A Rogers Cup stringer reports some extremes:
- Daniel Nestor strings at 18 lbs (not Kg!!), "just to beat the low-tension record"
- Barbora Strychova strings at 86 lbs. So, her racqs are popping up a la Borg at night or when hit against the ground. The upper limit of the Babolat machine seems to be 88.
He also reports that nat gut is coming back, even in full sets.
Also, that players are getting very fussy they want stringing jobs not older than 2 hours, putting a strain on the stringers.
- Daniel Nestor strings at 18 lbs (not Kg!!), "just to beat the low-tension record"
- Barbora Strychova strings at 86 lbs. So, her racqs are popping up a la Borg at night or when hit against the ground. The upper limit of the Babolat machine seems to be 88.
He also reports that nat gut is coming back, even in full sets.
Also, that players are getting very fussy they want stringing jobs not older than 2 hours, putting a strain on the stringers.