{"id":20784,"date":"2023-03-01T12:53:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T12:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/?p=20784"},"modified":"2023-12-13T16:03:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T16:03:13","slug":"strings-and-tension-used-by-pro-tennis-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toomanyrackets.com\/strings-and-tension-used-by-pro-tennis-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Strings and Tension Used by Pro Tennis Players"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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<\/a>, Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>, and Rafael Nadal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 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<\/a>, and Luxilon<\/p>\n\n\n\n The average string tension used by the players listed below was just over 53 lbs<\/strong>, with Andy Murray<\/a> having the highest string tension at 62 lbs<\/strong> and Cameron Norrie having the lowest string tension at 44 lbs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Last Updated:<\/strong> 1st of March 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\nStrings and Tension Used by Players on the ATP Tour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Player<\/th> Strings (Main)<\/th> Strings (Cross)<\/th> Tension<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Novak Djokovic<\/td> Babolat VS Team Natural Gut<\/td> AluPower Rough<\/td> 56-59lbs<\/td><\/tr> Carlos Alcaraz<\/td> Babolat RPM Blast<\/td> RPM Blast<\/td> 53-55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/td> Luxilon 4G 125<\/td> Luxilon 4G 125<\/td> 53lbs<\/td><\/tr> Casper Ruud<\/td> Poly Tour Strike<\/td> Poly Tour (Yonex) Pro<\/td> 54lbs<\/td><\/tr> Taylor Fritz<\/td> VS Touch (Natural Gut)<\/td> Hawk 16<\/td> 50-55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Andrey Rublev<\/td> Luxilon Adrenaline<\/td> Luxilon Adrenaline<\/td> 57lbs<\/td><\/tr> Daniil Medvedev<\/td> Ice Code 125<\/td> Ice Code 125<\/td> 50lbs<\/td><\/tr> Rafael Nadal<\/td> RPM blast (Babolat)<\/td> RPM blast (Babolat)<\/td> 55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/td> RPM blast<\/td> RPM blast<\/td> 50-55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Holger Rune<\/a><\/td> RPM blast<\/td> RPM blast<\/td> 56lbs<\/td><\/tr> Hubert Hurkacz<\/td> Polytour Strike 125<\/td> Polytour Strike 125<\/td> 50-60lbs<\/td><\/tr> Cameron Norrie<\/td> Luxilon Alu-Power<\/td> Luxilon Alu-Power<\/td> 44lbs<\/td><\/tr> Jannik Sinner<\/td> Hawk Touch<\/td> Hawk Touch<\/td> 60-61lbs<\/td><\/tr> Karen Khachanov<\/td> ALUPower 125<\/td> ALUPower 125<\/td> 50-55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Frances Tiafoe<\/td> Poly Tour Pro 1.25<\/td> Poly Tour Pro 1.25<\/td> 44-45lbs<\/td><\/tr> Alexander Zverev<\/td> Hawk Touch 1.25<\/td> VS Touch 1.30<\/td> 52-55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Pablo Carreno Busta<\/td> Luxilon ALUPower Rough<\/td> Luxilon ALUPower Rough<\/td> 55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Lorenzo Musetti<\/td> Hawk Touch<\/td> Lynx Tour<\/td> 55-56lbs<\/td><\/tr> Nick Kyrgios<\/td> Poly Tour Pro<\/td> Poly Tour Pro<\/td> 55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Marin Cilic<\/td> VS Touch Natural Gut 16<\/td> Alu-Power 16L<\/td> 55-57lbs<\/td><\/tr> Alex de Minaur<\/td> Luxilon ALU-Power Rough<\/td> Luxilon ALU-Power Rough<\/td> 55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Tommy Paul<\/td> AluPower 1.25<\/td> AluPower 1.25<\/td> 50lbs<\/td><\/tr> Matteo Berrettini<\/td> Signum Pro Firestorm<\/td> Signum Pro Firestorm<\/td> 51lbs<\/td><\/tr> Grigor Dimitrov<\/td> Luxilon 4G<\/td> Wilson Natural Gut<\/td> 53-55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Sebastian Korda<\/td> ALUPower<\/td> Wilson Natural Gut<\/td> 47-50lbs<\/td><\/tr> Roberto Bautista Agut<\/td> Luxilon 4G<\/td> Luxilon 4G<\/td> 48-49lbs<\/td><\/tr> Daniel Evans<\/td> ALUPower<\/td> Wilson Natural Gut<\/td> 50lbs<\/td><\/tr> Denis Shapovalov<\/td> Poly Tour Strike<\/td> Poly Tour Strike<\/td> 46lbs<\/td><\/tr> Diego Schwartzman<\/td> Big Banger AluPower<\/td> Big Banger AluPower<\/td> 50lbs<\/td><\/tr> John Isner<\/td> Tecnifibre Pro Red 16<\/td> Tecnifibre Pro Red 16<\/td> 60lbs<\/td><\/tr> David Goffin<\/td> AluPower 16<\/td> AluPower 16<\/td> 48lbs<\/td><\/tr> Richard Gasquet<\/td> Big Banger Original 16<\/td> Big Banger Original 16<\/td> 55-59lbs<\/td><\/tr> Andy Murray<\/td> Alu Power<\/td> VS Touch NG<\/td> 62lbs<\/td><\/tr> Adrian Mannarino<\/td> Alu Power<\/td> Alu Power<\/td> 52-53lbs<\/td><\/tr> Fabio Fognini<\/td> RPMBlast<\/td> RPMBlast<\/td> 55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Denis Kudla<\/td> Razor Code<\/td> Razor Code<\/td> 51lbs<\/td><\/tr> Stan Wawrinka<\/td> RPMBlast<\/td> RPMBlast<\/td> 57-61lbs<\/td><\/tr> Dominic Thiem<\/td> VS Touch Natural Gut<\/td> RPMBlast<\/td> 55lbs<\/td><\/tr> Roger Federer<\/td> Luxilon AluPower Rough 16L<\/td> Wilson Natural Gut<\/td> 55-60lbs<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n