When strings move, they rub against each other, causing them to weaken and eventually snap. The greater the room to move—the more open the string pattern—the higher the frequency of breakage.

Often overlooked, a racquet’s string pattern can make a big difference in your game. During the press conference following his semifinal victory over Andy Roddick at the Sony Ericsson Open in ...

The MAD RAQ is also in the Wimbledon Museum and the International Tennis Hall of Fame. But that stringing pattern seemed to be too complicated for stringers.

Tennis: String TheoryPolyester monofilament strings do generate “slightly more” spin than older generation strings, according to the International Tennis Federation (ITF), which started ...

A thinner frame beam and smaller racket head size/closed string pattern (18x20) give more stability, feel and control to a player. An open string pattern (16x19) offers extra spin and power ...

I think Andy Roddickwas one of the first guys to go with a wide-body racket and 16 mains, an open string pattern. Before that, everybody played with a dense pattern.

The Boulder-based tennis company Velociti has launched a second biodegradable tennis string for beginners after the success of its first professional-grade string.

A University of Colorado Boulder alum created what he says is the world’s first-ever 100% synthetic, biodegradable tennis string through his Boulder-based company Velociti. Ryan Burbary, who ...

Babolat Tennis Rackets: String TheoryThe leveraging wasn’t as vital once a 16-year-old junior named Andy Roddick picked up the stick at the suggestion of his coach; he became No. 1 in the world ...