Friday, November 5, 2010

Nizlan's New Weapons of Mass Destruction


Many have been waiting for me to unleashed a new weapon of choice. Previously, signed with "Prince" which had provided with the usage of triple threat slam ("TTS"). The TTS has helped me a lot in developing my offensive style of play in the beginning.

However, with fellow tour mates, Ben and Tong changing their racquets Head YouTek Radical MP and Babolat Pure Storm, I needed a new weapon to keep pace with them (currently, both ben and Tong are top 2 players). Shona also had change her racquet to Head Flexpoint 4.

Prince had recommended me with "Prince exo3 Black" while also offering the "Prince exo3 Graphite 93 mid" "Prince exo3 Rebel 95" and the other exo3 models at the same time. Prince exo3 Graphite almost became the new weapon of choice until...........

Dunlop came and offered me the "Dunlop Aerogel 5Hundred Tour ("Aerogel 500")". Apparently, they had been watching my offensive game for quite sometime which is similar to current Dunlop user N Almagro and N Davydenko. I finally agree that the Aerogel 500 will prevent me from slipping away from the top 2 players. Thus, it was signed on the dotted line that Dunlop will be providing me the weapons from now on. Many I guess are shocked by this turnaround after pledging the allegiance to Prince but I got to stay fresh in the stiffness of competition.

Prince however, still, sponsors with accesories such as bags. They are offering me shoes but at the current moment, Reebok seems the best choice.

Muchas Gracias to Prince for the years of excellent service who still believe I will return to the Prince Family. At the same time, Im excited toworkwith Dunlop which hopefully will propel me up the rankings.Special thanks mention to Tong for the 200 dollar contract for letting me clinched this deal earlier than expected.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Reebok and its shoes

What is Reebok famous for? Its shoes! At least 3 of our main players chose Reebok shoes as their choice on court. My favourite part about Reebok shoes are the way they are named - by tennis terms. Check them out...


L to R: Reebok Classic Ace, Reebok Pump Court Victory II

L to R: Reebok High Volley III, Reebok Pure Victory



L to R: Reebok Passing Shot IV, Reebok Club C



L to R: Reebok Serve & Return, Reebok Match Point



Reebok Rematch


Pros sponsored by Reebok: Nicolas Almagro, Iveta Benesova, Shahar Pe'er, Nicole Vaidisova

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

HEAD YouTek Radical Midplus Review


I've used this stick for 5 months now and my game has improved significantly ever since. Here are my thoughts.

Groundstrokes: 9
Comfortable groundstrokes, with precise placement for cross-courts angled shots. Probably the best part about this racquet.

Volley: 8
Flexible and maneuverable. However not as smooth as my previous Wilson racquet probably due to the tighter string tension. I prefer bouncier volleys.

Serve: 7
Gives me consistency during serve, but lacks pace and power. No aces here.

Return: 9
Great solid return. If the serve is hit to my forehand, I can almost return 99% accurately with this racquet.

Specs
Weight: 10.4 oz
Head size: 98 sq. inch
Length: 27 inch
String pattern: 18 / 20
Composition: Graphite, d30

Pros using the YouTek Radical series:
Andy Murray, Robin Soderling, Tomas Berdych, Marin Cilic, Amelie Mauresmo

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Newest addition to the HEAD family: James Blake



Former world number four and Davis Cup champion James Blake will be the latest addition to the HEAD family come 2011. In a bit to revive his career, the 30 year old veteran has called upon the HEAD team to analyse a new tennis weapon. It's make or break now for Blake.

I'm not sure when the current Youtek series will be replaced but I'm hoping not so soon.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Revamped

The blog is revamped. Players' profiles updated. Tennis courts added.

SO keep your posts coming!

Lan suggested we have a simple ranking or matches in the name of fun.

Our own rules include:
1) Underhand serve allowed
2) Ball allowed to bounce twice

Format:
3) 3 sets of tie break, (e.g 7-4, 3-7, 10-8)
4) Ranking order to be confirmed

What ya'll say?

Sunday, September 26, 2010