James Blake switches to Wilson!!!

[AkilKB]

Hey can anyone confirm that James Blake is indeed using Wilson BLX 90? Here is a pic of him from the Brisbane international...

 

[AkilKB]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__hg6EYJBU...fEu7S55qpaA/s1600-h/Blake+Brisbane+010110.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__hg6EYJBUPQ/Sz3kseglh3I/AAAAAAAAB88/fEu7S55qpaA/s1600-h/Blake+Brisbane+010110.jpg

 

[forthegame]

Is it confirmed? I'm a bit surprised. Maybe he needs a change to help turn his fortunes around?

 

[smack that]

Looks like his old Dunlop racquet under a pj just look at the headshape and the little thing right above the handle looks shorter than a sixone would have

 

[chanee]

He's still with Dunlop. False alarm folks.

 

[AkilKB]

I certainly hope so...maybe he just got fed up of Dunlop, and thinks that Wilson's new BLX line of rackets will help him...who knows..... :shock:

 

[AkilKB]

wait, so does that mean that Blake is officially signed with Wilson now?

 

[Enforcer666]

who gives a ****. he i a washup ballbasher of the worste kind

 

[forthegame]

They're ball bashers.

 

[SuperFly]

who gives a ****. he i a washup ballbasher of the worste kind

At least he can spell.

No stencil on there so I don't think he was signed, maybe just playing around with a friend's stick.

 

[kishnabe]

At least he can spell.

No stencil on there so I don't think he was signed, maybe just playing around with a friend's stick.

Dry, my friend.

I think James Blake is better with Wilson. Since Wilson Quality Control is proportinal to James Blake's performance. Allways inconsistent but when on the right specs it is pure gold.

 

[whoopinstick]

What shoe is he wearing?

 

[SuperFly]

What shoe is he wearing?

Probably his new Filas.

 

[Buckethead]

Dry, my friend.

I think James Blake is better with Wilson. Since Wilson Quality Control is proportinal to James Blake's performance. Allways inconsistent but when on the right specs it is pure gold.

LOL,great statement.
Everybody is leaving Dunlop,first was Haas that actually played better,i guess Michelin is coming out with rackets as well,LOL.

 

[Aces09]

maybe he's following in tommy haas' steps and switching to a racquet that'll give him some more free power, I bet his old racquet had zero power, maybe he'll have a sweet resurgence like Haas did

 

[Lsmkenpo]

I doubt it is a BLX, just a paintjob of the Tyger frame he has used his entire career, I don't see any bulge at 3 & 9 (PWS) on the frame in the photo.

 

[stanfordtennis alum]

its prob a paintjob of his previous classic dunlop frame

 

[blaby]

maybe hes just demoing...

 

[featherlight]

i hope this is false

 

[THESEXPISTOL]

Yes.. Wilson doesn't has a big american name in mens tennis using their racquets and they decided to use Blake popularity in the US to market the new BLX line. After Federer retires they will not have ''a champion'' sponsored by them because del potro isn't a big name (compared to Fed, Sampras and other champions that Wilson was endorsing).

 

[hemat23]

It certainly is a bit odd

Picture from australianopen.com

 

[smack that]

There's pws and than a hybrid Job
a bit odd?

 

[Buckethead]

Blake is definitely with Wilson.No mas Dunlop

 

[Fedace]

Wilson makes better rackets anyway, i hope this change will Propel him to Grand Slam victory,,,,,,FINALLY. that Aerogel stuff from Dunlop is pure Trash..........lol

 

[Fedace]

It certainly is a bit odd

Picture from australianopen.com

is that 2009 or 2010,,, aussie open ??

 

[Mdubb23]

Yes.. Wilson doesn't has a big american name in mens tennis using their racquets and they decided to use Blake popularity in the US to market the new BLX line. After Federer retires they will not have ''a champion'' sponsored by them because del potro isn't a big name (compared to Fed, Sampras and other champions that Wilson was endorsing).

Two things wrong with your theory:

--Wilson has Mardy Fish;
--Blake will retire much before Federer, at least based on claims Federer has made that he believes his career's only half-over, it definitely doesn't seem Blake can say the same.

 

[Fedace]

^^Why is there NO Wilson Stencil on that racket ?????

 

[Mdubb23]

Wilson makes better rackets anyway, i hope this change will Propel him to Grand Slam victory,,,,,,FINALLY. that Aerogel stuff from Dunlop is pure Trash..........lol

yeah bro lol aerogels pure Trash mon, blx and kfactor pwns them hahahaha

 

[Mdubb23]

^^Why is there NO Wilson Stencil on that racket ?????

idk y there isnt NO Stencil bro, maybe cuz jb's not under contract yet lol

 

[tintin]

Yes.. Wilson doesn't has a big american name in mens tennis using their racquets and they decided to use Blake popularity in the US to market the new BLX line. After Federer retires they will not have ''a champion'' sponsored by them because del potro isn't a big name (compared to Fed, Sampras and other champions that Wilson was endorsing).

wtf are you on?
champion and Blake should NEVER be in the same sentence together;NEVER!

what has Mardy Fish won that makes him stand out?
Masters Series? NO!
1 fluke slam semis years ago!
no Davis Cup
no slam win
just 3 ATP tour wins

don't remember Blake even making a slam final since he has yet to make a slam semis at the age of 30:roll: :lol: while Del Potro has 1 slam semis(2009 FO) and he won the 2009 USO beating Federer and DelPony is just 21

I don't see anyone walking around with TR Fila apparels despite his supposed "popularity" but there's a whole bunch of people;young and old walking with their RF apparels in the good Ol US of A ;-)

 

[Mdubb23]

wtf are you on?

Wasn't going to say it, but agreed completely.

 

[Cup8489]

It certainly is a bit odd

Picture from australianopen.com

whats the yellow finishing tape about? tournagrip is red finishing tape...and it would look better that way.

 

[leonidas1982]

PWS is there (4 strings through it). 16x19 string pattern. interesting.

 

[OliverSimon]

whats the yellow finishing tape about? tournagrip is red finishing tape...and it would look better that way.

Tournagrip has Red, black, white and yellow finishing tapes.

 

[joachim-babolat]

Look at Tomas Berdych using a new red racquet in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KM8-usGN-s

 

[OliverSimon]

Look at Tomas Berdych using a new red racquet in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KM8-usGN-s

I think Tomas Berdych switched to the Youtek Radical!! Has Dunlop gone out of business?

 

[Kaz00]

and now we will see pics of roddick using a prince lol

 

[RCizzle65]

Roddick used to use a Prince before a Babolat person threw one into his hands

 

[leonidas1982]

I suppose confirmation can be had during Blake and Roddick's doubles' match on Sunday (Australian Time).

 

[35ft6]

I thought people said he was never using Dunlop, but a Tyger paintjob made to look like a Dunlop?

 

[theProdigy]

wow. it's definitely what he's playing with though. full alu power, tourna...i hope the big change will boost his play this year.

 

[leonidas1982]

If he is switching, that is a 7 sq in reduction in head size. I guess drastic times calls for drastic measures.

 

[Leelord337]

he's also rocking the ASO ankle brace , which i have to wear on court as well as i tore my ligament in my left ankle 2 months ago

 

[chanee]

If he is switching, that is a 7 sq in reduction in head size. I guess drastic times calls for drastic measures.

Hopefully the UE's don't creep up even more!

 

[BDAZ]

I thought people said he was never using Dunlop, but a Tyger paintjob made to look like a Dunlop?

i think what was originally said by a pro stringer on these boards was that at the time (of the original discussion), the closest frame mold-wise was a tyger frame, but that his was made and designed 100% by dunlop. people ended up taking that to mean that he used a tyger frame painted as a dunlop. i think now, the "pro mold", as it were, is the basis for the aerogel 4D 300 tour, and the m-fil 2 hundred plus before it. some say the pre vo2 tecnifibres are from this mold, too. not fact on my part. just my best recollection of comments from these boards.

 

[leonidas1982]

Hopefully the UE's don't creep up even more!

Maybe it will help with preventing the ball from sailing long and wide -- time for control.

 

[Buckethead]

Well if Melzer, Robredo,and Almagro switched rackets too,would be funny.
Dunlop isn't good anyway,i hope Pacific or Fischer hire some more players.

 

[DavidGarcia]

Well if Melzer, Robredo,and Almagro switched rackets too,would be funny.
Dunlop isn't good anyway,i hope Pacific or Fischer hire some more players.

Dunlop has, does and will still make awasome sticks.

Your comment sounds like someone brainwashed big time by marketing.

 

[Buckethead]

Dunlop has, does and will still make awasome sticks.

Your comment sounds like someone brainwashed big time by marketing.

LOL,they make good rackets to juniors, get through with their junior careers ,til they can play with a man's racket,then the juniors dump Dunlop and go where they want,LOL.
Just look at the thread of junior sponsorship and you'll se what i'm talking about.There are people dumping Dunlop like flies,and some saying that any junior can get the Dunlop Squad,any top 50,to show how desperately they need people to play with their ****tttyyy rackets.BTW,they only give 300,500T and 500,which are all c r a p.

 

[DavidGarcia]

LOL,they make good rackets to juniors, get through with their junior careers ,til they can play with a man's racket,then the juniors dump Dunlop and go where they want,LOL.
Just look at the thread of junior sponsorship and you'll se what i'm talking about.There are people dumping Dunlop like flies,and some saying that any junior can get the Dunlop Squad,any top 50,to show how desperately they need people to play with their ****tttyyy rackets.BTW,they only give 300,500T and 500,which are all c r a p.

The thing I like about Dunlop the most is that they spend almost 0$ in marketing and sponsoring juniors which then means they can be more competitive with prices and sell great sticks at reasonable prices to tennis players like me.

Dunlop has made some of the best tennis rackets in the history and still does. I couldn't care less whether or not James Blake or others are sponsored by Dunlop.

The AG 300 16x18 is a awesome stick, pretty easy to customize.