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Or you could consider using a rowing machine. I've been using one regularly in the gym and it has very low impact on your knees, hips and ankles and gets you much fitter very quickly. It also exercises more of your body than running. Once you regain some of your old fitness you can start to run...

I've used the rowing machine intermittently for about 10 years. Someone on these boards once described a pyramid exercise that club rowers use as a fitness test and it has always worked well for me as a sort of fitness benchmark in the gym. When I decided to get much fitter this Easter I started...

Is there no interest in the Dimitrov frame? In some ways its seems similar to the Ai98 -- similar head size, similar power, enhanced spin, modern players racket etc A 100 is a little bigger than I like.

My Ai98s are pretty thrashed. There's a new Yonex -- DR98 -- that looks like a straight replacement but what else fits the bill? The Wilson Dimitrov racket, the Pacific Tour Pro 97? I play a "modern" all court game with a one-handed backhand. I don't have a problem producing power but equally I...

Thanks for that. I did search but nothing recent came up.

Does anyone know what he's using?

I was courtside when he beat Gimeno-Traver. I have seen him on TV and love his backhand. Up close my main impression is that he hits the ball well on both sides but doesn't get up the court at all -- in fairness he can hit winners from so far behind the baseline that may not matter so much --...

I have been playing the Ai98 since last summer. Always strung with Alu power and always very comfortable. I have just changed to Alu power rough and am noticing some shoulder soreness. Can there be a difference between the two strings in this racket or is is just coincidence?

Yonex don't have a 95 on the market at the moment. That is a huge mistake, particularly given the great 95s they have made in the past. The RD 7 being as good a 95 as was ever made and highly suited for spin/power tennis for those who like a heavier racket.

Thanks for the comparison with the Graphene Prestige. As to your other comparison I think the AI98 is more than a little like the APD. It isn't quite the shot making super-wand that the APD is, and it is a lot softer. But both rackets are very playable, very solid for their weight, very easy...

Is one of those frames the Graphene Prestige MP? Now that you have had a chance to play the AI 98 a comparison of the Yonex with the latest Prestige would really be appreciated.

Good choice. I am hitting the AI98 at present -- probably leaving the Blade Tour behind -- and it has a lot to offer. Have you hit the new Prestige MP? If you have and are able to offer thoughts on it they would be much appreciated.

You are quite right. Lots of interest in the stick will just be wannabe mania. All sorts of people who a year ago could only use the 90" Pro Staff because only that gave them the control/feel/touch/serve/volley/spin/slice/pain free tennis/whatever will soon be using a thicker beamed and much...

I agree. I've played about 10 hours with the AI98. I had been playing the Blade Tour but decided to move to something that would make it easier to work the ball more. I looked at the current crop of 95s and didn't like any of them (the best was the Pure Control 95+ but it was too flexible for...

A vcore 93 -- is that definite?

And interested to know what strings the TW folk are trying. in the Pure Control 95+ review there are red strings, gold strings and all sorts of other exotica!

So I interpret this thread as indicating that there isn't that much enthusiasm among many people for 95s and that people have their own favourites but that there aren't one or two real stand out rackets in this class. Is that about right?

Thanks for all the views below. So far there isn't much enthusiasm for the Dunlops although TW gives the F2.0 Tour a good review. There is more enthusiasm for the Pro Staff 95 than I expected.

I have been playing the current Blade Tour (93) more or less since it came out and I still love it. But I want something with a slightly larger sweet spot that will let me work the ball -- I like to work the ball on f/h and s/h b/h -- a little more easily. I am looking at the 95s that are around...

So is this like a Pure Drive for the midsize/1hbh tendency? I can see there is trade off in terms of feel for power.

So are the m2.0 and something like the new Pure Control Tour in a similar bracket in terms of weight and power?

This racket sounds very interesting to me -- it seems like a trad players frame with a 95 inch head and thinnish beam but has more power than trad Dunlop 95s and in a more manoeuvrable package. TW doesn't give it a full review but there are lots of enthusiastic posts about the racket on TW's...

Utterly terrible. Comparisons between Giggs and Guardiola seem even less compelling. Apparently Van Gaal is likely to be the next manager. A great manager no doubt. But does no one else long for Brian Robson to be given the job? Or for a return to the glory days of English football...

No. I will be buying one of these before too long and am looking forward to it. cc

Federer hasn't beaten Nadal in a slam since 2007 and has never beaten him at a slam other than Wimbledon. It seems amazing. Even if Nadal is the GOAT, to have such dominance over the man many think of as his main rival for that accolade has to be explained by something more than just the tiny...

Finally got to see a live match last week - Arsenal v Chelsea. Chelsea were the better side even though a draw was the right result. Keys for me were that Arsenal had only plan A and when that didn't work there was nothing for them to do but not lose. Chelsea were more versatile but their...

I saw a little of Tsonga's semi against Djokovic. The ball made a very interesting sound of the racket face - a sort of soft whump. Does anyone know what strings he is using in this new stick?

Is anyone familiar with this amazingly annoying thing? How do I get rid of it?

United's football has been sterile for the last few years. This looks like a difficult season.

Isn't 2/3 of a year about eight months. May be an accurate prediction!