ron schaap
Hall of Fame
looks like these Technifibre racquets have same gimmick Woofer grommets as older Babolats. What strings at what tension he is using today?Some of our local MRTs went down to Miami to string:
The Racquets of Daniil Medvedev
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TomTennis495
Professional
Nice snap Shaun.
It's not visible, at least for me. At 25 it's a bit late for him to start weighting up his racquets, but who knows...
His racquets are supposed to be Pro Staff 6.1 clones, right?
Slowtwitcher
Legend
Lead tape at 3/9 is there. I'd say 4g total.
moon shot
Hall of Fame
Danil Medvedev of Russia plays a forehand during his men's singles...
Danil Medvedev of Russia plays a forehand during his men's singles third round match against Reilly Opelka of USA on day six of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros on June 04, 2021 in Paris, France.
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JLub
New User
Doubt it, he probably just wanted to get more forgiveness on the clay from a higher twistweight since he moves worse on clay
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
so none of the nonsense tha pros need high tension. 22kg is even at the low side for a string that isnt stiff.
Danil Medvedev of Russia plays a forehand during his men's singles...
Danil Medvedev of Russia plays a forehand during his men's singles third round match against Reilly Opelka of USA on day six of the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros on June 04, 2021 in Paris, France.www.gettyimages.com
yes sir, definitely visible there
Never noticed any lead on his racquets before, maybe it was painted.
Usually these guys don't start tinkering with his gear at this point of the season, it's a first for me at least
innoVAShaun
G.O.A.T.
It's an 18x20, don't know how stiff his racquets are, but it's a normal tension, I believe
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
I counted 19 crosses in that racket above...
so, a clone with a different string pastern
soft_manatee
Rookie
Keizer
Hall of Fame
He says he strings between 20 and 22 kg in the video below and that depends on how he is feeling. As for the frame, isn’t it just a prostock Dynacore 305 with lead? Another funny thing is him saying he can use a single racket per match (when not on clay). He seems more chill about his equipment than some other pros.
TomTennis495
Professional
He plays with the technifibre dynacore. 95 sq. Well documented.
The tfight dynacore he is using is very similar to a 6.1 once you add weight.
TennisHound
Legend
I was thinking he played with an earlier model than the Dynacore.
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
Yeah it’s the 95 dynacore vo2 305. He hits the ball super clean with that frame too.
innoVAShaun
G.O.A.T.
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
Looks like a 98. Can’t tell difference between 95 and 98
pabletion
Hall of Fame
Insiders from Tecnifibre have always stated that their players dont use prostocks but the real sticks, meaning, Tecnifibre doesnt fabricate different models specially for pros.
In Daniil's case, he does use the same commercial TFight Dynacore 305 that was available to the public, just tuned up for his specs (this doesnt count as a pro stock, right?)
I do know that the only modification available for pros are stretched versions of their frames, but no actual "pro stock" separate frames for pros.
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
Basically he continues to get that same dynacore VO2 305 95 sq in produced for him with just 25 grams of silicone in the handle lol
In my observation, more people use “pro stock” to encompass all pro player frames unavailable at retail. Meddy’s old TFight 95 painted like his new, endorsed one would count.
There’s a difference between Babolat/Tecnifibre pro stocks that are reportedly limited to repainted retail frame layups and Wilson H22/19/25 or Head PTxxx.x where the layup can vary drastically from retail. There are molds like the PT312 (Garin) from head and P25/H25 from Wilson (and until recently H22/19) that aren’t and were never available to the regular consumer…unless you count the retail Head and Prince frames Wilson copied.
I’d call them all “pro stocks” because I can’t get a KBlade 98 painted like the current v8 without jumping through some hoops and paying a high price. But pros can. Same goes for the non-retail frames like H25s, non-retail H22 layups, Head PT312s, and the like.
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
I wonder if tecnifibre made a custom pallet for him? Being an 6.1 95 user , wonder if he quickly adapted to the TF grip shape or if they modified it for him.
Doesn't have to be TF, even if they didn't give him racquets with the shape he prefers, it would be easy for him to have them customized by P1 or any similar company
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
Yes that is understood. My question is - which is what you can do- use a Wilson grip shape by changing out that rectangular one from TF.
Alexh22
Professional
There maybe shops that does it for a fee. I had a local shop that did it for me many years ago. I bought had a used Bab in L4 but I wanted a Wilson L2 shape. They chopped off the original grip and heat molded a new one.
They have closed for a long time now, I don’t know where all the equipments went cuz no one here does it these days.
They have closed for a long time now, I don’t know where all the equipments went cuz no one here does it these days.
lots of them, P1, **** and Bosworth in US (those I know, there should be plenty just in US), Rings and Roll in Germany, etc,
for sure he has access and can pay for these type of services. if he needed changes on his grip shape size, or whatever, he can get it very easy
I only had two of my racquets handle shaved from 4 1/2 to 4 3/8 (or L4 to L3), I also did some weight customization to get my racquets closer to what I'm used (Wilson always has a control issue, and I play with an old bat, PS 6.0 95), lead only, of course. I had one racquet with blue tac, but that's it.
theres a few shops in Aus that customise like that (though Tecnifibre racquets are more tricky apparently)
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
There’s a place here in Florida that does it and said it could be different/difficult but he can put a Wilson l3 on my Tfight 305 L4. The grip shape is a bit weird
yeah its to do with them having molded handles rather than pallets or something like that I believe
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
Wondering if you can sand down the side bevels.
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
What about replacing the butt cap
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
4 and 3/8 grip, why is it so small ?
I think it suits his playing style well. It's a common deal now to use small grips, to involve more wrist twist in whole shot movement.
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Right because now it's baseline dominated game. If you volley alot, small grips become really unstable and is a liability
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
That tecnifibre grip shape bugs me lol
Yes, but mostly due to modern racquets that allow you to play with wrist rotation. Baseliners were before also but playing with wood racquets force you to use strict technique without any wrist rotation. Also most of the shots were flat not spin - the same situation with wrist.
innoVAShaun
G.O.A.T.
ChrisJR3264
Hall of Fame
Looks like a rectangular grip shape no?
