The combination of the increased stiffness of modern rackets and the tendency for tennis balls to have become harder has led to an increased shock transmission from the racket to the player, which is ...

In other words, to cheat. The basic idea was to make a tennis ball that would start spinning at the push of a button, rather than by skillful wielding of a racket: a spinning ball that flies ...

Modern tennis ... the ball when compared to a smaller head size. The trade-off is that a larger head size typically makes more precise, controlled shots more difficult. The size of a racket's ...