Alexandrova currently playing Iga with Blade v7 paintjob.

[TalkingTennis91]

Watching Alexandrova's match against Iga right now, her racquet bears the old Blade v7 paintjob, instead of the copper Pro Staff v14 paintjob she's been using for a while.

Not sure if this is the first match for this- may just now be noticing.

Thoughts?

 

[ABus]

She is all over the place, only used pro staff for a bit, then back to blades. She used v9 most of the year, made Monterrey final with that one and somehow she is playing Us open with v7

 

[onehandbh]

Paintjobs have been around a long time.

2007 US Open
Federer used a Quentin Tarantino paintjob against Djokovic, who was using a Dustin Diamond paintjob.

 

[ChrisJR3264]

Sinner is still using the 2022 head speed paint job.
Del po used to hold onto his kfactor paint job for a bit.

 

[mavsman149]

Or Andy Murray still using an i.Radical pj in 2007

 

[MeatTornado]

She randomly started using it during the USO. She had the V9 paint as recently as the week before in Monterrey.

 

[lidoazndiabloboi]

Maybe shes using a previous spec and didnt have time to mod the current v9 PJ, so instead went back to v7 spec.

 

[PCunique]

I believe she plays with a Blade 98S 18*16.

 

[A_Instead]

Maybe it's a silent protest against Wilson..
If she wins on Saturday.. and if her contact is up soon..
Likely Yonex will get another player..

 

[Alexh22]

Yeah. Either a specific setup in the past she liked or someone is going to yonex.

 

[A_Instead]

Looks like no Yonex contact in 2026..