lacoster
Professional
Any news on this? In her first round doubles match with Wozniacki, it's definitely not the Blade SW104 v7 paintjob:
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Serena Williams blacked-out Wilson
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moon shot
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The white W of the buttcap appears to be covered as well, however she is still carrying a Wilson bag and stencil.
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dr. godmode
Hall of Fame
The head size looks enormous
She just has a different style of buttcap on the frame. They offer a Black W.The white W of the buttcap appears to be covered as well, however she is still carrying a Wilson bag and stencil.
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jsm1373
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Yeah, the other day I thought DeMinaur and Tsitsipas were using custom red buttcaps but saw a closeup and all have a new version w/black W
Serena Williams of USA reacts in her first round doubles match with...
Serena Williams of USA reacts in her first round doubles match with partner Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark against Nao Hibino of Japan and Makoto Ninomiya of Japan during day one of the 2020 ASB...
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Unforgiven79
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She might be still under contract by Wilson, but possibly no longer having endorsement duties towards the Blade model.
I guess contracts have distinguished premium / royalties for the brand, the model, the bag, etc... and consequently different expiring dates.
I guess contracts have distinguished premium / royalties for the brand, the model, the bag, etc... and consequently different expiring dates.
I was thinking the same. In her match against Giorgi it still looked like a rather thin beam.
Wilson responded to tweets saying she is play testing different models. Maybe it’s a bigger head size.
brinkeguthrie
Hall of Fame
I see what you did there.
Rabbit
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@brinkeguthrie - Congrats! 
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tennisgurl
Semi-Pro
Looks like a thinner beam? I'm surprised she is switching to be honest. Was doing ok with her SW Blade
shapovalovnextgoat
Rookie
They are definitely moving her to the Clash line. For a racquet marketed that heavily, it surprisingly lacked a top player endorsing it.
Geoff
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PBODY99
Legend
wilsontennis New Year. New Racket. New Title
Instagram post after the tourney confirms what sharp eyed posters noticed.
Instagram post after the tourney confirms what sharp eyed posters noticed.
25-TENNIS
Semi-Pro
apparently FAA did playtest the new Aero VS at ATP Cup and apparently he will go back to the previous frame this week.
didn't Khachanov switch from his trusty Wilson frame to the blacked out frame at AO 2019?
struggling during the season to apparently go back to the Wilson frame
didn't Rublev switch from his Wilson to a blacked out frame right after he defeated Federer in Cincinnati 2019?
correct me if I am wrong, but I think that was his last tournament before USO 2019 and he did well there.
I would expect that Rublev is happy with the switch, as he keeps playing with that blacked out frame and it was a great USO for him, that led to his best ATP season so far.
brinkeguthrie
Hall of Fame
Well, she's playtesting the paint, right?
kingcheetah
Hall of Fame
I'm pretty sure she won the 07 AO with a prototype-- so she might actually have a different racquet.
My bet is they make another SW autograph, but it would probably make sense as a boost to Ultra sales-- since the Clash is already selling like crazy.
My bet is they make another SW autograph, but it would probably make sense as a boost to Ultra sales-- since the Clash is already selling like crazy.
Rabbit
G.O.A.T.
A few years ago, Wilson had a prototype racket for Federer to try -- in an attempt to get him to put down the 90. The prototype wasn't quite to Federer's liking. Serena asked to try it. It was the prototype Blade. Serena played the entire Australian Open with one racket. That was the one Federer gave her.
So yes, it is possible and has happened.
lacoster
Professional
Whatever it is, it doesn't have the Power Holes that the SW104 has along the 3 and 6 o'clock parts of the head. It looks like it has regular grommets.
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Serena Williams of the US awaits the return against Amanda Anisimova of the US during their women's singles semi final match during the Auckland Classic tennis tournament in Auckland on January 11,...
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What? Serena used to play with a 113 headsize?
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