The U.S. Open Racket Stringers

[MegaHulet]

9 minutes.. WOW!!

[snicker292]

How many grams should racket weight if im 16yrs old and competiting?

[MC1796]

@snicker292 lol depends on the player, skill level, game type.

some may use 12+ oz. players racquets some may use 11-11.6oz. tweeners it just depends

[snicker292]

@MC1796 thx.. Wilson Six one 95 (332grams). I just tought that it is too heavy to me but i play pretty well with that racket

[MC1796]

@snicker292 i mean if your a strong player that may be a good racquet for you, im 16 and use the blx 95 18x20 so basically the same thing and the weight helps when you have developed shots, just whatever feels comfortable

[snicker292]

@MC1796 Thanks mate!

[dvdc160]

whhy does a wilson raquet have a prince string.

[dharmaboy75]

This Rohit guy sounds like a douche and a door knob. how the hell did they think to put this loser infront of the camera??

woot to stringers.

[octanesc2]

he has a shit racket! lol

[TheKurtSaga]

I would be honor if Andy's racket stringer string my racket.

[federerbestcIass]

I love Rafa Nadal. so classy

[tripamember]

this guy is an idiot.

[lureyourkidsinvan]

I like how he doesn't explain why the italians needed to shut off the power before the matches and how he strung the racquets if all the machines were electronic. And he says that the modern machines now are electronic, well back in the day wouldn't those machines be mechanical. This guy doesn't really put too much detail when he explains things.

[ichirofan7]

@lureyourkidsinvan

Lol

[sdfxrplv2]

lol when the lady cuts the string . guys don't cut your string like that because it'll put a lot of stress on your racket and could cause warping. jus cut it going in like a square eventually going further out.

[michaelnight67]

@sdfxrplv2 You´re right, I think they should knew that. I won´t give my racket to that girl, hehe

[MrTorch751]

@dhahndhahn it is hollow core. I am 100% sure. Definitely not natural gut. I have used Babolat VS for 6 years and I am a Wilson string tester. Definitely Hollow Core.

[MrLucasschneider]

This guy is a dork, cool thing to talk to the stringers who get to deal with the players, but how does this guy have a job with Time magazine!

[T3nnisMatt]

so freaking awesome...

[sportsman214]

im surprised the way she cut the strings out ... thats sometimes considered the amateur way to cut them because of the amount of stress load it puts on the racket

[pedroacp]

which strings did the guy put into the racket??? i think the mains were luxilon, but which ones were the crosses???

[theteo]

@pedroacp nxts?

[pedroacp]

@theteo

they look like hollow cores IMO

[theteo]

@pedroacp lol idk

[dhahndhahn]

@pedroacp its natural gut, you can tell by the spirals in it

[plstrom]

my biggest curiosity has to do with that rubber /elastic that some plyers use on their strings... what is that and where does it go though on the strings (how is the knot) ?

[Keiura]

They just hold the strings in place better. Usually as you play the strings move, and the rubber things help to stop that. Theoretically it should allow for a more consistent racket if the stroke is kept exactly the same.

[frankystein12]

When the Indian guy says the tops seed for the tournament are Roddick and that Russian chick who screams all the time, I was highly offended. Shouldn't Roger Federer be on top of the list?

[hillsong1004]

Offended at what? Because he forgot to mention your boyfriend? Get a life. He's not going to sit there and name off everyone on the fukin ranking list.

[donaldthorne]

Excellent--I had heard that Roger uses two types of strings in his racquet. Is this true? What tension does he like?

[nightmmare123]

ya is true, I believe the tension is 70lb

[RogerFederer27]

Roger's racquets tension vary between 24 kg and 28 kg depends on a lot a factors.

[fishbelly]

omg....China prime minister at US OPen at 0:24

lol....

[tigercrap]

No way you can string in 9 minutes!

[TBoblp]

ive seen it done in 10-11 minutes, so id imagine the guys stringing for the US Open would be able to do it in 9 minutes. he also implied that it wouldnt be the best string job

[HyperHorse]

Is it just me or is this reporter really really REALLY annoying?

I think i could done a far better job....

[dutchpuppy2]

Yep...strange habits, delivery, etc., etc.

[lrizzo2001]

Go Roman Go!

[havic7777]

really cool to see as a stringer myself. I'm Very glad they got the attention they all deserve!!