Seriously? Can we know a bit more about it now that time has flied...? Thanks!I once gave the Rossignol president a ride to the airport. I told him that there was no way Mats used that flimsy piece of junk. He asked me to keep quiet about the fact that Mats did use a much stiffer layup than what they sold. Probably ok to spill the beans now!
This would have been about 1988 and the central Florida academy I worked at signed a 1 year contract with Rossignol. He said it was custom made for Mats, but I'll bet by today's standards it was still a noodle! I probably shouldn't have called the retail version "junk"! One man's junk is another man's treasure!!
Nice story, thanks. I never heard that they were custom made for Mats before but it's not surprising either. Working in Florida, lucky you…
Well said!
Back in the days, I used to see many women playing with the white F200 that you mentioned, this could explain that.
For sure one of the most unusual rackets and old school games with unique jump serve *and* to be still playing at this level at 44.
The F200 rackets were very flexible and rossi did stiffen up some of the later series models as can be seen by the below data:
And Pernfors, made by Pro Kennex. Very nice racquets for the time.
Popular in Australia for sure.
to this post, I won't blame you lol.
Don’t throw the racquets away. At the very least give it to charity.Talking about Rossis, I'm about to throw out 3 F200 from 1982, all in good shape. Can't believe I'm about to do this but they've been shelved for ages. I guess nobody would want them for free or I can't sell them either, even at a cheap price. I know neither me nor anyone else of my entourage will use them anymore so...
Good news is that I still have one model from 1982, another one from 1984 and the 1986 Mats Wilander signature, which I will never throw away.
You can put a
I've thought about it but... 1982 F200s...? I'm not even sure they'd want them.
They want anything.
Or just list them on the bay. There are people that collect vintage rackets and if they are in decent conditions they will sell at a normal price
Not that I want to throw them, quite the contrary. I have never imagined that one day I could get rid of them like this. Thing is, I live in France and there are tons of Rossis that are for sale already, and for barely nothing. It's not even for the money, I don't care. It's just that it's unlikely to be sold. Give them to charity why not, but I wonder who could be interested in such museum pieces. I'll inquire and we'll see.
it is very flex, i'm not sure about the numbers, just get this info here in some post
Pernfors used Snauwaert when i first saw him in 1987.
i still got Emrik Magnum, something like Masur used. It was my dear daddy (R.I.P.), he bought it when worked in Australia. Hope you are ok on Heaven, my dear daddy, i miss you so much...
Good racquets, don't throw away.Talking about Rossis, I'm about to throw out 3 F200 from 1982, all in good shape. Can't believe I'm about to do this but they've been shelved for ages. I guess nobody would want them for free or I can't sell them either, even at a cheap price. I know neither me nor anyone else of my entourage will use them anymore so...
Good news is that I still have one model from 1982, another one from 1984 and the 1986 Mats Wilander signature, which I will never throw away.
You can put a
There was one Emrik Wally used which was marketed as the Pinnacle. It was a graphite ceramic composite. I bought an Emrik Blitz 3 which was white in colour and had a Rossignol throat but it cracked in two days due to the ceramic problems and the shop let me swap it for a Wimbledon Graphite which was a beauty.
I still have a picture from Australian magazine of 1986, there are Aussies Davis Cup team of that period, players hold their racquets. So, there Wally with Emrik identical with mine Magnum, just little different painting, Pat Cash with Prince Magnesium Pro 90, Paul McNamee with Prince Original Graphite Oversize, John Fitzgerald with Pro-Kennex Silver Ace (i think). All players are great so are the racquets.
Haven't thrown anything yet. All's good, I'll see what to do with these relics.
What racquets do you use now?Haven't thrown anything yet. All's good, I'll see what to do with these relics.
I guess I could. I've used them until 1996 which it ain't bad, till I thought that maybe I should play with a more modern racket. I switched to Head for a few years...
... I have the same Fischer rackets that I've been using since 1999... which is quite a long journey for a racket, what do you think...?
I will. They're all 1982 F200s, one is grip 1, not too sure why and the two others are grip 3, as far as I recall. The three remaining (1982, 1985 and 1986) will stay at home forever I guess, as a souvenir of a time long gone lol.
Very well said.
Unfortunately, not.
Do you have the specs (weight & balance) for them? My F200 is 354g but even balanced (34.25cm) so it feels like a nasty club. I'd love to try one that is about 2cm more headlight.
I have never measured them because I haven't used these Rossis for so long, but I have access to a Babolat RDC. Just give me a few days and I'll be able to give you their specs. Thanks.
What's the model? I like old racquets, regularly play with 80's sticks.... I have the same Fischer rackets that I've been using since 1999... which is quite a long journey for a racket, what do you think...?
80s and early 90s sticks were really great, sure. I play with the Fischer Vacuum Plus Pro aka Vacuum Pro Classic 98. First hit with it by accident during summer 1999 and knew that I had found the racket of my life lol. Oh, I tried other frames on and off over the years but nothing that could match the unique Fischer feel, which I love.
Andres racket there does look smaller. Wonder what that’s about.- Brad Gilbert with Fox and towel grip?
- Carina Karlsson with Prince Precision Graphite
- Andre Agassi with his non-oversize Donnay Pro One
- Juli Furos with his round Adidas
- Richey Reneberg and first gen. Babolat Pure Control
- Elena Wagner RoxPro?
Just a few..
(If somebody missed it, there are some resently added reviews in this fb page.)
Maybe they forgot to send him OS ones for a match lol.
He tried it for a short time hoping to get more racquet head speed, and more free points ala Sampras, on his serve.
I really like old racquets. I started to play in 1982 with woodie, tried many racquets, now have about 200 in my collection. I understand you about Fischer Vacuum Pro, the feeling is very unique, i like small headed sticks, so my choice is Vacuum Pro 90, Michael Stich' racquet. I also like legendary PS Mid (85), similar Donnay racquets, Dunlop Max 200G, POG Mid Plus. From more modern stuff i like Dunlop 200 & 300 series, old Prestige, Yonex RD-7.
I think this Adidas is Grand Prix, i have it.- Brad Gilbert with Fox and towel grip?
- Carina Karlsson with Prince Precision Graphite
- Andre Agassi with his non-oversize Donnay Pro One
- Juli Furos with his round Adidas
- Richey Reneberg and first gen. Babolat Pure Control
- Elena Wagner RoxPro?
Just a few..
(If somebody missed it, there are some resently added reviews in this fb page.)
Always thought those Grand Prix frames looked like an early version of the GTX.
Not like this. All the versions of GTX, it was actually two versions as i know (first - was made by Kneissl - White Star Pro Masters in Adidas pj and was named GTX Pro, second was already made by Adidas and named GTX Pro-T) were different only by layup, the frame was identical. Grand Prix is very different, smaller head, thinner frame, different shape. Probably it was designed by Adidas, i don't know. Another question, was Grand Prix used by Lendl or not for a short period before his 10-year contract with Adidas? I don't think so, Lendl already played with Kneissl WSPM and liked it, and GP is very different. Though i saw some pictures of Lendl playing with all-black racquet. What was it? GP or some experimental one?
P.S. I just noticed "Made in Austria" title on Grand Prix. So it was made by Kneissl or Fischer or Head for Adidas.
Pretty sure you can see very young Ivan Lendl using the Adidas Grand Prix in 1978.
I don't know, maybe he tested GP racquet before contracted with Adidas? When was it, before or after Kneissl? Perhaps somebody will help with this info.
. It contains a link to an older thread that shows a photo of the young Lendl wielding that presumed "Grand Prix", though the latter is now badly obscured by an annoying Photobucket watermark.