Postcard From Paris

Written by: on 2nd June 2013
French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros
Postcard From Paris

epa03726768 Rafael Nadal of Spain in action during his third round match against Fabio Fognini of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 01 June 2013. EPA/YOAN VALAT  |

Babolat has continued as the official supplier of the French Open and provides racquet and stringing services, as well as supplying the tournament ball. The company’s racquet customization and stringing service area is open to the public, which is very unusual at a major tournament. Also new this year – Babolat is hosting stringing demos where people can ask questions about the process and what it’s like to string for the champions.

In 2012, Babolat strung 3,702: racquets at Roland Garros, and 60 of those were Babolat Aeropro Drives, specifically for strung seven time champion Rafael Nadal, The company employed 19 stringersbab during the tournament.

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