A unique frame befitting a unique player, the Pure Aero Rafa Origin is Rafael Nadal’s signature racquet. Having specs and composition closely matching Nadal’s very own frame can make it a demanding ...

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

TENNIS is a captivating sport that combines athleticism, strategy and finesse on the court with players unleashing shots of raw power with every move. A tennis ball can go up to 190kmh, and it takes a ...

Three names sell tennis rackets: Rafa, Roger and Roddick. Walk around the U.S. Open this year and you’ll notice the topspin-wielding heartthrob and world No. 1 Rafael Nadal playing with one of the ...

A historical look at natural gut strings for tennis rackets, how they changed the style of the game and why they are still used in professional tennis today. The history of natural gut strings and why ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... 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 ...

Great tennis legends used to use heavy wooden rackets. Graphite arrived about 25 years ago. Since then, the technology hasn't change much. That is until now. More and more pros are using polyester ...

As an engineer for Westinghouse Electric Corp. in Pittsburgh, Harry Ferrari earned dozens of patents for nuclear-energy technologies. In his spare time, he created a family business by nuking nylon ...