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The best way to get your ideal racket is basically to demo/try lots of different rackets and perhaps even buying a few over the course of 2/3 years to truly know what you like (which obviously may cause you to waste some money but it's not really wasted since you will then know what you like...

Not that surprising really. Those babolats are so ****ing powerful its a joke haha. I hit with a babolat that was strung at 58 pounds and my god those balls were sailing long. If you typically hit through the ball and swing more across your body these type of rackets are a nightmare. In order to...

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Well it's indisputable that Federer is shanking less, you can't argue with that buddy! 97 sq inch at the highest level of the game makes a huge difference from his 90. The heavy topspin of the tour with balls bouncing to Federer's shoulder more often, everyone is seeing a marked improvement in...

Well playing at 33 and just about to play the semi finals of Wimbledon with the highest winner count ever in the history of Wimbledon I highly doubt there is something technically wrong with Federer's forehand. I just don't get why people need to nit-pick it's just so uncalled for. Yes at his...

I thought exactly the same thing watching BBC coverage earlier today. Roddick does a great job by far. I hate John Inverdale, he talks so much crap.

Sorry I just need to be honest on this one. HIT THROUGH THE BLOODY COURT!!!! You're never going to be an effective player if you just hit this slow loopy topspin that you have now. If you want to hit lots of spin and be safe but still be effective; lower the trajectory of your shots by swinging...

Again, you're totally missing the point so greatly that you're making yourself sound like a laughing stock- please stop. Tennis, like any other sport is NOT about how many times you can beat a person or a team etc. Tennis IS about how many significant titles/championships you can win e.g. grand...

I don't think people give much credit however to the Wawrinka forehand because quite frankly it's one of the best on tour especially on clay and hard courts. In the French open final Stan hit 60 winners compared to Djokovic's 29, that's almost double the amount of winners in a single match. Now...

That's exactly what I was getting at. I wanted to know what parts of his game were superior to other guys who have single handers.

Considering all the other guys on the ATP with a one handed backhand e.g Lopez, Kohlschreiber, Almagro, Gasquet, Robredo, Haas- What about Stan's game makes him better than them all?

That's the biggest load of crap I've read on here. Tennis isn't entirely about head to head. If it was so then each player would have to play every single other person in every single tournament to work out who is the best. You're thinking is so narrow-minded and doesn't even apply to how tennis...

Just wandering, how do you guys even know the static weights and swingweight of Stans rackets? It's not like Stan openly publicises it. Unless someone on this forum has physically measured the specs of Stan's rackets then you cannot be anywhere near sure really.

Don't forget the US Open either. Those courts are adequate enough for Wawrinka to set up and hit big. The courts at the US Open seem slow as well which complements Wawrinka's playing style. This video of him thrashing Murray proves it.

I don't get why people find it so hard to believe that Bouchard uses retail stock specs. Do you think that every tennis player is a super human or something wielding massive swingweights. Believe it or not, you don't have to have a massive swingweight in order to hit big. Even with stock APD you...