It’s an old cliché, but that doesn’t make it any less true: Your strings are the only thing that touches the ball. Racquets get the spotlight, but when it comes to the hitting experience, strings are ...

George and Dee Tompkins met in a tennis/ski shop on a day when neither was supposed to be there. Dee Tompkins should have been at work, but had gone to a job interview instead, and then she planned to ...

When watching the pros at the U.S. Open hit with superhuman pace, it's natural to look for a shortcut to attain that kind of power. Most weekend hackers might focus on the racket, assuming that if ...

That’s the common request for most recreational players when it comes time to restring their racquets. That is, of course, if they’re bothering to restring their racquets at all. String neglect is one ...

Walk between No.1 Court and the Aorangi practice courts, and the real work of Wimbledon never stops. Paul Skipp strings as he speaks, and if you mention that he’s inserting a small screwdriver into a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and sneaker tech. For the past 15 years Solinco Sports has placed a focus on ...