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e- News I am back from Wimbledon with lots of records being broken there this year. We strung over 2500 rackets during the tournament and 320 in one day. That is the second year in a row we broke the record for number of strings. This was also the first time in 15 years no matches were rained out. Also, the longest match ever took place over three days. You can read Prince’s PR article on the match in this issue. Apollo Leisure and Prince teamed up again for the stringing service. We will have an article in the August issue of RacquetTech Magazine covering the tournament and stringing service. Strings were still dominated by Luxilon, but lot’s of players were trying different strings, especially Babolat’s new RPM Blast. We will supply stats in the next issue of RT. Workshop bookings are busier than ever this year. Starting in September, we are booked out through November. If anyone is interested in setting up dates for this Winter, contact the ERSA as soon as possible. Best wishes
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Tour News Prin Prince nce Returned with Apollo Leisure e As As Stringing Machine Ma achine Supplier at Legendary Wimbledon Wim mbledon ChampionChamp pionships shi ips Prince Prin nce Machines Strung Sttrung Over 2,500 0 Racquets Racquets for World’s Wo orld’s Elite Players Playerrs During the Fortnight Forrtnight APOLLO LEISURE
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addition In ad ddition to its 40th h Anniversary, Prince, Prrince, global leader lead der in performance performan nce tennis equipment, equipm ment, iss proud celebrate to ce elebrate anotherr milestone milestone in 2010 201 10 - the Company’ss return as the e on-site partner of of Apollo Ap pol ollo LeiWimbledon sure e at The Wimbled don Championships. The most recognizab recognizable, ble, legendary tennis tournamentt on n the planet, Wimbledon Wimbledon has invited in nvite ed Apollo Apollo Leisure Leis sure in partnership p with Prince to organize organize the on-site on--sitte stringing facility. fa acility. Prince machines mach chine es and and products prod ducts helped the stringing stringing team handle over 2,500 0 stringing stringing and customization customization jobs job bs forr the th worlds’ most discerning discern nin ng ATP and WTA A touring pros throughout th hroughout the fortnight. fo ortnight. Supplying the stringing stringiing equipment for Wimbledon extends extten nds an already strong partnership partnersship between bettween be the ttwo wo leading entities. entittie es. Prince is also o the official licensed licen nse ed partner off the All-England Lawn Lawn n Tennis Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) (A AELTC) for all Wimbledon® Wim mbledon® by Prince Princce branded equipment eq quipment sold at the the event eve ev ent and globally including includin ng the Wimbledon® Wimbledon n® by Prince tenniss racquets, racquet ra acquet bags, and accessories. acces a esssories. Asid de from being able e to purchase these th hese items on location, loccation, Wimbledon Wimbled don branded equipment equip pment nt can be Aside foun found nd online and at major major tennis retail locations around aroun nd the world. www w.princetennis.co om. www.princetennis.com.
Prince Prin nce Congratulates Congra atulates Team Tea am Member John John Isner Isne er on Epic Victory Victtory
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Whe When en John Isner fina nally ally won the longest match in tenniss history, he tossed to ossed the Prince e racquet racq que uet he had been wielding for fo or 183 games, over 11 hours, and d collapsed co ollapsed to the th he Wimbledon grass. gra ass. The The 6 foot 9 inch American hit hit a backhand winner winner to capture e the th he last of the match’s 980 points, poin nts, take k the fifth sset et against Nicola Nicolas as Mahut 70-68,, and step into the th he history history books. bookss. “When “Whe en you are out there th here battling it out, ou ut, giving it all you’ve you u’vve got and performing at the highest high g esst level, the la last ast thing you want wa ant to worry aboutt is your racquet and an nd it inspires confidence to know kno ow you yo ou are carry carrying ying a racquet and an nd technology that tha at was built for those moments,” momen nts,” said Isner after after the m match. atch. "I am alw always ways proud to head hea ad out there e with the “P” logo log go on my strings and and allll of wantt to thank my team tea am at Prince for a the ccontinued ontinued supportt they give me and and being for b eing part of another anotther big moment in my career.” truly "It tru uly was a real honor ho onor to play the greatgreatest m match atch ever at the e greatest place for for tennis. Something I will will obviously never nevver forget," forge et," added Isner.
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Tour News Teccnifibre’s Martin Tecnifi Martin Fucsovics Fucso ovics Wins 2010 2010 Jun nior Wimbledon Wimble edon Crown n Junior Tecnifibre Player Martin Martin Fucsoovics became the the e first Hun ngarian to win the junior crown crow wn at Wimbledon. Wimbledon n. He won Hungarian over Australia’ss Benjamin Mitchell. Mitch hell. the final 6-4, 6-4 over Win nning his first m ajor title, he iss now ranked number nu umber Winning major e in the ITF Jun niors. one Juniors. Marrtin plays with a T-Fight 320 VO² VO² Max with Black Bllack Code Martin strin ngs. strings.
Tecnifibre e Signs US SA Number One e Denis Kud dla Tecnifibre ha as signed a multi-year agree ement with Denis Kudla a, the number one ranked junior in the USA and number three in n the world in Janua ary 2010. The Edd die Herr Champion, is also o sta arting out on the ATP Tour and is ranked numb ber 793. Denis plays wiith the Tecn nifibre T-Fight 325 VO€ Max racket.
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Industry News PACIFIC RAPTOR Testwinner German Tennis Journal -DTZ Racquettest DTZ 06/2010 "To develop extreme performance tournament racquets & ultra comfortable racquets, is easier for manufactures then developing those racquets that fall ‘in-between’ – commonly called; “Sportive” or “All-rounder” (“Tweener” or “Hybrid” in the USA) and are focused at the largest consumer playing base. This ‘target-group’ is difficult to define due to the diversity of their styles. We took on this ‘Mission Impossible’ with testing 12-new models“. Not too much power, and not lacking too much comfort – predictable control, but not too demanding. Thus the attempt to develop the perfect ‘All-round’ racquet is comparable to seeking the Philosophers’ Stone! Nevertheless a trend has evolved regarding the basic technical parameters: head-size in the 100-105 in^2, 23-26-mm beam, and 290-300 grams strung, (10.2-10.6 Ounces) seem to be the Standards sought by these players. Found in the middle of these parameters, is the Winner of our Test – the PACIFIC Raptor. This is the first time that a “New Brand” takes our 1st Place Prize! As we all know, PACIFIC racquets have emerged from the former Fischer racquets, and the Raptor is the updated predecessor of the past “M Rally”, and it was also a past Test Winner. There are numerous improvements besides a new name, and new design. One of the most significant improvements is the new “Air Damp” system that is located just above the grip & adds perfect comfort, and perfect feedback."
China Workshops Sam Chan, our UK Tester has been busy in China with many workshops for the China Racquet Stringers Association. The last workshop there were 37 students. This is normally too many, but they have changed to doing everything with a video camera and large projection screen. Eleven machines were used for the 3 day workshop, then took 2 days to test all the students.
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Industry News Sabine Lisicki joins Wilson Team Sabine Lisicki has signed a long-term agreement with Wilson Sporting Goods Co. To kick off the new partnership, Lisicki was at the ATP Tour tournament in Munich, Germany to sign autographs and meet tennis fans. "Wilson has a great tennis tradition and I look forward to having my best results with my Blade tennis racket," said Lisicki. In 2009, Lisicki reached a career high #22 on the WTA Tour after defeating Venus Williams to win her 1st WTA Tour event in Charleston and then went on to reach the quarterfinals of Wimbledon later in the year. "Sabine is one of the Germany's top athletes," said Christian Singer, Wilson Sporting Goods Racquets Business Director Europe. "Sabine's personality and enjoyment for the game is a great asset to our brand. She has just started to realize her potential on court and we look forward to watching her continue to climb atop the WTA Tour ranks." 20 year old Lisicki will use the Wilson Blade 98 tennis racket when she takes the court in a few weeks.
DUNLOP OFFICIAL BALL IN EU UROPE Dunlop started their new sponsorrship as the Officiial ball for the ma ajor clay court tou urn r am men ents in Europe this summer. They are the official ball att th he Monte Carlo Masters, Madrid d Ope en and Rome. Dunlop is also official ball at the BMW Open in Mu unicch, where Dun nlop player Fernan ndo Ver erdasco lost in the final to Rafael Nadal. On top of these tournaments, Dunlop is also the official ball in Esto oril, Nice, Munich,, Dussel e dorf , Halle and Hamb burg.
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String Test Kirschbaum Helix String Test Kirschbaum Helix is a new co-polymer monofilament made in Germany by one of the industry leaders in monofilaments. The string is helically wound in a multistage twisting process, followed by an additional heat setting treatment, According to Kirschbaum, the twisting process provides increased string elasticity for better playabilityand a lively feel. The extra heating process offers better tension maintenance and more control. Kirschbaum has over 20 years experience in producing quality monofilaments. This is the newest generation from Kirschbaum, first introducing Polys like Super Smash and Spiky 20 years ago, then followed by Touch Turbo and Competition and Pro Line I & II, one of the top rated co-polymer strings by our members and other tests done aound the world. Helix is available in three gauges, 17, 16L and 16 gauges. It comes in 12 meter sets and 200 reels in White. www.kirschbaum-strings.de
In the lab The set measured 12 meters. The diameter measured 1.231.27 mm prior to stringing, and 1.21-1.25 mm after stringing. We recorded a stringbed stiffness of 38 kilo/cm² immediately after stringing at 25 kilos in a Volkl DNX 8 (16 × 18 pattern) on a electric constant-pull machine, a Tecnifibre TF 7000. Tension was measured on a Beers ERT 300. After 24 hours (no playing), stringbed stiffness measured 36 kilo/cm², representing a 5.5% percent tension loss, the lowest ever for a monofilament. We received tension loss readings from our testers from 6-8%. The string was tested for five weeks by 30 ERSA playtesters, with playing levels from intermediate to nationally ranked seniors. These are blind tests, with playtesters receiving unmarked strings in unmarked packages. Average number of hours play tested was 11.1.
Stringing Kirschbaum Helix was rated a much better than other polyesters in terms of stiffness and coil memory. Some testers stated it twists up a little when doing the crosses, typical for a monofilament with an uneven surface, like the new multisided strings that are twisted. No playtester broke his sample during stringing, only a few reported problems with twisting, none reported problemstying knots, and none reported friction burn, although they said they had to pull the crosses a little slower than with a smooth string.
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String Test On the court Kirschbaum Helix rated very high in Playability, Touch, Tension Maintenance and Power for a monofilament. We specifically ask our testers to compare the strings to other strings in the same category, not just to the strings they use.Control and Durability were rated about the same as other “Spin Polys” while Spin Potential and Resistence to Movement were all rated good. For a monofiliament it rated well for Power and Comfort also, giving it very high average marks for a monofilament in 10 years of testing. For the testers who used monofilaments normally, they rated it as good or better than their normal string. Four playtesters broke the string after 6-15 hours.
Conclusion Kirschbaum Helix has a great blend of power and comfort for a poly string. The highest rating we have had for a monofilament. Many of the testers want to start using the string immediately. The testers found the string easy to work with and no negative comments. We had no comments on shear breakage, although the string does not last quite as long as some other polys. Everyone said they would put it in their string sortment.
Comments “Great string! The first Poly I tested which I really like. A lot of power..” Coach using Tecnifibre XR3 “Stringing was not bad for a twisted string. I have had trouble with a few others. It is not as stiff with less coil memory as some other Topspin Monofilaments.” Ranked player using Alu Power. “The power and playability of the string is great. I will use it even though the durability is a little less than my poly. Better to win and string a little more often.” Tournament player using Pacific PolyForce. “The string plays like my Hybrid in feel and power. Best mono we have tested.” Intermediate player using Baboalt Pro Hurricane/ Tecnifibre Multifeel.
Classified Advertising The European Racquet Stringers Association is starting to look for a new headquarters. We have outgrown our facility and need more room. Ideally, a tennis facility in Europe with office space for several employees. We would conduct our string, stringing machine and racquet testing there, and could also take over a shop in the facility We are willing to relocate anywhere in Europe as long as their are easy flight connections. Contact the ERSA : mmaslo3330@aol.com
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