Pure Tennis Blog

By: Tracy Rolling The Eiffel Tower might be the most iconic landmark in the world, but Babolat is one of the most recognized brands on the tennis court. From the company's humble beginnings in Lyon, France, Babolat has been a pioneer of the game. Credited for making the first set of natural gut strings, Babolat soared in the late 1970’s and early 80’s with its endorsement of Swedish tennis player, Björn Borg. With the Babolat brand in his hands, Borg experienced more than 100 victories, includ …

By: Chase Pearson The well known tennis company of Babolat creates a new multifilament. In this Babolat Xalt string review we find that Xalt is a comfort and control-oriented multifilament string with the upside to replace a hybrid string bed at a lower cost. If this sounds like something you're interested in then you have come to the right place. Overview Does the French string manufacturer have another banger of a string in its repertoire? Babolat takes a stab at a new multifilament string …

String tension is just as important as what string you use in your tennis racquet. While it can seem even more complicated than choosing your string, there are three easy questions you can ask yourself when deciding at what tension to have your racquet strung. What String Material? Are you using nylon/gut string, polyester string, or a hybrid of half and half? In general, beginners should play with nylon strings (or natural gut if you don’t mind spending the money), intermediate players can star …