Everything Barty hoped she would receive from using the sort of strings preferred a century ago by artisans wielding wooden racquets … it’s working a treat for her at Melbourne Park. Thwock, thwock, ...
In the 70’s, the longest winning streak of Guillermo Villas of Argentina with 53 wins, came to a halt when Ille Nastase of Romania beat him using the ‘double string’ racquet. It gave too much spin and ...