Choosing proper string tension—how tightly the strings are pulled in a frame—is just as important to your game as your racquet. Too low a tension will leave you hitting the back fence; too tight and ...

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ROCKFORD — When you play as much tennis as Auburn junior Winston Du does, breaking racquet strings is bound to happen. Last month, Du, a three-time state boys tennis qualifier, broke his strings ...

Researchers found increasing string tension placed greater load on the elbow Tennis elbow could be avoided by reducing the tension on racquet strings, according to Dundee University researchers. The ...

A University of Colorado Boulder alum created what he says is the world’s first-ever 100% synthetic, biodegradable tennis string through his Boulder-based company Velociti. Ryan Burbary, who graduated ...

Jon Levey answers your Gear Q&A. Email your question to tennis.comproshop@gmail.com. I thought only old-timers or players with tennis elbow still played with gut strings, but I recently heard that pro ...

The condition may have eluded Andy Murray in his career to date, but it affects almost half of all tennis players in their lifetimes. The team found increasing string tension placed greater load on ...

When watching the pros at the U.S. Open hit with superhuman pace, it's natural to look for a shortcut to attain that kind of power. Most weekend hackers might focus on the racket, assuming that if ...