Federer Using A Larger Prototype Racket

Written by: Staff on 17th July 2013

Federer Using A Larger Prototype Racket

epa03744411 Switzerland's Roger Federer returns the ball to Germany's Mischa Zverev during their quarter final match at the ATP tennis tournament in Halle, Westphalia, Germany, 14 June 2013. Federer won 6-0 and 6-0. EPA/OLIVER KRATO |

Roger Federer, clearly affected by his second round loss at Wimbledon, has confirmed he will experiment with a larger prototype racket, complete with 8 square inches more in the head, at this week’s Bet-at-Home Open in Hamburg.

The 31 year-old had been spotted practicing with the black-framed racket, which looks considerably bigger than the Wilson BLX Pro Staff, complete with a 90 square-inch head, that he has used for 11 years.

Federer’s new Wilson prototype racket has a 98 square-inch size and gives him increased power. Confirming the switch, he said: “I think 90% of the players on the ATP World Tour have head sizes between 95 and 100 square inches. We have now tested this, and so far it’s going great. I can easily adjust with the new power.”

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal use 100-inch heads and Andy Murray a 98-inch head. Federer will play with the new racket in his opening match at Hamburg’s Rothenbaum today against Daniel Brands.

Federer has previously been a man of habit, rather like his predecessor as world no.1 Pete Sampras who played his entire competitive career with an 85 square- inch headed Wilson Pro Staff 6.0. But after retiring and trying other sized rackets, Sampras maintained he should have experimented sooner.

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Topics: Atp, Bet At Home Open, Federer, Hamburg Open, Prototype racket, Roger Federer, Sports, Tennis News, Wilson BLX Pro Staff

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July 17, 2013 at 9:06 am

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