Tennis Warehouse Blog

The BNP Paribas Open offers some of the best seats in all of tennis and they’re probably not what and where you’re thinking. Sure, the luxury suites inside the main stadium are amazing; they have a perfect view of the court and offer such amenities like catered food/drink and even indoor/outdoor viewing options. They’re pretty [...]

Hi Everyone, As you may know, I finished up the Meet the Playtesters series two weeks ago with our final playtester Jose.  Many of you seemed to enjoy the inside look at our playtesters and that gave me the idea to do a behind the scenes interview with our camera man and editor.  You may [...]

Now let me start this off by saying that I am not that big of a Roger Federer fan. It’s not like I dislike him or have anything against him, it’s just that I’m more of a Rafa fan. Ask any of our Talk Tennis members, you can’t love them both. But Federer stopped by [...]

Ever wonder what the pros wear when they practice?  Do they wear the basic tshirt and shorts? Well, here at the BNP Paribas Open the spectators are able to get up close and personal to the pros on the practice courts and see what they really wear.  You will find there is a wide range [...]

Tecnifibre sponsored player, Janko Tipsarevic was on the practice courts today at the 2012 BNP Paribas Open. Tipsarevic plays with the Tecnifibre TFight 325 customized with a leather grip under a Tournagrip. The unstrung specs for his racquet are: Weight: 12.06 ounces (342g) Swingweight: 304 RDC.

I spent the first 18 years of my life living in the Palm Springs area (Rancho Mirage, Palm Desert and Indian Wells). So whenever I get asked the question, “Where are you from?” and after I answer, “Palm Springs area,” I prepare myself for the response of “Oh, my parents/grandparents live there/have a condo there/play [...]

Howdy! Our next featured Tennis Warehouse Playtester is Sean.  Sean can be seen on  playtests of all different racquets and shoes. He is a certified Master Racquet Technician and is a supervisor for our Customer Service department. Check out his interview below. Racquet of Choice: Head Youtek Prestige Pro String of Choice: Kirschbaum Pro Line [...]

Throughout my tennis career, I never really paid much attention to which racquet I was using. I just would choose a racquet and take two weeks to adjust to it. My racquets in the past 10 years have been the Babolat Pure Drive, Prince O3 Speedport Black and lastly the Prince EXO3 Black. Since being [...]

ATP album: WTA album: Peace Sign, Kana

Indian Wells, California — The biggest names in tennis took to the courts in the doubles draw at the BNP Paribas Open. Rafael Nadal of Spain teamed up with countryman Marc Lopez for the second match of the day on Stadium Court 1. Roger Federer took to the courts with fellow Swiss player, Stanislas Wawrinka [...]