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2. Strings (tennis) - Wikipedia

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   In tennis, the strings are the part of a tennis racquet which make contact with the ball. The strings form a woven network inside the head (or "hoop") of the racquet. Strings have been made with a variety of materials and possess varying properties that have been measured, such as dynamic stiffness, tension retention, thickness (gauge), string ...

3. Tennis technology - Wikipedia

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   Tennis technology. Since the sport's inception, the design and manufacture of tennis equipment has been affected by technological advances and regulations. As is common in major sports, regulations became more exacting over time, with improvements affecting the qualities of the tennis racket and the tennis ball.

4. Racket (sports equipment) - Wikipedia

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   A racket or racquet[ 1] is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock back-and-forth in games such as tennis, badminton, squash, racquetball and padel. The typical basic structure of a racket consists of a widened distal end known as the head (which presents a flattened firm surface designed to strike the ball or ...

5. Spaghetti racquet - Wikipedia

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   Spaghetti racquet. Werner Fischer's 1977 U.S. patent application for the spaghetti racquet. The "spaghetti" racquet was a type of double-strung tennis racquet that had a brief spike in popularity in the fall of 1977, revolutionizing the sport for about a month before being banned at the top levels of play. It applied far more spin to a tennis ...

6. Stringing machine - Wikipedia

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   A Tecnifibre electronic stringing machine. Electronic stringing machines control the tension with a computer-directed electric motor, resulting in fast paced stringing and exceptional accuracy. This is the most common kind of stringing machine found in racquet sport shops. Reliable constant pull stringing machines usually cost $3,000 and more.

7. Babolat - Wikipedia

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   Racquets, strings, accessories and shoes. Revenue. €141.2 million (2014) Number of employees. 369. Website. babolat.com. Babolat / ˈbɑːboʊlɑː / is a French tennis, badminton, and padel equipment company, headquartered in Lyon, best known for its strings and tennis racquets which are used by professional and recreational players ...