Kev...like you said and good observation....I will phrase it like this:
Stiff racket nowadays use semi stiff string or soft string at low tension 48-54lbs....if you prefer higher thats up to you.

Soft rackets ie RA rating of 60 or less, you probably can use stiffer strings and string like normal, but the feedback I get is that they still string around 52-58lbs, very seldom do I see people here string 60lbs or above.

Hmmm K Blade with ALU Big Banger....depend on what you like for a safer but comfortable tension I'd recommend between the range of 50-54lbs, as ALU is a STIFF string, if you like the papan feeling by all means string it higher....

wah lau what a terrible display from Nadal......if he play like this against Fed or Djokovic, I think he makan telur.....very bad game play, bad choice of shots......hope he does better in 2nd set.....

I just had a thought...what if Nadal intentionally plays like crap but purposely drags on the match so he wins , but the duration of the match takes 4-5 hours....Novak plays Federer and then as they play is suspended due to bad light......and their match has to continue the next day.....

This post has been edited by praetorian: Jun 3 2011, 09:37 PM

so gentleman ......who gonna take the Ladies Singles.... I think Li Na can do it.....

I am Chinaman lol....

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Well this proves if you are hungry and enough and hard working enough....dreams do come true, Li Na is officially in the history books........

Talking abt sales of Babolat rackets going up, lets hope the trend continues in the Mens Final....but seeing Francesca the defending champion knocked off her pedestal, I hope it doesn't happen to Nadal......

LOL Ck Babolat rackets are now made in China...the factories are there, even the counterfeit rackets are made there........is anything else nowadays NOT made in China.......

Aiyoooo I bangun I go to work lah!
This FO must mean ALOT to Nadal to be able to win while playing very very sub par, I really think the Babolat balls are to blame......I dunno how the ATP can sanction balls that the players have not used...the entire clay court season , all the balls were from Dunlop, and then suddenly at the FO, they introduce Babolat......

In all honesty this years FO Nadal was playing like crap! The only match I saw that had a shadow of resemblance of Nadals true ball striking was against Robin Soderling.......the match between Murray and Roger.....OMG....I dunno how those 2 guys didn't run off with the match, I give credit to Nadal for really fighting, and winning those matches when he knows he is not playing well, this what separates the men from the boys.......

The first set when I saw how Nadal was hitting his forehand.....I was thinking 'Sayonara' kiss the Musketeer's Cup goodbye, when Roger leading 5-2, I was thinking don't count your chickens before it hatch, have not officially won the 1st set yet.....OMG Nadal come back win it 7-5.....2nd set I already see Nadal with another lead and he blew it at 5-4, due to rain....losuy tie-breaker by Federer....3rd set when Nadal leading 4-2, I already preparing to sleep as I expected the match to be over in 20 mins.........the idiot 'choke' throwing in 150Km PH hour serves...........HOLY COW, on the ATP tour....I really dunno how he can be world No:1.............Roger paid the price by trying to rally with Nadal, he had the right idea in the 1st set don't get into a rally with Nadal, don't let him get into a rhythm....play hard and play fast......

All in all....Nadal won a Grand Slam title while playing like crap, trust me if he loses in Queens in the 2nd round, takes a break and concentrates on Wimbledon, hopefully you will see him hitting the ball MUCH better and aggressively....damn the Babolat balls.....I think Nadal cannot bad mouth the balls as he is sponsored by you guessed it Babolat!!!!

This post has been edited by praetorian: Jun 6 2011, 05:14 PM

In all honesty all Federer lacked was courage, he was leading 5-2....why suddenly stop doing to what led him there...if he tried and was unsuccessful...that Annacone would have had to try a different tactic. I know its easy to say and write this, while doing in is a totally different matter...but Federer has now lost 6 Grand Slams finals by employing wrong tactics.....if he committed himself to the change for the duration of the whole match and still lost, it would certainly shut myself and all the other commentators on TV.....but the crap thing, is he reverts to his 'safe' mode in his eyes, which in actually fact isn't.....

This post has been edited by praetorian: Jun 6 2011, 05:19 PM

I am commenting that Babolat balls used at the French Open, not that they are not good, but the players were not told of the change of the official ball.
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