Tsitsipas Racket
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2nd Serve Ace
Hall of Fame
Looks like a blade D beam to me.
So, I'm saying a prostock 98.
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So, I'm saying a prostock 98.
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dr. godmode
Professional
Tennis Nerd says kBlade
Fliiix
Rookie
https://impactingtennis.com/2019/01/29/stefanos-tsitsipas-racket/
It has been mentioned in the other thread about Tsitsipas racket hah. Not sure about the exact mould though.
It has been mentioned in the other thread about Tsitsipas racket hah. Not sure about the exact mould though.
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
I think the exact mold of his blade is less important than the weight of his racquets. Appearantly ONLY 315gr unstrung. Contracting many advocates who state that only with heavy -swing-weight racquets a pro is able to be succesfull on the ATP tour.
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
Can you show who claimed what you wrote?
Also, the racket I use is 318g unstrung, 345SW strung — the SW and light static weight are not always aligned...
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
I obviously replied to Fliiix with embedded weblink. I would be highly surprised if a stringjob of 17gr is able to increase the swingweight that much. The internet article states too that all of the extra weight of 10gr of Tsitsipas racquets is in the handle, making it even more unlikely that his swingweight is that high.
Fliiix
Rookie
It can increase the SW by that much, make some calculations. In fact, the Strung SW was measured by the stringer this data came from.
dr325i
G.O.A.T.
I gave you an example showing that you have no idea what you're talking about...
315g unstrung setup can still have a hefty SW
haqq777
Legend
From personal experience, adding 17 gauge poly strings to a 97 sq inch 18x20 racquet (TC97) adds 30 swingweight points for me. Unstrung racquet swingweight of 300 becomes 330 strung swingweight. I measure all of my racquets specs meticulously using RDC. I am not sure I fully understand here. Roughly 30 point increase in swing weight after strings are added is pretty normal. It isn't crazy high or anything. What is the confusion?
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
Wel because tbe embedded article of fliiix states that Tsitsipas racquets have unstrung swingweight of 305 and strung swingweight of something like 347, which seems really to high.
haqq777
Legend
Ah I see. I went back and clicked on the link and read the article. This picture is from the there.
So the link basically says he has:
Unstrung swingweight of 308
Strung swingweight of 343
In my 97 sq. inch 18x20 racquet, adding 17 gauge poly strings adds roughly 30-31 points and 16.5g to 17g weight. But Tsitsipas uses 16L gauge (Luxilon 4G) strings in his 98 sq inch 18x20 (18.4 grams). That is a heavier poly even in thinner gauges, in my experience. After stringing up, I am sure 35 point swingweight difference is not out of the realm of possibility here, no?
Fliiix
Rookie
Finally someone explained it nicely =) . I thought it's fairly obvious that the strings increase the SW by that much. It's actually fairly easy to calcualte too. It's like adding 18 grams at 3/9 location.Ah I see. I went back and clicked on the link and read the article. This picture is from the there.
So the link basically says he has:
Unstrung swingweight of 308
Strung swingweight of 343
In my 97 sq. inch 18x20 racquet, adding 17 gauge poly strings adds roughly 30-31 points and 16.5g to 17g weight. But Tsitsipas uses 16L gauge (Luxilon 4G) strings in his 98 sq inch 18x20 (18.4 grams). That is a heavier poly even in thinner gauges, in my experience. After stringing up, I am sure 35 point swingweight difference is not out of the realm of possibility here, no?
Ah I see. I went back and clicked on the link and read the article. This picture is from the there.
So the link basically says he has:
Unstrung swingweight of 308
Strung swingweight of 343
In my 97 sq. inch 18x20 racquet, adding 17 gauge poly strings adds roughly 30-31 points and 16.5g to 17g weight. But Tsitsipas uses 16L gauge (Luxilon 4G) strings in his 98 sq inch 18x20 (18.4 grams). That is a heavier poly even in thinner gauges, in my experience. After stringing up, I am sure 35 point swingweight difference is not out of the realm of possibility here, no?
what is dt42?
haqq777
Legend
I'm guessing dynamic tension? Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can chime and correct me if I am wrong.
Fliiix
Rookie
String bead stiffness. It's measured by how much the string bead deflects under pressure. So kind of dynamic tension yes.
fritzhimself
Professional
Ah I see. I went back and clicked on the link and read the article. This picture is from the there.
So the link basically says he has:
Unstrung swingweight of 308
Strung swingweight of 343
In my 97 sq. inch 18x20 racquet, adding 17 gauge poly strings adds roughly 30-31 points and 16.5g to 17g weight. But Tsitsipas uses 16L gauge (Luxilon 4G) strings in his 98 sq inch 18x20 (18.4 grams). That is a heavier poly even in thinner gauges, in my experience. After stringing up, I am sure 35 point swingweight difference is not out of the realm of possibility here, no?
I sent this data to fliiix. These measurements were made on 7.8.2017. There was the ATP Challenger in Portoroz/Slovenia. I had my RDC with me and took these data correctly. It was a H22 frame - this week I have probably covered a dozen racquets. The stringing was done on a Babolat sensor apart from the regular stringing service. I also have the handle of his scrapped racket - the photo can be seen here.
R
red rook
Guest
In my blade 18x20’s I have recently measured unstrung vs strung racquets to get accurate account of weight from my strings. These all have four knots:
Solinco Tour bite 16L - 18.3 grams
Weisscannon Ultra Cable 1.23 - 19.9 grams
Wilson Revolve 17 - 17.7 grams
Volkl Cyclone 1.30 - 20.0 grams
Solinco Tour bite 16L - 18.3 grams
Weisscannon Ultra Cable 1.23 - 19.9 grams
Wilson Revolve 17 - 17.7 grams
Volkl Cyclone 1.30 - 20.0 grams
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
LOL,, how does SW jump up by 40 points just by stringing ?Ah I see. I went back and clicked on the link and read the article. This picture is from the there.
So the link basically says he has:
Unstrung swingweight of 308
Strung swingweight of 343
In my 97 sq. inch 18x20 racquet, adding 17 gauge poly strings adds roughly 30-31 points and 16.5g to 17g weight. But Tsitsipas uses 16L gauge (Luxilon 4G) strings in his 98 sq inch 18x20 (18.4 grams). That is a heavier poly even in thinner gauges, in my experience. After stringing up, I am sure 35 point swingweight difference is not out of the realm of possibility here, no?
haqq777
Legend
It did not jump up 40 points. Did you even read any of what was posted above?
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Ouch,, why is the popular cyclone so heavy ???
Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
What you talking about ?? it clearly saids 308 went to 343
haqq777
Legend
Ahan. And when it goes up from 308 to 343, is that 40 points? Cmon. You can't do simple math?
Crashbaby
Semi-Pro
So the big news here is that Tsitsipas is swinging a H22 and not a Blade.
fritzhimself
Professional
That was almost two years ago.
Yesterday I watched the match vs. Stakhovsky in Marseille.
In 2017 he just beat Stef in the semi in 3 sets - yesterday, Stef cut him into pieces.
It looked like that if he would still play with H22. But from today's point of view I can't say it 100% anymore.
dr. godmode
Professional
1.30 is one thicc boi gauge.
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red rook
Guest
That looks like a blade drill pattern and not h22...
ST VINCENT FAN
Rookie
He uses a 2013 blade 98 (black with silver graphics) under paintjobs
racketspec
Rookie
He has used a blade 98 18x20 under various paint jobs since his junior days. Can’t tell you which version but likely a n or k edition.
Stringing can easily add about 30 points to swing weight and will vary with type of string as well as gauge.
Stringing can easily add about 30 points to swing weight and will vary with type of string as well as gauge.
TennisHound
Legend
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Down_the_line
Legend
How do you know this?
ST VINCENT FAN
Rookie
I knew him as a junior when he was always hitting at Glyfada, he loved and raved about his 2013 blade and hated the 2015 muted feel when he tried it. Wilson then supplied him with the 2013 blade with 2015 paint job and he was happy again. Wilson just kept on updating the paint job on old frame layup for all new models ever since.
Down_the_line
Legend
Thanks for this. Interesting.
ST VINCENT FAN
Rookie
That's all good, It's still a spin out that one of the kids that used to train there at the club all the time went on to becom a 1op 10 player.
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
strings are only around 17gr.
ron schaap
Hall of Fame
but tsitsipas is known to use 4G strings in his 295gr frames.
racketspec
Rookie
Yes, but add about 30 points to the swingweight.
Moonballballer
Semi-Pro
Even more in 18x20
Harry_Wild
Talk Tennis Guru
What is Tsitsipas blue and white racquet? Is that the new “Blade” PJ?
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Down_the_line
Legend
No, it's just a special Greek flag cosmetic specifically for him. I imagine it's temporary.
What is Tsitsipas blue and white racquet? Is that the new “Blade” PJ?
Harry_Wild
Talk Tennis Guru
LOL! If true, that neat! Reminds me of the Jim Courier stars and stripper ProStaff 6.0 idea for the U.S. Davis Cup I think or was it for U.S. Open?
Haasquet
Rookie
The Wilson Pro Staff Tour Classic 6.6. Both the 85 (16x18) and 95 (18x20) are such dope racquets. I've pretty much used these two racquets my entire life. The only real switch I've made (outside of constant dabbling in newer frames that should be easier to acquire) is to move from the 85 to the 95 (with a bit of lead). I've always thought that they felt much more plush than the 6.0 versions, and I much prefer the gloss paint and the colours.
Too bad Courier hated it and it got discontinued so fast. I would
ProStringing
Rookie
Here are a few photos of Stefanos Tsitsipas's rackets taken recently:
The rackets are grip size 3, standard length (685mm), and the unstrung weight and balance (including overgrip) is 319g and 32.0cm.
His string setup was:
Mains - Luxilon 4G 17 (1.25) @ 26.0 KGS
Crosses - Luxilon 4G 17 (1.25) @ 26.0 KGS
Hope this can be of help,
ProStringing
The rackets are grip size 3, standard length (685mm), and the unstrung weight and balance (including overgrip) is 319g and 32.0cm.
His string setup was:
Mains - Luxilon 4G 17 (1.25) @ 26.0 KGS
Crosses - Luxilon 4G 17 (1.25) @ 26.0 KGS
Hope this can be of help,
ProStringing
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red rook
Guest
I’m not entirely sure, but you can play top 6 in the world tennis as well as beat Rafa on clay with the blade and a one-hander.
R
red rook
Guest
Here are a few photos of Stefanos Tsitsipas's rackets taken recently:
The rackets are grip size 3, standard length (685mm), and the unstrung weight and balance (including overgrip) is 319g and 32.0cm.
His string setup was:
Mains - Luxilon 4G 17 (1.25) @ 26.0 KGS
Crosses - Luxilon 4G 17 (1.25) @ 26.0 KGS
Hope this can be of help,
ProStringing
Wow! Thank you ProStringing!!
