Among tennis's biggest names, string tension on tour is falling. Here's how looser strings add depth and comfort, and why some stars still go tight. Tennis courts have supposedly been getting slower ...

THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — On the first day of Wimbledon, Ed Day, a university student from just outside London, ran 17.5 kilometers across the All England Club. Those kilometers took him from the ...

LTA Lead Racket Technician, Huw Phillips, offers his advice on choosing your string tensions, racket customisation, different ...

If you play tennis, you know that racquet strings have to be replaced occasionally because they break or become too loose. But if you're on the men's pro tour, how well it's done can be the difference ...

On Tuesday, I went to the US Open, the premier US tennis tournament and, along with Wimbledon and the Australian and French Opens, one of the four ‘Grand Slams’ of the tennis world. I’m also a player ...

Professional players are an exacting bunch. Many come to a match with enough freshly-strung racquets that they can switch to a new one at every ball change. Or, they might have frames strung at ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. So much is made about the technology of tennis rackets. But don't ...

The best ATP and WTA players often rely on customized versions of the same five premium rackets. Serve On SI Serena Williams’ former coach names the best players in the history of Wimbledon and the US ...

Behind the scenes with the people who make sure the players' racquets are are just they way they like them Professional racquet stringers face plenty of pressure serving the world's elite players ...