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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. So much is made about the technology of tennis rackets. But don't ...

In a little-known curtained workspace next to Sobey’s Stadium, behind the scenes of Canada’s biggest pro tennis tournament, a team of stringers work around the clock to ensure players’ racquets are ...

In their first full year on tour, New Zealander Rubin Statham and his twin brother, Oliver, spent $16,000 on racquet stringing. In their second year, they bought their own (supposedly) lightweight ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — You can get everything you want these days with an on-demand subscription: music, movies, food, drinks, clothing. Now you can add freshly strung racquets to the list. Stringbox is ...

Ron Kohn is the leader of the team of 15 tennis racquet stringers working at the Australian Open.(Timothy Marshall) Ron Kohn believes there are only 20 guys in the world who are good enough for a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. When it comes to tennis racquet strings, natural fibres are the duck's guts. Or rather the cow's guts, given that's where many of the ...

Messages started coming on Glynn Roberts’ phone early on Sunday morning. They were from Andy Murray, who was in Rio de Janeiro getting ready to play Juan Martin del Potro in the Olympic tennis men’s ...