Tennis Warehouse Blog

Guest blogger and Open level player Andy Gerst puts Volkl’s Cyclone string through its paces in this review. A great new poly string being introduced to the market is the Volkl Cyclone string. It is a co-polymer polyester monofilament, designed to mimic the durability and control-oriented playability of a polyester while maintaining a bit more [...]

I could no longer resist the machine. It was just too tempting. I wanted to know how it would feel, how it would work. There’s no way it could replace a human, could it? I mean, I’ve dabbled in the past, but not like this. The time had come; I was going to have a [...]

For the longest time, it could be nothing but a Tourna Grip to adorn my racquet handle. Tourna Grip is known for its absorbent properties and even though it didn’t get too hot where I grew up, I still loved it. Sure, durability would bite with Tourna Grip and after one set I should really [...]

That “foot fault” should NOT have been called. Yes, I said it. By now, I’m sure you’ve heard, seen or discussed Serena’s tirade during the semi-finals of the US Open. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, here’s a quick recap: Serena is down 1 set, down 5-6, serving at 15-30 when she gets [...]

The last two weekends I have participated in our local tennis tournaments to fill my competitive void. The Soto Tennis Tournament, actually sponsored by Tennis Warehouse, and the Santa Maria Comcast 31st Open. The highest level in the Soto tourney was A, in which Chris and I joined to win the mixed division relatively easily. [...]