backhand passing shots that he ripped past Safin, especially the one near the end where Safin dove for the ball and threw his racquet but still couldn't reach the dipping passing shot.

ace-nelis · May 28, 2009

http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/news/interviews/2009-05-24/200905241243192945062.html

Nice interview with are rising star,,
He had a lot of injuries and just changed his additude,,
otherwise he would have been wright in between monfils and tsonga

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