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 ...

Björn Borg's calm demeanour on court might have earned him the nickname "Ice-Borg", but his racket was full of tension. This was because he wanted as much control over the ball as possible, something ...