Tennis Warehouse Blog

…with polyester, that is. Before I became a playtester for Tennis Warehouse 4 years ago, I played exclusively with an inexpensive synthetic gut. I usually went with something like Prince Synthetic Gut or Gamma Synthetic Gut, though it really didn’t matter. I’d spend about $20 to have my racquet strung, then be back in a [...]

What do I know about Warren Bosworth? Before 2006, nothing. Since I started my employment at Tennis Warehouse, I had heard a little bit about him and subsequently read some things. I’d read that he began customizing racquets for tennis pros in 1972. That he worked with racquet manufacturers to help design better racquets for [...]

I can now say that I’ve spent a whole day at Wimbledon. Yes, my first experience at the All England Club. Not to mention that it’s my first experience in Europe, let alone London. From spending what seemed like one day running into the next traveling (wait, it was one day running into the next!), [...]

The Good News: After many months of being plagued with Plantar Fasciitis, I am no longer experiencing any discomfort in my heel. I am now able to move freely on the court without pain. The transition and healing was a very slow process, which coincides with others I’ve spoken with that have experienced the same [...]

Ljubicic, that is. At 31 years of age Ivan Ljubicic has won his first Masters 1000 title. For almost a decade he has kept his ranking in the top 50 while reaching as high as world #3.  Adored by the players on tour, Ljubicic served as ATP Players Council President and did an impressive job, [...]

Sunday brought yet again, another good day of weather. There were a plethora of fans huddled around one of the practice courts a little while after we arrived. One could only guess it had to be either Rafa or Fed. It was only mid-morning when we caught Rafael Nadal pounding balls from the baseline. For [...]

Exit Tiffani. Enter Spencer. Getting to the grounds first thing Saturday morning, it had the feel that it was going to be a warm day. We cruised the practice courts and could feel it already starting to heat up, and it hadn’t even hit 10am. With next to nobody watching, we found the Bryan brothers [...]

“Gotta Want It” is a catch phrase that came up when we were shooting a product video review some time ago. If one of the players seemed a bit lacking in effort or concentration, someone would shout out, “C’mon! Ya gotta want it!” (Often times from the camera crew members needing to get to their [...]

Plantar Fasciitis… No, it has nothing to do with anything green in the earth that you must water now and again. Unfortunately, for those afflicted. For those not familiar, this is a medical term for an inflammatory condition of the plantar fascia (thick connective tissue which supports the arch of the foot) often caused by [...]

Without actually revealing my age, I was in my first year of college the last time I sported a jockstrap. I played on the basketball team, and the school provided equipment such as shoes, uniforms, socks, and yes, jockstraps. So what the heck, I’ll take advantage of the free gear. First game, I got dressed [...]