He looks like member of Polish Volleyball teamHe looks like a dude who should be playing with a Wilson... smooth... just like Fed..
yeah switching to Wilson and Adidasthink Hubi will change sponsors, because he no longer appears in the Yonex team on the official website.
his yonex was 16x19 afaikMaybe an 18x19 Blade or whatever 18x19 mold Tsitsipas had been spotted with a few times.
Or is Hurkz a 16x19 guy, I thought he was 18x20?
Thanks for posting![]()
Only pic I was able to find
Throat looks more like a blade than h22 or h19![]()
Screen grabbed from this vid. Judging by the 16x19 drill pattern, im thinking its a Blade 98 16x19
Probably a kbladeThroat looks more like a blade than h22 or h19
Definitely the most popular pro stock blade layup & the most powerful. I like that for himProbably a kblade
Youre in the pro gear subforum home boy, in case you forgotIt doesn't matter what racket it is!
He walks like a volley ball player tooHe looks like member of Polish Volleyball team![]()
Definitely NOT the H19 throatThroat looks more like a blade than h22 or h19
No way he will be changing racquet manufacturers mid-tournament.Playing soon against Ruud so will be interesting to see (but not Jan 1st yet for the contract to kick in)
I meant more for the clothes or the W stencil to appear on his frame - but hes decked out in Adidas and no W stencil on the Blade (not blacked out)No way he will be changing racquet manufacturers mid-tournament.
He will be playing with the Wilson January 1st or not imo.
Why would they sign Hurkacz then?Wilson needs a Grand Slam title again on the ATP singles tour..
It's been awhile..
Only logical racquet for Hubi would be RF 01 Pro or at least RF97A in a slightly lighter pro stock version like Dimitrov's, since he played with a 2019 Vcore Pro at 370sw
6.1 95 16x19 would also suit him really well
Those older and pro stock Blades are for fast rhs non stop bashing, with high sw, not sure he can adapt them to his measured redirecting holding counterpunching style
When I played with his old VCP 330g stock I found that it was difficult to really bash full power, it was basically a consistency racquet. I could easily hold deep balls in play in all kinds of rallys, but felt awkward when I really wanted to go for it, or attack with more initiative. I won a lot of matches with it, 15 or so in a row once, but by playing a waiting game with big serves, similar style like Hubi but 20x worse obviously
Blade v5 is the exact opposite in my experience, full fast swing only, lacking in that range and overall playability, I could never gel with that
But the new Pro has a huge range, he can create all kinds of plays, angles and spins with it, and it will take lead at 12 super easily with that massive stiff throat and lower hoop
Weird choice..
2019 VCP is a stiff and very direct racquet, I think you mixed it up a bit. Gave me the only elbow injury I ever had when I played it with a stiff string for some 2 months. It's even difficult to string it above approx 23kg it becomes very brassy, lots of ringing
Not similar to Prestiges or H19 at all
Stiff, spinny, more open string pattern, easy depth and power
Pro Staffs are even stiffer for sure, but that particular VCP is in that same category
This is giving me deja vu. Did you post something similar regarding a pro racket switch in the past 5-6 months?Only logical racquet for Hubi would be RF 01 Pro or at least RF97A in a slightly lighter pro stock version like Dimitrov's, since he played with a 2019 Vcore Pro at 370sw
6.1 95 16x19 would also suit him really well
Those older and pro stock Blades are for fast rhs non stop bashing, with high sw, not sure he can adapt them to his measured redirecting holding counterpunching style
When I played with his old VCP 330g stock I found that it was difficult to really bash full power, it was basically a consistency racquet. I could easily hold deep balls in play in all kinds of rallys, but felt awkward when I really wanted to go for it, or attack with more initiative. I won a lot of matches with it, 15 or so in a row once, but by playing a waiting game with big serves, similar style like Hubi but 20x worse obviously
Blade v5 is the exact opposite in my experience, full fast swing only, lacking in that range and overall playability, I could never gel with that
But the new Pro has a huge range, he can create all kinds of plays, angles and spins with it, and it will take lead at 12 super easily with that massive stiff throat and lower hoop
Weird choice..
fascinatingly weird racket situation. following this.![]()
matte paint, no green grommets and different headguard to the V9
Looks like a regular pro stock Blade w/ regular grommets.![]()
matte paint, no green grommets and different headguard to the V9
Yonex does a lot of matte paint so not surprising thwre![]()
matte paint, no green grommets and different headguard to the V9
Most likely due to having a matte finish on every Yonex cosmetic he usedMatte is interesting also as most pro stock 16x19 k blades in v9 I’ve seen were glossy
This doesn´t look good for Hubi. From what i´ve seen in recent highlights his groundstrokes lack power/penetration, the balls just sits there for his opponents to rip it.Hubi just lost to Machać
Curse of YONEX continues
There were moments vs Ruud when he looked really powerfull from the baseline and i think the problem shows mostly on pressure points ( like last game against Machac) so its nature is rather mental then technical or equipment wise imoThis doesn´t look good for Hubi. From what i´ve seen in recent highlights his groundstrokes lack power/penetration, the balls just sits there for his opponents to rip it.
Hubi and mental. I lost track of how many times I've uttered those words...There were moments vs Ruud when he looked really powerfull from the baseline and i think the problem shows mostly on pressure points ( like last game against Machac) so its nature is rather mental then technical or equipment wise imo