In my experience as a tennis instructor I’ve seen and used plenty of tennis racquets. There are racquets for baseline players, net play, power, and finesse, but how are you suppose to know which one is right for you. Well, there’s really only one way to find out and that’s to sample a few until you find the one that just feels right. Here is a list of my personal five favorite tennis racquets that will fit anyone’s game.
Wilson K Factor KSix-One Tour 90 – This is Wilson’s best selling tennis racquet and recommended for the slightly more experienced players. It offers the perfect balance of size and weight to give maximum swing speed. It’s also a very forgiving racquet so don’t be afraid to swing hard as you’ll find you don’t lose your accuracy. The Six-One 90 is great for net play as well. You’ll notice it’s very easy to handle those quick reaction volleys at the net. Oh by the way, Roger Federer uses this racquet, need I say more.
Wilson nCode nTour – This is another one of Wilson’s best sellers and is great for people still fine-tuning their game. It’s very easy to swing and provides fairly adequate power. You’ll find controlling the ball is very easy with this racquet and it’s great if you like using spin shots. The nTour is good for all positions on the court for the all around player.
Babolat AeroPro Drive Cortex – This racquet is the same one Rafael Nadal uses. It’s very similar to the Wilson nCode nTour, but for the more advanced player. The AeroPro is lightweight and very easy to swing as the nTour is, but you’ll get much more pop. This racquet is great for the baseline players who want to use topspin and hit it deep into the opponent’s court. This racquet is also fairly adequate at net. The Babolat AeroPro Drive Cortex is my personal favorite racquet as I find it to be the most reliable.
Head MicroGEL Radical – Andre Agassi and Amelie Mauresmo have been known to use this racquet in the past. I like this racquet because it feels like it has a bigger sweet spot than most others giving the player less miss-hits. Preferably to be used for pure baseline players this racquet does however have a nice feel at the net. The MicroGel Radical is perfect if you find yourself hitting the ball all over the place and want to find some control in your game.
Prince 03 Speedport Pro White – I like this racquet for defensive players. It provides great power with little effort. I like to pull this one out when I’m playing against someone with more powerful groundstrokes than me. This is because I would be on the run more thus giving me less time to get set and wind up my swing. So I can basically get similar power with less time to prepare.
All of these racquets are amazing and are sure to help anyone’s game. If you would like to sample some of these racquets use Tennis Warehouse. This is a great website where they send you up to four racquets that you can demo for six days. All you have to pay is shipping. Just pick the ones you want and try them out for a week before making your decision.
