Original von Schmidi23
Original von chefko
delpo wird nichts gewinnen.er spielt seit Jahr mit dem gleichem schlägern und hat nur noch 2 stück übrig. den umstieg auf andere hat er noch nicht geschafft. mit 2 schlägern kannst keinen grand slam gewinnen ♦ und sobald er mit anderen schläägern spielen muss wird's mental schwer. hat er selbst gesagt...
Kein Witz? ♦ noch nie davon gehört, wär ja krass. Wobei sein Ausrüster den Schläger ja beliebig oft nachproduzieren müssen könnte. Kollege von mir arbeitete bei HEAD und der hat gesagt, fast keiner der Topstars spielt mit einem Schläger den es im Regal zu kaufen gibt. Alles customized nur in der gleichen Farbe lackiert.
hier:
Juan Martin del Potro says he only has two of his older-generation Wilson racquets left, and while he has been testing new frames, he is hoping he doesn't break his remaining sticks in the next few weeks.
The Argentine is currently playing the Sydney International and will play the Australian Open next week.
“I was close to change, but I'm not feeling 100 percent at the moment,” said del Potro, who joked that if he does break both racquets in Melbourne, he will ask fellow Wilson player Roger Federer to borrow one. “Hopefully me and Wilson, we want to change, [we are] really close and really soon. I need to change racquets because I use [the same racquet] a lot. I think the other guys, they have advantage to me when they play with six or eight racquets in one match.”
Del Potro, who uses the same Wilson KFactor racquets he used in winning the 2009 U.S. Open, had just four racquets remaining at the 2012 U.S. Open, as was revealed to TENNIS.com.
“We are working really hard to find a good racquet for me. I mean, if I change the racquet during the off-season, then I came here to play a Grand Slam and I don't feel 100 percent. Your mind start to working in the negative position. It's not easy for the players change the racquet. But I'm proud to have Wilson behind me, because I know they are working really hard.”
Tennis Magazine.
Australian Open smokey Juan Martin del Potro has an equipment crisis, revealing he's down to just two racquets five days out from the season-opening grand slam in Melbourne.
Del Potro overcame a sluggish start to his season to progress to the quarter-finals of the Sydney International with a 1-6 6-3 6-4 win over Nicolas Mahut in his opening match of the year.
The former US Open champion next faces Radek Stepanek on Thursday for a spot in Friday's semi-finals after the Czech Davis Cup hero defeated Spanish lucky loser Albert Ramos 6-2 7-6 (7-5) in his second-round match.
But forget Stepanek - Del Potro's biggest concern is surviving the Australian summer without breaking his trusty Wilson Pro Staff 2012, which is out of stock - even for the world No.5.
Del Potro has been trying out a series of new weapons during the off-season without any joy and, wary of Roger Federer's troubles last season adjusting to his bigger-framed Wilson, the big Argentine is reluctant to change on the eve of a major.
"It's not easy to change racquet," del Potro said.
"I mean, the racquet is our life. If I don't feel good with my racquet, my game could be changed a lot.
"I'm very specific with my details of the racquets.
"You can see what's happen with Roger last year. He try to change and he lost confidence with his game.
"And also, we don't have too much time to try racquets, to change, because every tournament are very important for us.
"I mean, if I change the racquet during the off-season, then I came here to play a grand slam and I don't feel 100 per cent.
"Your mind starts to working in the negative position."
AAP.