The owner of this racquet was the real prodigy of his time. Despite being the part of unbelievable American generation (included such terminators as Sampras and Agassi + Chang), he made more pulsating signals for being Tour dominator. Under 23 he made 7 runs to Grand Slam events finals. Sampras made 6, Agassi - 4, Chang - 1. For example nowadays leaders Jannik Sinner (24 years old already) and ...
Imo the switch to an 18 mains racquet makes a lot of sense for his game. He probably would have done well with a gravity pro too but he is a yonex guy. Of course he would do well with any racquet.
I agree with you about finding a racquet company that offers the 5/8 grip. I use that grip size as well and the racquet companies seem to think everyone needs small grip sizes. ProKennex offers 4 5/8" grip sizes on its models. Prince offers it on racquets for advanced players.
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