RacquetBlog: US Open Edition

At least stateside, the U. S. Open is the Super Bowl for American tennis fans. The tennis world shifts its focus to Flushing, New York to see the world’s best duke it out for the last grand slam of the year. The top brands in the sport utilize the late August event as a showcase for some of their newest and biggest product launches. 2019 is no different, and a veritable smorgasbord of new racquets, strings, and grips will be hitting the market just prior to Labor Day. Here are some of highlight releases hitting market around the US Open.

HEAD Launches new Gravity Racquet Family: It Won’t Bring You Down

The phrases “A new force is coming”, and “Massive Sweet Spot Dominates the Game” have been rampant on all of HEAD’s social media channels of late. Perhaps the worst kept secret is that HEAD is launching a brand new Gravity racquet silo to go alongside the Speed, Radical, Extreme, Prestige, and Instinct lines. For those of you still paying attention, here is a quick summary of HEAD’s current racquet families.

Join the Clash Mob

Wilson introduced the tennis industry to the Clash 100 and Clash 100 Tour earlier this spring. The racquets are touted by Wilson as being “the most flexible racquet in tennis”. Now, Wilson is doubling down on all things Clash by releasing a Clash 98, 100L, 108, and two reduced length models in the Clash 25 and 26.