Any pros use full nat gut these days?
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Uvijek Argen
Semi-Pro
Here is the list:
Bhupathi, Mahesh
Black, Cara
Clement, Arnaud
Erakovic, Marina
Llodra, Michael
Mauresmo, Amelie (retired obviously)
Mirnyi, Max
Raymond, Lisa
Williams, Serena
Williams, Venus
and
Henin, Justine
Wozniacki, Caroline was using it til' last year around Miami Open, then change.
To name a few.....
Bhupathi, Mahesh
Black, Cara
Clement, Arnaud
Erakovic, Marina
Llodra, Michael
Mauresmo, Amelie (retired obviously)
Mirnyi, Max
Raymond, Lisa
Williams, Serena
Williams, Venus
and
Henin, Justine
Wozniacki, Caroline was using it til' last year around Miami Open, then change.
To name a few.....
Djoker_69
Rookie
I belive clijsters is using full bed aswell,
when ballboying i see a few guys that i thought were using full bed but when i was holding one it was halg gut and half x-1 biphase.
Uvijek Argen
Semi-Pro
Yeap, you are right, forgot to put her on the list...thanks.:wink:
Their are a few others in my list of Miami Open 2009,but not known(qualifiers) and others retired like Vicent Spadea.
Uvijek Argen
Semi-Pro
Yes, he used to. Since 2009 he change to Babolat Gut/Luxilon Ace @27/24.
Djoker_69
Rookie
haha dont mention it.
What about pros that used to then swapped, i cantt hink of any atm but im sure theres some well known ones out there.
Uvijek Argen
Semi-Pro
Another that used to,but change to Alu power main/and continue with Nat gut in crosses.
And apologize in advance if I try to sound or look like "i know everything". I was just obsess to know like the OP about this info, and got my hand with some of the Masters logs and find out all that info.
What interest me as a Yonex user is that in the log for some of the Yonex pro players appear hybrids with poly and "yonex-gut".
acer4tennis
Rookie
Do they make Yonex Gut?
Uvijek Argen
Semi-Pro
From my stupidity knowledge ..no. or never knew about it.
That's what it got me wonder. If is some kind of supply just for the Yonex players that we don't know.
JT_2eighty
Hall of Fame
Don't forget Stepanek. And, if it matters, Oudin.
Uvijek Argen
Semi-Pro
Yes, the Williams use full bed. The sources belong to the Wilson stringers in the Baiardo website.
If you atre a member of the USRSA you can access the section on their web site of the pro equipment logs, and you will see that both the William sisters have used Wilson nat. gut for both mains and cross strings since 2003.The site even breaks it down to each event that they used the strings for as well as the tensions used.
I have seen several stringer spec sheets posted on the web indicating the Williams sisters use gut. But, they string it very tightly around 70 lbs. Sampras also used gut string really tight - 70-75 lbs. I think the older generation strung so tightly to get some of the attributes of poly - a stiff string bed that doesn't move much at impact or at least moves in "unison" at impact. Since poly strings have become so prevalent, you see a lot less gut. But, I think a gut hybrid with poly plays great myself.
Venus has hers strung typically at 68/68, and Serena at 66/66 lbs.
Power Player
Bionic Poster
So woz went full gut in the APDC? That's pretty cool..i wonder what tension.
Uvijek Argen
Semi-Pro
Hola PP, In the Miami Open 2009 she did 29kg (64 pounds) and then went down to 28kg (62 pounds)
Power Player
Bionic Poster
Thats awesome. I have wondered what gut in the mains would be like in a babolat crossed with a poly, and she is playing full gut right at 62#s in a powerful, "poly" racquet...very interesting!
