co-authored the book Technical Tennis: Racquets, Strings, Balls, Courts, Spin and Bounce with Crawford Lindsey. (Amazon Link is here: ) The work explores the physics of tennis and exposes some ...

With more space between strings, an open pattern allows the racquet to bite the ball better. This helps players accentuate their spin. According to stringer Roman Prokes of RPNY Tennis and ...

Topspin is one of the modern tennis player's most powerful weapons. When top exponents such as recently retired star Rafael Nadal deploy it, the ball can spin at more than 50 rotations per second.