Iga Swiatek - Prince racquet

[esm]

She needs to ditch that crappy Prince racket right now. It totally suck at net

I mean she must be doing something okay at least. She was in the semi-final of a GS... what that racquet of hers

 

[aaron_h27]

16x18, medium siffness (64+) and large headsize (100+) can produce a big ball without needing a huge SW.

 

[t_pac]

it has super high twisted weight in the head, making it very unmanuverable at net. that is main reason why it sucks at net

Obviously never hit with one

 

[Nostradamus]

I mean she must be doing something okay at least. She was in the semi-final of a GS... what that racquet of hers

she doesnt' come to net. she will need to if she is to become multiple slam winner

 

[esm]

she doesnt' come to net. she will need to if she is to become multiple slam winner

Huh? How is that possible if she was in a GS semi final? Or are you only talking about her singles match?

 

[n8dawg6]

ordering up a TT290 cause i want to hit like this gal

 

[mikeeeee]

I must acknowledge that in the past, not rarely I thought you were making some really weird statements. But now your sense of humor is growing on me like a fungus.

He’s actually dead serious about everything be posts and has been putting off his CT scan for too long

 

[AA7]

ordering up a TT290 cause i want to hit like this gal

Haha dude... that is something you should have done a year ago.. this thing is really awesome..

 

[mikeeeee]

ordering up a TT290 cause i want to hit like this gal

Just bought 2.

Will hit 3 shots long in the first session and put it away, never to be used again

 

[McEncock]

no, just put a 1,38 copolymer in it, and you'll be fine

 

[Harry_Wild]

If I were Swiatek, I take $100,000 of her RG prize money and buy 400+ Prince Textreme Tour 100 (290) for storage!

 

[Bill Tilden]

If you guys dont string so high than the elasticity of the strings would take care of the impact shock instead of your arms

the elasticity response makes you lose precision due to too much trampoline effect. Fast court, Fast court and light balls and losing in control was not the case with this RG

 

[Shaolin]

If I were Swiatek, I take $100,000 of her RG prize money and buy 400+ Prince Textreme Tour 100 (290) for storage!

Then one of the big companies will take those 400 racquets, paint them like their current model and give her 800K for using them.

 

[pumpkinpi]

Then one of the big companies will take those 400 racquets, paint them like their current model and give her 800K for using them.

Is that legal? For her to play with a prince racquet while sponsored by babolat/head/wilson so on? Even with a pj, don't think that's right... for example, Djokovic switched to wilson then back to head, and he had to switch between their pro stocks as well.

 

[2nd Serve Ace]

I tend to think its the old 2015 orange stick with the newer pj. The newer frame had a bit of weight redistribution to 3/9, which I honestly prefer but might be not as helpful at Swiatek rhs level.
Edit: well, now I think there was a pj period a year or two ago, but currently just has retail 290s.

i have read that she has been using the same racquet for 5 years... so maybe it is '15... but not familiar with new Prince racquets, so not sure of the PJ changes from '15 to '19...
could Prince have

 

[AA7]

https://tennisnerd.net/gear/racquets/pro-player-racquets/iga-swiateks-racquet/23245

 

[Songs For A Dead Pilot]

She's playing very often on my favorite Warsaw's hard court, but honestly most of coach team is playing Prince rackets as they used to have sposoring deal. My coach is also using 100T and 100P. These are really nice frames. First Textreme Tour 95 was also fine. Of course they are very open, but at least my coach can play very precisely with them. These Prince frames have also nice SW and HL balance.

 

[smalahove]

Is that legal? For her to play with a prince racquet while sponsored by babolat/head/wilson so on? Even with a pj, don't think that's right... for example, Djokovic switched to wilson then back to head, and he had to switch between their pro stocks as well.

Not sure about legality, but I think you’re right as iirc a few of the big mfcs did this back in the day (use another mfc racket under their own PJ). That prob ended due to the risk of law suits most prob. If I’m not mistaken, this is the origin of the H22 and H19.

 

[Keizer]

Not sure about legality, but I think you’re right as iirc a few of the big mfcs did this back in the day (use another mfc racket under their own PJ). That prob ended due to the risk of law suits most prob. If I’m not mistaken, this is the origin of the H22 and H19.

Safin was one of the notorious ones. Muscle Weave 200G PJ on PC600/PT10 while contracted with Dunlop. HEAD ended up suing Dunlop because he was still using CAPs on the MW PJ and he eventually resigned with HEAD at a lower contract than he had with Dunlop.

 

[Songs For A Dead Pilot]

Safin was one of the notorious ones. Muscle Weave 200G PJ on PC600/PT10 while contracted with Dunlop. HEAD ended up suing Dunlop because he was still using CAPs on the MW PJ and he eventually resigned with HEAD at a lower contract than he had with Dunlop.

On the other hand Amélie Mauresmo was playing Dunlop 200 mold (I guess the one used in early non-grafil 200 series – RevPro, M-Fil, Aerogel, Aerogel 4D) with Microgel and YoouTek Radical paint job.

 

[ron schaap]

On the other hand Amélie Mauresmo was playing Dunlop 200 mold (I guess the one used in early non-grafil 200 series – RevPro, M-Fil, Aerogel, Aerogel 4D) with Microgel and YoouTek Radical paint job.

almost as much biceps as Williams

 

[ron schaap]

the elasticity response makes you lose precision due to too much trampoline effect. Fast court, Fast court and light balls and losing in control was not the case with this RG

the RG conditions were not exceptional. In nothern Europe most of the time we have them. Only on a few courts in England they play on grass so the rest is moderate to slow.
Anyway strings are develloped to posses elasticity otherwise we could just as well play with frying pans. Furthermore i remember Mcenroe was very succesfull with his elastic gut strings at not very high tensions.

 

[newyorkstadium]

Thanks for the info @onkystomper Can you remember how much lead was at 12, so we can estimate how it influenced the final spec?

 

[jarko111]

I can’t believe Prince didn’t give her a stencil deal for the final. Ahh well. In 2020, a Prince racket.... in a sea of Babolat and Ezones... won a ladies major title stencil or no.
You can’t take that away. It proves that Prince can still compete and the tour series are great rackets.

 

[Bender]

it has super high twisted weight in the head

are we still talking about the racquet

 

[Shaolin]

I can’t believe Prince didn’t give her a stencil deal for the final. Ahh well. In 2020, a Prince racket.... in a sea of Babolat and Ezones... won a ladies major title stencil or no.
You can’t take that away. It proves that Prince can still compete and the tour series are great rackets.

They didn't give her a stencil deal because they can't afford it.

Unless they can come up with seven figures soon she will be out there with a different stencil and racquet, or most likely her same Prince racquets painted like another brand.

 

[your best friend]

On the other hand, Swiatek could wind up like Ostapenko so Prince has a lot to consider.

 

[fox]

On the other hand, Swiatek could wind up like Ostapenko so Prince has a lot to consider.

You know if she wins next 2 Slams like Osaka for example, her price will raise 10 times. It is risky now, but then may be impossible to catch her

 

[lefty10spro]

I can’t believe Prince didn’t give her a stencil deal for the final. Ahh well. In 2020, a Prince racket.... in a sea of Babolat and Ezones... won a ladies major title stencil or no.
You can’t take that away. It proves that Prince can still compete and the tour series are great rackets.

And yet Vera Zvonereva had a stencil on her O3 Phantom while winning the US Open women's dubs?? Fun trivia - name the last player to win a major singles title using a Prince. Extra credit for which major and the year!!

 

[silentkman]

On the other hand, Swiatek could wind up like Ostapenko so Prince has a lot to consider.

She doesn't double fault 15 times a match like Ostapenko. I think she will be fine.

 

[silentkman]

she doesnt' come to net. she will need to if she is to become multiple slam winner

she was 50/68 at the net for 73%.

 

[ne1410is]

And yet Vera Zvonereva had a stencil on her O3 Phantom while winning the US Open women's dubs?? Fun trivia - name the last player to win a major singles title using a Prince. Extra credit for which major and the year!!

(Wimbledon 2013, Bartoli d. Lisicki, 6-1 6-4) - Prince EXO 3 Warrior + 2 inches.

 

[fox]

And before Bartoli I think it was Sharapova...

 

[2nd Serve Ace]

On the mens side, maybe Ferrero?

 

[Slowtwitcher]

(Wimbledon 2013, Bartoli d. Lisicki, 6-1 6-4) - Prince EXO 3 Warrior + 2 inches.

REPORTED! Any reminder that Bartoli won a GS is forbidden on this site.

 

[ne1410is]

On the mens side, maybe Ferrero?

yeah it think it was ferrero on the men's side
Roland Garros 2003, Ferrero d. Verker 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.

 

[Ruvi the Kruv]

yeah it think it was ferrero on the men's side
Roland Garros 2003, Ferrero d. Verker 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.

Do I see O-PORTS?????

 

[jarko111]

Ok. Zvonerva will always be with o-ports. It’s whats comfortable for her. Yes, she tried other companies but she’s too used to the feel of o3 ports.
Perhaps her contract is simply having free rackets from Prince for the stencil. Rackets are expensive for doubles specialists.

 

[Arzivu]

Do I see O-PORTS?????

No, it is the classic graphite original.

 

[jackcrawford]

On the other hand Amélie Mauresmo was playing Dunlop 200 mold (I guess the one used in early non-grafil 200 series – RevPro, M-Fil, Aerogel, Aerogel 4D) with Microgel and YoouTek Radical paint job.

Head had an arrangement with Dunlop, I don't know whether it was money or a "we'll do the same thing for you if the situation arises". Srixon had the same thing with Babolat, again I don't know the compensation, when the Pure Drive Lite Pro Stock Radwanska was using was painted as a Srixon Revo racquet. I could see the same thing happening with Iga. Since Safin, you have to arrange this stuff in advance to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits.

 

[WYK]

No, it is the classic graphite original.

I think he used a pro stock version of the 100 longbody? Basically a POG mold with a stiffer hoop and longer handle, similar to Chang.

 

[fox]

Head had an arrangement with Dunlop, I don't know whether it was money or a "we'll do the same thing for you if the situation arises". Srixon had the same thing with Babolat, again I don't know the compensation, when the Pure Drive Lite Pro Stock Radwanska was using was painted as a Srixon Revo racquet. I could see the same thing happening with Iga. Since Safin, you have to arrange this stuff in advance to avoid copyright infringement lawsuits.

This is not true. Radwanska Srixon was not painted Babolat. She used Srixon but later used her old PD blacked out. There was no cortex in her srixon.

 

[Arzivu]

I think he used a pro stock version of the 100 longbody? Basically a POG mold with a stiffer hoop and longer handle, similar to Chang.

Yes, you are right. My point was that the picture did not depict a ported racket.

 

[jmacdaununder2]

Do I see O-PORTS?????

I know right; I thought the same thing.

 

[Keizer]

Interesting from tennisnerd. Those are basically stock specs for TT290.

 

[808]

I know right; I thought the same thing.

 

[fox]

Interesting from tennisnerd. Those are basically stock specs for TT290.

Because he put specs of tt290 and doesn’t know exact specs

 

[your best friend]

She doesn't double fault 15 times a match like Ostapenko. I think she will be fine.

Ostapenko didn't either in her magic season. I'm just saying there is no guarantee Swiatek will ever repeat her magic at the French Open this year,
though I'm a fan.
All the more reason why Prince would not likely try to shovel the big dollars at her.
Wilson or Babolat seem to have unlimited budgets with which to sign up pros. Logic would dictate she will wind up with one of those two companies.

 

[sredna42]

Such a sad irony that a company which, outside of Japan, is ever more rapidly going the way of Donnay etc. actually now makes some of the best feeling racquets at impact I’ve ever hit with, and with their continued evolution of TeXtreme use, have virtually solved the hitherto unsolvable conundrum of torsional stability vs. stiffness. I am assuming, of course, that by adding ATS to the racquet head, even the slight flutter evident in the head of the Gen. 1 Tour models - which some prefer in any case - has been mitigated in the 2020 models.

This x2.

It amazes me that one of the lightest frames I have used, is also the most stable. I never seem to get any twisting, nor any harsh off centre hits. It just handles everything thrown at it. My Beast 03 is hands down the best frame I have used, I can't even imagine using anything else now. Maybe a control version of the same frame one day.

I don't know why Prince aren't dominating the market with the quality of their product.

 

[Slowtwitcher]

This x2.

It amazes me that one of the lightest frames I have used, is also the most stable. I never seem to get any twisting, nor any harsh off centre hits. It just handles everything thrown at it. My Beast 03 is hands down the best frame I have used, I can't even imagine using anything else now. Maybe a control version of the same frame one day.

High twistweight.