I think Agassi, Seles, Sabatini, Chang and Serena would not have much success with small headed 85 racquets. lolLOL. He jumped to Yonex because they offered him the most money. Any really good player can play with any racket once they get dialled in so 90% of them go where the most sponsorship money comes from. You only have a few years to make money in the game so you maximize profits. It's totally naive to suggest he switched over to Yonex from Wilson for performance reasons.
Wilson is laying out big money for established stars like Fed and Williams, they likely are waiting for the next big time player to sponsor. Yonex is grabbing next gen small country players hoping to hit it big if they become something like maybe Osaka.
I can tell you that a ton of Canadian juniors are using Yonex frames these days so going young is helping them in that market. Still see the old vets at the club with Wilson, Head and Babolat. But the kids are following the kids on tour.
And really assuming 2 Sq In of frame size makes a bit of difference is really out there as far as a thought process goes. Pros have competed with 107 sq in rackets going against 85 sq in rackets and neither had an advantage. 98-100 isn't the Golden Ratio or anything like that. It's a compromise.
wants to buy bigger things to compensate for other, tinny stuff...
Yeah, sure, Thiem won because his racquet is an inch bigger than Fed's one, cool story.
I'll buy a couple of Big Bubba and I'll domain the ATP tour, then.
Or wait, better than that, try it yourself and prove your marvelous theory.
If 95s are so good why doesn't every player on the Pro Tour (Male or Female) use a 95?
There should be mandatory labeling on the throat: "WARNING: THE SURGEON GENERAL HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS PRODUCT IS HAZARDOUS TO THE HEALTH OF YOUR ELBOW."
Such a simple yet complex question. Almost all tour players are going to come out of junior programmes where it is very common for kids to start with tweener rackets
Sorry, didn't mean to offend.... HOWEVER IF YOU FIND AFTER SEVERAL YEARS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR ELBOW YOU WILL PROCEED TO WIN AT LEAST ELEVEN SINGLES TITLES AT ROLAND GARROS !!!
OK, so Shapovalov is the exception to the rule then![]()
So you are basically saying that racquet brand impacts the game. Fair enough.
I thought about the same point! Djoker uses a 95. Some more: Nishikori, Agut & Kohlschreiber. If so many in the tour are using 95 sq.in, the theory of "bigger head size is better" does not sound right. I.e., if all the players mentioned in that list including Shapo, plus Dimitrov, Verdasco, switch to a 100 sq.in, will they win more matches? I don't think so.Wawrinka does pretty well with a 95 (Yonex), then Murray, Cilic, Delpo, and isn't Djokers frame a 95 as well? I'm sure I'm missing some others, but these are all the recent major winners with a 95. And you can throw in Anderson as a finalist.
The 95 to 100 seems to be the ideal range.
thats what she saidincrease 3 square inches
Watching Shapo and Tsitsipas in 1080p atm.
Shapo. looks like he is using a 98 now. The hoop looks huge next to his body .. and he has bulked up quite a bit. And when he places the tennis ball against the frame during the beginning of his service motion, the string bed makes the tennis ball look smaller than it does against the SV95 which I am very very familiar with.
Denis is serving and hitting a lot more consistently over the past few weeks.
So with the 98, Denis is CERTAINLY MAJOR WORTHY! I'm so pleased to see the way his game is developing now. He needs the firepower to compete with guys like Tsitsipas, FAA, Tiafoe, Zverev, Coric etc.
He hasn't changed racket, so sorry to disappoint you. You must be riling that he's doing so well with his 95!
Lol. He's still using a 95.
So cringe the way someone would act because they think shapo is using a 98 inch headsize
Last time I checked a 97+ inch headsize isn't what wins grandslams but maybe i'll have to check the list again. Didn't know it was an official rule
I would like to see some real specs up on here! No stringers from Miami or Indian Wells here!!
Last 15 years majors and master 1000 have been won mostly by : Djoko (95sq inch) Nadal (100sqinch) Murray (95sq inch) and Federer (90sq inch for the most, and only a few with 97).
From that perspective, your theory is, as always, wrong.
@TforTommy, cut the passive agressive drivel.
If you are certain he is using a 95 ... please show us an accurate photo of his racquet and his detailed specs.
Otherwise, everything you and I say is just conjecture. One thing for sure he is not using a VCore SV95 or VCore 95
As for your comment regarding 97+s not winning Majors. Have you ever heard of Rafael Nadal? Don't you know that Roger won his last two Majors with a 97?
As for guys like Cilic, del Potro, Djokovic, Wawrinka, given the influence of Sampras and the younger Federer, it is little suprise that they would have gravitated to smaller head sizes from the start.
He's still using the VCORE SV95 just now with a paintjob of the current lineWatching Shapo and Tsitsipas in 1080p atm.
Shapo. looks like he is using a 98 now. The hoop looks huge next to his body .. and he has bulked up quite a bit. And when he places the tennis ball against the frame during the beginning of his service motion, the string bed makes the tennis ball look smaller than it does against the SV95 which I am very very familiar with.
Denis is serving and hitting a lot more consistently over the past few weeks.
So with the 98, Denis is CERTAINLY MAJOR WORTHY! I'm so pleased to see the way his game is developing now. He needs the firepower to compete with guys like Tsitsipas, FAA, Tiafoe, Zverev, Coric etc.
he has a ridiculous spin game with the 95It could very well be that Shap should change to a bigger head sized Yonex to leverage his spin game, but the 95 sq in frame still rule for flat power tennis, and epic touch.
is it weighed much heavier than retail version with different balance point ?He's still using the VCORE SV95 just now with a paintjob of the current line
is it weighed much heavier than retail version with different balance point ?
Timing is everything!he has a ridiculous spin game with the 95
he has a ridiculous spin game with the 95
That is one thing I will agree to about Shapo..when his timing is even slightly off, he struggles...he needs to start "winning ugly" as Brad Gilbert would put it. But when he is on, he can be unbeatable. He is still one of my favourite NextGens all the sameHe really struggled against Federer today. Both his Serve and his BH were really "Off". Just couldn't deal with Federer's power of shot.