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2. Strings (tennis) - Wikipedia

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   Polyester revolutionized professional tennis when a then little known Belgian string maker Luxilon supplied Gustavo Kuerten in 1997, who went on to win that year's French Open. [12] Since then, polyester's support for heavy topspin in particular has made it the most popular string material in the professional tennis tour.

3. Stringing machine - Wikipedia

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   Tennis strings are usually made up of gut, polyester or a hybrid of the two but have been known to consist of other materials including: nylon, metal, multifilament and Kevlar. Racquet tension can vary from anywhere from 30-70 lbs. Professional players tend to opt for the upper limit of the racquet tension range, however, an increasing number ...

4. Tennis technology - Wikipedia

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   Originally the tennis ball consisted of rough cloth strips tightly bound together. Eventually the cloth strips became the core, wrapped in twine and covered by a finer cloth or felt hand-stitched around it. [6] In 1972, at the request of Lamar Hunt to televise World Championship Tennis, the tennis ball was manufactured with the optic yellow ...

5. Prince Sports - Wikipedia

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   The company was founded in 1970 by Robert Hirt McClure (1893–1991) of Princeton, New Jersey (the origin of the company's name) as a manufacturer of tennis-ball machines, and soon after, rackets. Howard Head , founder of the Head sporting goods company, took tennis lessons following his retirement and used a Prince tennis ball machine, but was ...

6. Spaghetti racquet - Wikipedia

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   Double-strung racquets had some limited precedent in the sport. In 1881, two inventors, George Hookham of Birmingham and Alexander Hodgkinson of Manchester, filed British patents “to increase the effective striking surface in tennis racquets” by having strings “instead of being sunk below the level of the frame as is usual…arranged flush with one edge thereof, or a double stringing, i ...

7. Experts Agree: These Are the Best Hair Gels for Flake-Free Curls

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   The best curly hair gels are key in keeping wash-and-gos, twist-outs, and more intact. For frizz-free curls, add these expert-approved gels to your routine.