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Find the right racket
Tell us what keeps going wrong, from short balls to framed returns, and get a shortlist of rackets worth a demo.
Start the racket finderUK tennis gear advice
The Tennis Shop: The tennis shop with nothing to sell you.
We don’t stock a single racket, so we’ve no reason to talk you into one. Tell us what keeps going wrong on court and we’ll tell you what to check, what to try and roughly what it should cost.
Researched and written by Reinhard Streicher. The racket profiles work from published specs; we haven’t play-tested them. How the advice is put together →
The right gear at a fair price
Four quick tools. None of them ends at a checkout.
UK prices · checked 6 Oct
Check a fair UK price
Compare prices for rackets, strings and restringing at the UK shops we checked, with direct links. Last checked 6 October 2026.
See the UK pricesA–D condition guide
Check a used racket
Cosmetic wear and structural damage need different decisions. Grade a second-hand racket A to D, then compare it with what similar ones actually sold for.
Read the used guideStrings and setup
Get the strings right
Strings change how a racket plays more than most people expect, and cost a fraction of a new frame. When to restring, and what to ask for.
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All guides →Pack for an outdoor winter session
Layers, floodlights, a dry grip and somewhere for the wet kit. What to sort before a cold night at the club.
Read the guideWhat to demo in 30 minutes
Same shots, similar strings, one racket after another. A short routine for judging the difference on court.
Read the guideWhen to restring
A snapped string is obvious. Notched, frayed or simply dead is harder to spot. What to look for, and what to ask for next.
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