The cost of racquet stringing at a local club varies from state to state, but the $19 String Box charges is far from outlandish, though you’ll need to pay a $10/month membership fee.

That’s essentially one racquet strung every other minute. Some small pro shops don’t reach that volume in a year. 9 is the high number of racquets a player has taken to the court to start a match.

Jeff Deibel has been stringing racquets at OSU for 35 years and is on call 24/7 for the Buckeyes men’s and women’s tennis teams. “I have strung on holidays on quite a few occasions ...

Stringing racquets is an art form for George Tompkins. He is a master racquet technician (MRT), certified stringer and professional racquet advisor through the U.S Racquet Stingers Association.

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 strings favoured by the top players at this month's Australian ...

Stephens is one of 21 stringers representing 11 countries at the US Open. Throughout the tournament, the elite team will string racquets more than 5,500 times. Sometimes more than 500 in a single day.

The BBC's Dave Lee looks at the latest in tennis racquet technology, ... Tennis racquet technology comes with strings attached. Published. 13 January 2015. Share. close panel. Share page.