That's exactly what i though watching her yesterday, it is indeed a very thin beam, and looking at the throat, it is definitely not a Clash.
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That's exactly what i though watching her yesterday, it is indeed a very thin beam, and looking at the throat, it is definitely not a Clash.
Maybe it looks thin because it's all black. Black makes everything looks slimmer.
You're saying using a beginner's racquet with lots of power doesn't require skills to tame it? If that's the case, everyone would be playing with a beginners racquet.
WilPro
Semi-Pro
If we have to discuss this, we have to understand what beginner racquets and if you DO understand it, you don't want it.
Taming usually involves making sure your ball stays in the court, nothing more. I don't remember when Serena hit the shot of the month last time. Can't even say for sure if she ever hit the shot of the month, I don't think so. And I cannot remember any great shot of Serena that was really something.
Just put the ball in and add as much power as you can. Pretty lame. You win the titles but they don't mean a thing. That's because she is a beginner with a ton of power.
I have a lot more respect for Justine Henin, who had one of the most beautiful backhands in the history of tennis.
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I think Serena’s going to the Clash, she may have possibly moved months ago and just had it painted like a blade. I think that makes sense because she wouldn’t demo it a month or less before a slam, though who knows.
Cool thanks for your input. This is clearly a thread about racquet. Why do you feel the need to come in and shiit on our discussion?
Great that you have more respect for Justine Henin. However it’s not germane to the thread. Perhaps you can put that energy into a more positive space like making an appreciation thread.
Also nobody asked for a lesson on tennis from you. We are asking about Serena’s racquet. Just to clarify as it seems you may be in the wrong thread.
yes it even looked thinner than a blade at certain points. I feel like she is trying to do more slicing and drop shots to give more variety against the games of the youth that have been beating her. I wonder if, if it is thinner, if that is part of the thinking. Who knows.
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There is no way she is using a clash, at least none of the models of the current line up. She is using a racquet with a thin beam and the throat is way diferent from the clash models.
FourOutOfFive
Rookie
I bet she’s still using her old Blade and this blacked out business is purely promotional so Wilson can move her over to the Clash line.
heftylefty
Hall of Fame
Serena maybe playing with a version of the Ultra. What she it hitting with is nothing like the Clash, and the latest Blade line is already out.
jarko111
Hall of Fame
Well all those players hitting with the new speeds. That all-white pj makes the hoop loop rounder than a real Extreme.
It’s amazing what different colors can do and how things can get contoured and things can look way bigger.
The white countervail on the prostaffs make those beams look much thicker than they really are.
It’s funny that every Serena thread gets thrown off track and Justine is always, always a part of it.
Serena’s passing shot into splits have made many a highlight reel ... so many since Justine retired and her coach had to move all the way to China to reset his life.
No one ever calls Justine out for her crap. That beautiful backhand really has been a big “get out of jail card”
Think about tennis in 2020 and how we get so upset over the littlest thing like a tantrum or whatever.
Justine was a blatant cheater. Not just to Serena at the 2005 FO. But how many times did she fake injuries to the point she was getting booed at the US Open against Capriati and Clijsters??
But as I age I have to say I admire that win at all cost mentality.
Justine had a hard life. Too many tragedies to even go back through. I don’t think she even thinks twice about what she had to do to win. And I also think the two Mauresmo finals are the oddest of her career. But yea. Back to this thread. But maybe not. To me, for whatever reason, I think she threw them both.
She threw Australia in such an obvious way that she felt she had to give Amelie Wimbledon and give it to her with Amelie winning a championship point. Had she played anyone but Amelie. She’d have a Wimbledon title.
Maybe Serena will just keep an all black pj forever like Roger. Roger is never going to let them put color on his racquets again. He’s just not here for it. Which is so disappointing for rackaholics like us. Also, I think Kerber has told Yonex that she’s over it. Same racquet most of her entire career and they e painted it 5-6 times.
Thank Goodness Verdasco is still playing.
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mpournaras
Hall of Fame
The racket she used in R1 looked like a Blade/Clash Hybrid. This U is defintely from the Blade....
But this top portion of the yoke is very Clash:
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Is it possible for her to do a mix of clash and blade like a hybrid of the racquets? I'm not sure how they would do that because they are like opposite sides of the spectrum, though who knows.The racket she used in R1 looked like a Blade/Clash Hybrid. This U is defintely from the Blade....
But this top portion of the yoke is very Clash:
One Handed Dynasty
Semi-Pro
Now we’re talking! A true Serena autograph should be called the bash.. fits her playstyle and personality perfectly
lacoster
Professional
It's definitely not her Blade 104 mold, as this model has no Power Holes, as I said in a previous post. This one clearly has traditional grommets.
25-TENNIS
Semi-Pro
How can you play with those nails?!
good catch—I didn’t read through all the comments. I still think the rest of the stick looks like her old blade 104, but Without the powerholes. Hard for me to imagine she’d change much about her racquet when she’s had the same thing for years now, but she did change around a lot early in her career.
AM75
Hall of Fame
Wanted to ask the same. Stuff of nightmares.
The string pattern is still 18x19 but they’re arranged differently. The crosses are way more spaced out, pushing closer to the top and bottom of the head. You can see the outer two mains on each side start after the top cross and finish before the bottom cross (compared to previous when only the outmost one on each side did so). This could just be a consequence of the modified spacing, but it could also indicate a slightly less circular head shape which would result in a slightly smaller head (101/102?). She was in a 22mm beam, so there is a little bit that could be shaved off there, but these sorts of things are hard to judge on TV.
If I had to take a stab in the dark based on the few images and zero other info we have, I’d guess 102 sq in, ~21mm beam, with the wider string spacing offsetting some of the power loss. That would give her a slightly more manoeuvrable and controllable frame without being too big a departure from what she was used to. I could also be completely wrong though.
If I had to take a stab in the dark based on the few images and zero other info we have, I’d guess 102 sq in, ~21mm beam, with the wider string spacing offsetting some of the power loss. That would give her a slightly more manoeuvrable and controllable frame without being too big a departure from what she was used to. I could also be completely wrong though.
Mike Lambresi
Rookie
It looks quite wide like her SW104, definitely oversize.The racket she used in R1 looked like a Blade/Clash Hybrid. This U is defintely from the Blade....
But this top portion of the yoke is very Clash:
Probably the same racquet, surely new endorsement.
Wilson probably realized she was gonna retire soon so rushed to get a new signature model to guarantee some solid sales for the next 5 years.
It's probably the new Ultra line with the new FreeFlex technology, with the the clash/new blade paintjob in blue, low flex rating and 105 head size.
Gross nails, how can you play with that?
AceyMan
Professional
A 28" Ultra 101-102 in² (650-660 cm²) with a what is a mid-RDC value (these days), say around 67 RA, would get my attention.
I was born in the 60's, so I am not shying away from a little extra size, more for the sweet spot than power. I still take a full swing, but my footwork doesn't let me connect just right like when I was a pup. I'd surely take a good look at it if the retail version doesn't have a crazy SW (say, under 340 stock/strung). And, I'm starting to test plus length frames for various reasons, so those specs hit me deep in the feels, at least where my game is now.
/Acey
fwiw: black-out PJs always look awesome, but this one looks more awesome-er than average, to my eye. Nice proportions.
I was born in the 60's, so I am not shying away from a little extra size, more for the sweet spot than power. I still take a full swing, but my footwork doesn't let me connect just right like when I was a pup. I'd surely take a good look at it if the retail version doesn't have a crazy SW (say, under 340 stock/strung). And, I'm starting to test plus length frames for various reasons, so those specs hit me deep in the feels, at least where my game is now.
/Acey
fwiw: black-out PJs always look awesome, but this one looks more awesome-er than average, to my eye. Nice proportions.
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tennistiger
Professional
Holes were drilled after the molding, so it can be still a Blade 104.
Dansan
Semi-Pro
Well, if her last performance is any indication ....maybe she should ditch them. That wouldn't be very Serena like though. Ditching the nails in favor of better performance would be logical. The Queen makes bold statements.
Whatever she's using it looks huge as usual. I'm not sure how you even miss with a frame that big. Playing with 104 all these years I would be surprised if she went any lower towards 100 or below.
lidoazndiabloboi
Hall of Fame
For those saying that she is using a Blade/Clash Hybrid, what exactly about racket makes it part Clash? IMO, the mold still looks like a Blade 104 mold, but with a different 18x19 drill pattern than her old racket. It looks like the crosses spacing has expanded up and down the racket.
SeeItHitIt
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Because they said she’s using a new racquet.
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
My take on all of this is, it a new PJ after all!
Automatix
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Please tell me this is sarcasm or a joke...
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A little both, I think Wilson is tricking us into thinking she’s doing one thing when it’s something else, I’m just taking them at their face value of them saying Serena is playtesting a new racquet.
the_faceless_player
Professional
Not that it means anything but Wilson did like my comment on IG about it being something that will be painted as an Ultra.
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Limited release!
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24 racquets, get em while they’re hot!Limited release!
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This is how they should release their prostocks lol
1990's Graphite
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Only $400 !
Sounds like Serena gave them back to Wilson after crashing out of the AO open and now they wanna make a quick buck off of it.
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