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Courts
Where I've played
Every court from my Rovo history, most-visited first. Tap a star to rate a place —
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Balls
Net cost per ball, by tier
SVery good, durable — for match play
Pack
4-ball
Price
S$11.00
Balls
4
Card
UOB 1.4 mpd
Miles
14
Miles value
S$0.21
vs cheapest
+41.9%
1 can at a time
AVery good, not as durable
Pack
24-can case
Price
S$194.19
Balls
96
Card
Citi 4 mpd
Miles
776
Miles value
S$11.64
vs cheapest
cheapest
All-in landed, GST and fees inside
Pack
4-ball
Price
S$9.50
Balls
4
Card
UOB 1.4 mpd
Miles
7
Miles value
S$0.10
vs cheapest
+23.5%
Pack
3-ball
Price
S$7.50
Balls
3
Card
UOB 1.4 mpd
Miles
7
Miles value
S$0.10
vs cheapest
+29.6%
BToo hard or too soft
Pack
3-ball
Price
S$7.00
Balls
3
Card
UOB 1.4 mpd
Miles
7
Miles value
S$0.10
vs cheapest
+20.9%
1 can at a time
Pack
3-ball
Price
S$7.00
Balls
3
Card
UOB 1.4 mpd
Miles
7
Miles value
S$0.10
vs cheapest
+20.9%
✕Shit balls
Pack
3-ball
Price
S$7.00
Balls
3
Card
UOB 1.4 mpd
Miles
7
Miles value
S$0.10
vs cheapest
+20.9%
Frames
What's in the bag
The two frames I actually play, to the maker's own numbers. Click any shot to open it
full size.
Yonex VCORE 95
2026 · 8th gen · 16x20 · control
Shots: Yonex · via Tennis Warehouse — click to open
Head
95 sq in / 613 cm²
Length
27 in / 68.6 cm
Weight
310 g unstrung
Balance
7 pts HL
Swingweight
323
Beam
22 mm
Pattern
16 x 20
Stiffness
RA 62
Wilson Clash 100 v3 RG
2025 · Roland-Garros edition · 16x19 · the soft one
Shots: Wilson · via the Roland-Garros store — click to open
Head
100 sq in / 645 cm²
Length
27 in / 68.6 cm
Weight
295 g unstrung
Balance
7 pts HL
Swingweight
308
Beam
24.5 mm
Pattern
16 x 19
Stiffness
RA 54
Guide
How to pick a string
Strings are what actually touch the ball, so they matter as much as the frame. Before
you have a preference, level is the only thing that changes the answer — not the
marketing.
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Natural gut Split cow intestine — the original, and still the reference.Most power and feel of anything, and holds tension best. Also the most expensive by a distance.Swells in humidity and dies once it gets wet. Coated and waxed, or not at all in this climate.
Synthetic gut A solid nylon core with an outer wrap. The cheap default.All-round: nothing standout, nothing wrong with it. Cheap, and it comes in every colour.The best value in heat and humidity — it barely notices either.
Multifilament Hundreds of fine nylon filaments — synthetic gut's plusher cousin.Softer, more free power, much better feel at contact. Less durable than syn gut.Fine in the heat, but it softens and frays — it dies on the shelf too, so restring on the clock.
Polyester A stiff plastic monofilament. What the pros actually play.Low power, high control, spin-friendly, and it lasts. Wants a fast swing to do anything.Loses tension fastest in the heat and goes dead — and dead poly is harsh on the arm.
Mains — The north–south strings you hit along. About 70% of how the string bed behaves.
Crosses — The east–west strings, woven through the mains. The other ~30%.
A hybrid is two different strings in one frame, one per direction. Put the polyester in the mains and the multifilament in the crosses: the mains carry
about 70% of the bed's behaviour, so that is where the control and spin come from, while
the softer crosses keep it comfortable. Flip them — multi mains, poly crosses — only if you
want more power and comfort than spin.
Pick by level
1
Just hitting with friends
A few times a month, not chasing improvement yet
String
Synthetic gut
Tension
52 lbs
Gauge
16 (1.30 mm)
Soft and elastic, so the sweet spot feels bigger and the power comes free — and it is the least fussy thing you can put in a frame in this heat. Every brand's plays much the same, so pick it by colour.
2
Playing to get better
Weekly, maybe taking lessons — you want feedback
String
Multifilament
Tension
52 lbs
Gauge
16 (1.30 mm)
Softer than synthetic gut: more free power, and a much clearer feel at contact, which is how you learn what you did. Value: Wilson Sensation, Head Velocity MLT, Babolat Xcel. Step up: Wilson NXT, Tecnifibre NRG. Less durable, so restring on schedule.
3
Intermediate with pace
You make your own power and want it harnessed
String
Hybrid — round poly mains, multi crosses
Tension
50 lbs poly / 52 lbs multi
Gauge
Poly 16L–17 (1.25–1.20 mm) · multi 16
Poly goes in the mains because the mains are ~70% of how the bed plays: control and spin, with the multi crosses keeping it comfortable. Round polys only — Head Hawk Touch, Yonex Poly Tour Strike, Luxilon Element. Shaped strings like Hyper G or Lynx Tour saw through the multi.
Singapore
There is no winter to store a racket through here, so nothing gets a rest — heat and sweat are what kill strings, not cold. Heat speeds up tension loss and softens the bed; humidity is what murders natural gut.
Polyester is the one that goes dead fastest in this heat. Dead strings still look perfectly fine, so go by the calendar: restring as many times a year as you play a week. Twice a week means twice a year, whether or not anything snapped.
Keep the frame out of a hot car boot and out of the rain. If you ever string gut, a waterproof cover stops being optional.
Don't move to a full bed of polyester yet: it is stiff, the sweet spot shrinks, and the frame gets punishing. And don't sweat gauge — 16 for softer strings, 16L–17 for poly, nothing finer until you have a real preference.
Strings
String specs, by brand
Tennis Warehouse University lab numbers — every string measured the same way at
51 lbs and a fast swing, so the
rows compare directly. Lowest tension loss first; the ones I've played carry the tension.
StringMaterialStiffnessLossSpin
Tecnifibre HDX Tour 17 (1.24)Nylon/Polyurethane14410.9%5.7
Tecnifibre HDX Tour 16 (1.30)Nylon/Polyester149.212%4.3
Wilson Natural Gut 16 (1.30)Gut92.612.1%4
Babolat VS Touch 15L (1.35)Gut88.612.4%3
Wilson NXT Max 15L (1.35)Nylon15613.1%7.2
Babolat Xcel French Open Black 16Nylon144.613.3%5.2
Wilson NXT Duramax 16 (1.32)Nylon16013.7%5.7
Wilson Sensation Control 16 (1.30)Nylon150.313.7%4.8
Yonex Dynawire 16 (1.30)Nylon154.913.7%—
Yonex Mono Preme 16 (1.30)Nylon166.313.9%5
Wilson NXT Power 17 (1.26)Nylon157.714.3%5.5
Head Synthetic Gut PPS 17 (1.25)Nylon150.914.6%6.2
Head Velocity MLT 17 (1.25)Nylon153.214.7%5.5
Babolat Tonic + Natural Gut 16Gut98.914.9%—
Babolat Origin 16 (1.30)Nylon166.915%5.6
Wilson Synthetic Gut Power 17 (1.25)Nylon158.315%5.5