Lisicki with Yonex Ezone?

[ron schaap]

Maybe some may not remember her anymore but former topplayer Lisicki appears now against Babos on Wimbledon using the Yonex Ezone with the bright green paintjob. So bye bye to her trusted vcore, because the new head shape does look on tv squarer and thicker than her old vcore.
She has one of the best serve motions of all WTA because most other have strange quircks in their motion.

 

[smalahove]

I agree when it comes to her service motion. I watched her practice today on Eurosport, and it looked solid. Good shoulder and upper body rotation into the ball/strike zone.

Looked like an ezone 98 - perhaps 100, ro me.

 

[hurworld]

Wouldn't expect anything less with regards to serve technique for someone who holds the fastest serve record in Women's tennis.

 

[Crashbaby]

I watched the match and it’s the latest Ezone 98, she has also dumped using poly tour spin in the mains and now looks to using poly tour fire instead.

 

[snr]

I watched the match and it’s the latest Ezone 98, she has also dumped using poly tour spin in the mains and now looks to using poly tour fire instead.

I agree when it comes to her service motion. I watched her practice today on Eurosport, and it looked solid. Good shoulder and upper body rotation into the ball/strike zone.

Looked like an ezone 98 - perhaps 100, ro me.

I can't tell the difference between an ezone 98 or if its a PJ on top of a DR98 lol.

 

[McLovin]

I can't tell the difference between an ezone 98 or if its a PJ on top of a DR98 lol.

EZONE 98 vs Dr98 is fairly easy as the latter is more rounded. What I find harder is EZONE 98 vs Xi98 (what Kyrios uses). Dr98 and Ai98 are essentially the same mold.

 

[shapovalovnextgoat]

EZONE 98 vs Dr98 is fairly easy as the latter is more rounded. What I find harder is EZONE 98 vs Xi98 (what Kyrios uses). Dr98 and Ai98 are essentially the same mold.

No they aren't. The Ai 98 is even rounder than the DR, to the point where it almost doesn't look isometric any more. Look at pictures of Osaka's frame.

 

[Deleted member 369227]

No they aren't. The Ai 98 is even rounder than the DR, to the point where it almost doesn't look isometric any more. Look at pictures of Osaka's frame.

I have four racquets of each (Ai and DR). After detailed comparison, I am pretty confident that they are absolutely same mold (slightly isometric). However, their grommets/bumpers are not identical, their buttcaps are not identical, and the feel on ball impact is sublimely different.

With Ai, the feel on impact is buttery soft and slightly longer lasting, while in case of DR it is a little bit more “punchy” (something people describe as “crisp”), but any remaining vibrations are completely attenuated, instantly afterwards. That’s the only difference I noticed, and I can play and switch between them without any problem.

 

[McLovin]

However, their grommets/bumpers are not identical,

They may not be 'identical', but I'm pretty sure they are interchangeable. I'm almost 100% certain I did this with my Ai98 a while back (e.g., TW was out of the Ai98 grommets so I used Dr98 grommets).

 

[Deleted member 369227]

That's good to know, thanks for sharing that info!