Kalugin
Rookie
Hello, my friends!
Today i will show you one of the rarest and unique racquets from my collection of personal tennis stars sticks.
The owner of this racquet was the real prodigy of his time. Despite being the part of unbelievable American generation (included such terminators as Sampras and Agassi + Chang), he made more pulsating signals for being Tour dominator.
Under 23 he made 7 runs to Grand Slam events finals. Sampras made 6, Agassi - 4, Chang - 1.
For example nowadays leaders Jannik Sinner (24 years old already) and Carlos Alcaraz (22 years 4 months) have 5 and 6 finals respectively (before US Open-2025 semis).
Yes, numbers told us that the hero of this article was in a charge of having one of the most bright careers ever on ATP Tour.
But all of sudden he finished as a top player aged 23. And after 25 he never reached Grand Slam quarters and exactly at 26 for the last time was the member of Top 10. He retired before turning 30. But still was capable of doing things, as his last pro win was over one of the most talented players ever - David Nalbandian.
Critical situation with his racquet sponsor Wilson was one of the reasons of his crash. Finally he was forced to find ways to find a new racquet for himself. And guys from Jay's Custom Stringing made a very special racquet for him that was based on his beloved Wilson Pro Staff Original 6.0. But it was other weapon. No PWS, unique bumper guard:
And for sure layup. Wilson was made of Graphite and Kevlar, his unique racquets were made of Graphite and Fiberglass. With Graphite was on the top of the mold, and Fiberglass - in the lower part of the racquet.
As our hero was used to play with Wilson handle, his racquets were equipped with Wilson like molded handle, and even a butt cap was from Wilson, but for sure W logo were deleted from his racquets.
My friends, Jim Courier and his unbelievable racquet! This particular racquet was used by Jim during famous Davis Cup-1998 first round match against team Russia. Courier became national hero (once again abd for the last time) when he won the deciding match against Russia's 18-years old debutant Marat Safin. He did it after being bagelled in the first set!
And here are the specs of this super rare racquet:
Weight - 369,
Swingweight - 354,
Length - 68,4,
Balance - 31,8 (without Tourna overgrip, which signs you can clearly see on the Fairway by Balmforth of England that Jim continued to use).
Hope you've liked this article!
Best regards for all of you!
Today i will show you one of the rarest and unique racquets from my collection of personal tennis stars sticks.
The owner of this racquet was the real prodigy of his time. Despite being the part of unbelievable American generation (included such terminators as Sampras and Agassi + Chang), he made more pulsating signals for being Tour dominator.
Under 23 he made 7 runs to Grand Slam events finals. Sampras made 6, Agassi - 4, Chang - 1.
For example nowadays leaders Jannik Sinner (24 years old already) and Carlos Alcaraz (22 years 4 months) have 5 and 6 finals respectively (before US Open-2025 semis).
Yes, numbers told us that the hero of this article was in a charge of having one of the most bright careers ever on ATP Tour.
But all of sudden he finished as a top player aged 23. And after 25 he never reached Grand Slam quarters and exactly at 26 for the last time was the member of Top 10. He retired before turning 30. But still was capable of doing things, as his last pro win was over one of the most talented players ever - David Nalbandian.
Critical situation with his racquet sponsor Wilson was one of the reasons of his crash. Finally he was forced to find ways to find a new racquet for himself. And guys from Jay's Custom Stringing made a very special racquet for him that was based on his beloved Wilson Pro Staff Original 6.0. But it was other weapon. No PWS, unique bumper guard:
And for sure layup. Wilson was made of Graphite and Kevlar, his unique racquets were made of Graphite and Fiberglass. With Graphite was on the top of the mold, and Fiberglass - in the lower part of the racquet.
As our hero was used to play with Wilson handle, his racquets were equipped with Wilson like molded handle, and even a butt cap was from Wilson, but for sure W logo were deleted from his racquets.
My friends, Jim Courier and his unbelievable racquet! This particular racquet was used by Jim during famous Davis Cup-1998 first round match against team Russia. Courier became national hero (once again abd for the last time) when he won the deciding match against Russia's 18-years old debutant Marat Safin. He did it after being bagelled in the first set!
And here are the specs of this super rare racquet:
Weight - 369,
Swingweight - 354,
Length - 68,4,
Balance - 31,8 (without Tourna overgrip, which signs you can clearly see on the Fairway by Balmforth of England that Jim continued to use).
Hope you've liked this article!
Best regards for all of you!
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