HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As River Oaks Country Club hosts the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, top-ranked players and title winners are on full display. Not nearly as visible, ...
"In Houston, especially because it's clay court, we'll always do more than 350 rackets," Randy Gibson, a professional tennis racket stringer with over 20 years of experience, told ABC13. 30,209 people ...
MASON, OH − During the qualifying rounds of the Cincinnati Open, one WTA player sent her racquets to the stringing room to be re-strung. Simple enough, right? The only problem? It was during her match ...
Tennis players are a sensitive bunch, and people like Ron Rocchi are forever trying to soothe them. Rocchi, an equipment manager at Wilson, runs the racket stringing shop at this year’s U.S. Open. Its ...
Badminton racket strings are a popular purchase amongst the pro players of this sport. Replacing or putting up new badminton racket swings ensures a better stroke impact and superior performance in ...
A good racket is a must-have for any competitive tennis player. And there’s one person at the Hardee’s Pro Classic that all players rely on for equipment. From sun up to sun down, Chuck Hakansson is ...
He was once a stringer of rackets outside sports shops. Today, he not only runs a chain of sports stores, he has his own brand of rackets and stringing machines. It has been a remarkable turnaround ...
If you've been watching the US Open, you know players put their rackets to the test every match. (I'm looking at you, Nick Kyrgios!) And while it seems that rackets can be replaced instantly, the ...
NEW HAVEN >> Chris Gaudreau abruptly stops telling his story about Venus Williams mid-sentence and gets to work. “OK, here we go,” he says, spotting a ball boy walking a racket up the stairs into his ...
Jackie Vaughan, from Bewdley in Worcestershire, is a stringer to the stars. She's the woman who helps put the power into racquets used by some of the world's top tennis players. Jackie is a ...