Which racquet is Rafter using now?

[rk_sports]

I see Rafter using a Dunlop in this Outback Championship series match with Courier. Any idea which model that racquet is?

 

[DNShade]

At that event he was using his old Prince Precision Response TI MP with a Dunlop AG 500 PJ.

 

[SteveI]

At that event he was using his old Prince Precision Response TI MP with a Dunlop AG 500 PJ.

Don't think so... PJs are ok..if you are using the same brand. Not cool to paint a Prince to look like a Dunlop. Might be legal issues..

 

[GoSurfBoy]

Last I'd known, many companies supply their frame to another company to paint for their sponsored player. Probably some royalties involved.

Been going on a long time.....

 

[VGP]

DNShade is right......

You can see the type of bumperguard and the Prince DB in the pic....

Another cross brand pj is Baghdatis' "Technifibre".....

 

[SteveI]

Last I'd known, many companies supply their frame to another company to paint for their sponsored player. Probably some royalties involved.

Been going on a long time.....

Cool.. did not know that. I know one player a while back got in trouble doing something to that effect.

 

[VGP]

Are you referring to James Blake's "Prince" frame?

Another cross-brand pj was Agassi going back to his POG OS during some frame development with Head.....

 

[wksoh]

Oh no... the racquet industry is getting out of hand... cheating the public and customers.. sigh

 

[skyzoo]

I wouldn't mind a pure drive gt pj on a K90. interesting if anyone would believe that one.

 

[louis netman]

DNShade is right......

You can see the type of bumperguard and the Prince DB in the pic....

The DB is a dead giveaway in Pat's hands, as is the beam shape. That is Pat's old frame with a Dunlop paint job. FYI, Pat's old frames were the PR 660s which came right before the PRTis...Both used the same mold. IMO, that lineage of frames are some of the best S/V frames ever...

 

[jackcrawford]

Last I'd known, many companies supply their frame to another company to paint for their sponsored player. Probably some royalties involved.

Been going on a long time.....

Exactly, Dunlop got on the losing end of a lawsuit with Head over Safin by not first getting Head's permission to cosmetic a Head as a Dunlop and offer compensation for doing so. Head, on the other hand, did it legally with Mauresmo, making back endorsement payments Dunlop owed to her in return for her having a Dunlop under the Head cosmetic.

 

[tennispro19]

if the player buys there own frames blacked out then cant they do whatever they like with them then?

 

[jimbo333]

if the player buys there own frames blacked out then cant they do whatever they like with them then?

Yes they can

 

[meowmix]

The DB is a dead giveaway in Pat's hands, as is the beam shape. That is Pat's old frame with a Dunlop paint job. FYI, Pat's old frames were the PR 660s which came right before the PRTis...Both used the same mold. IMO, that lineage of frames are some of the best S/V frames ever...

Just curious, but did Rafter ever end up using the Warriors?

 

[Mdubb23]

Just curious, but did Rafter ever end up using the Warriors?

Not that I know of.

 

[THESEXPISTOL]

What strings he uses now?

Did he used full gut back in the day? (I assume he used since he was a S&V)

 

[louis netman]

Just curious, but did Rafter ever end up using the Warriors?

Pat played PJd PR660s his entire career. When he retired he was using the 660 with the Warrior PJ...