For this article, I have compiled information in relation to the strings and tension used by the top players on the ATP Tour including Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Rafael Nadal.
The majority of the tennis pros below use a hybrid setup using a mix of Polyester and natural gut strings, with the most popular string brands being Babolat, Head, Wilson, and Luxilon
The average string tension used by the players listed below was just over 53 lbs, with Andy Murray having the highest string tension at 62 lbs and Cameron Norrie having the lowest string tension at 44 lbs.
Last Updated: 1st of March 2023
Strings and Tension Used by Players on the ATP Tour
| Player | Strings (Main) | Strings (Cross) | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic | Babolat VS Team Natural Gut | AluPower Rough | 56-59lbs |
| Carlos Alcaraz | Babolat RPM Blast | RPM Blast | 53-55lbs |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | Luxilon 4G 125 | Luxilon 4G 125 | 53lbs |
| Casper Ruud | Poly Tour Strike | Poly Tour (Yonex) Pro | 54lbs |
| Taylor Fritz | VS Touch (Natural Gut) | Hawk 16 | 50-55lbs |
| Andrey Rublev | Luxilon Adrenaline | Luxilon Adrenaline | 57lbs |
| Daniil Medvedev | Ice Code 125 | Ice Code 125 | 50lbs |
| Rafael Nadal | RPM blast (Babolat) | RPM blast (Babolat) | 55lbs |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | RPM blast | RPM blast | 50-55lbs |
| Holger Rune | RPM blast | RPM blast | 56lbs |
| Hubert Hurkacz | Polytour Strike 125 | Polytour Strike 125 | 50-60lbs |
| Cameron Norrie | Luxilon Alu-Power | Luxilon Alu-Power | 44lbs |
| Jannik Sinner | Hawk Touch | Hawk Touch | 60-61lbs |
| Karen Khachanov | ALUPower 125 | ALUPower 125 | 50-55lbs |
| Frances Tiafoe | Poly Tour Pro 1.25 | Poly Tour Pro 1.25 | 44-45lbs |
| Alexander Zverev | Hawk Touch 1.25 | VS Touch 1.30 | 52-55lbs |
| Pablo Carreno Busta | Luxilon ALUPower Rough | Luxilon ALUPower Rough | 55lbs |
| Lorenzo Musetti | Hawk Touch | Lynx Tour | 55-56lbs |
| Nick Kyrgios | Poly Tour Pro | Poly Tour Pro | 55lbs |
| Marin Cilic | VS Touch Natural Gut 16 | Alu-Power 16L | 55-57lbs |
| Alex de Minaur | Luxilon ALU-Power Rough | Luxilon ALU-Power Rough | 55lbs |
| Tommy Paul | AluPower 1.25 | AluPower 1.25 | 50lbs |
| Matteo Berrettini | Signum Pro Firestorm | Signum Pro Firestorm | 51lbs |
| Grigor Dimitrov | Luxilon 4G | Wilson Natural Gut | 53-55lbs |
| Sebastian Korda | ALUPower | Wilson Natural Gut | 47-50lbs |
| Roberto Bautista Agut | Luxilon 4G | Luxilon 4G | 48-49lbs |
| Daniel Evans | ALUPower | Wilson Natural Gut | 50lbs |
| Denis Shapovalov | Poly Tour Strike | Poly Tour Strike | 46lbs |
| Diego Schwartzman | Big Banger AluPower | Big Banger AluPower | 50lbs |
| John Isner | Tecnifibre Pro Red 16 | Tecnifibre Pro Red 16 | 60lbs |
| David Goffin | AluPower 16 | AluPower 16 | 48lbs |
| Richard Gasquet | Big Banger Original 16 | Big Banger Original 16 | 55-59lbs |
| Andy Murray | Alu Power | VS Touch NG | 62lbs |
| Adrian Mannarino | Alu Power | Alu Power | 52-53lbs |
| Fabio Fognini | RPMBlast | RPMBlast | 55lbs |
| Denis Kudla | Razor Code | Razor Code | 51lbs |
| Stan Wawrinka | RPMBlast | RPMBlast | 57-61lbs |
| Dominic Thiem | VS Touch Natural Gut | RPMBlast | 55lbs |
| Roger Federer | Luxilon AluPower Rough 16L | Wilson Natural Gut | 55-60lbs |
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