The EZONE series (98 & 100) is basically Yonex‘s own Pure Drive anyway.
Maybe because we do not see the top players lately...
True. The 98 is what the PDVS should have been but failed.
Got a problem? Wilson I’d say is number 2 in sales for WTA, by a pretty close margin. Very few clashes, I’m surprised it’s only blade pj’s and maybe an ultra here or there.
Just like RF is and he is the lead Wilson racquet endorser for the company!
Agree 100%. In the states I'm seeing tons of the top male juniors and low level ATP pros (1000-100) using yonex as well. Certainly seems to be taking the player's racket crown over the old Head classic days now that Head has gone a weirdly different direction.
I don't agree. Head had some hard time, but the todays and future times seem to be bright with Andreescu, Barty, Gauff, Mertens, Zverev still they have Djokovic. Head attracted really good talent out there. Transition from junior to senior is not so obvious that we can say it will translate into future marketing. I guess Yonex just became more popular with recent success but I don't really know who will represent them let's say in 3 years time. I can mention only Osaka is real chance for any Slam win and for ATP there is zero chance for now.
You are only looking at the top who get paid big money to "endorse" the racket. Not the up and coming next gen. I'm talking about the players who pay or get discounts on rackets that they actually use, not the ones who get paid big $$$ to market their brand. IE its a question of what are these next gen using and choose to use, and not of which brand is paying top dollar for a top player to market their goods, while under the fancy paint job branding is a completely different racket....
Because theses are the people who will be marketing these companies in 3-5 years. Andreescu, Zverev and Barty are almost bound to be in TOP10-TOP20 in 3 years unless some bad injury happens to them. All of them should be TOP5. Gauff is 16, Sinner 18, these are players who are potentially TOP10-TOP20 in 5 years. All 5 players mentioned have a real chance of winning a GS in some upcoming time (some bigger some slimmer but I talk about potential). Meaning majority of people watching tennis will see Head racquets all the time used by very top players. While Yonex will be visible only with Osaka basing on current situation.
Im trying to tell you which company will have better visibility in ATP and WTA in few years time based on current situation (because of course some unpredictable things happen too). None of these Head players was drawn to Head for big money when they succeeded. They are Head players from juniors meaning probably Head doesn’t pay them this much. I would even say it is possible Osaka and Kurgios paycheck from Yonex could be comparable to what these 5 players receive from Head all together
Im trying to tell you which company will have better visibility in ATP and WTA in few years time based on current situation (because of course some unpredictable things happen too). None of these Head players was drawn to Head for big money when they succeeded. They are Head players from juniors meaning probably Head doesn’t pay them this much. I would even say it is possible Osaka and Kurgios paycheck from Yonex could be comparable to what these 5 players receive from Head all together
Im talking about players who have already succeeded, shown their potential on GS level and are known for the worldwide audience. But this had already happened. How are you able to tell if a junior succeedes in senior tennis?
Which Yonex are you using?
I am using the VCore 100. The more I use it the more I like it. I've messed around with a couple of different strings, but like the gut/shaped poly combo.
Actually I think more TT would be in heaven which is 0.05% of the market
For <4.5 NTRP level player using such racket doesn’t make sense.
