Novak's New Gear: 2009 (Head)

[Paintballpistols999]

just from a personal preference i like playing with head racquets than with wilson. I don't know why, I just feel like i can get better quality out of Head for lower money than i can with wilson. never used a babolat or a prince racquet before though...

[naikahnomtom]

Asshole! wilson is 1# in tennis. head is good too.

whats with the 10000xxxxxxx thing? huh? be more respectfull man

[SuperIndianKid]

i have to say ao 2008 was when he had a wilson and won but the head wasn't bad i tried it but i'm a wilson fan so no matter what he knows he's gonna have to work harder to get used to the raquet.

[IMRezpected]

head is 100000000000000000000000000000­000000000000000000000000000000­000000000 times better than wilson the nly thing wilson knows how t make are tennis balls head has the best raquets i love head raquets they are the best tennis raquets in the world.

[AyzhunPersuasion]

its only an opinion.....you like head but i like prince. novak likes head, federer likes wilson.

[fungamesss]

bias?

[federerthaman12345]

absoulutley stupid of Novak to change racket!! If you win a grand slam with Wilson why should you change??

[meknownothingatall]

that was a stupid remark, the reason you win grand slams is cause of your skill you stupid fucktard, racquets can't win a dam grand slam if its not being use, and maybe he changed to head cause he like it better? DUH if he think wilson is better why the hell would he switch, your such a dumbass for even calling Novak stupid because he changed his racquet, racquets work for the player not the other way around, people like you a born with no common sense

[Tommie22x]

@meknownothingatall theres also the fact of money! maybe he got paied more from head, ppl say its stupid because moving from one manufacture to another is very difficult the rackets would feel completely different example a wilson and a babolat wilson soft and flexible,(MOSTLY) babolat stiff and powerful ( i use a pdr std) but i agree what u said about the skill of the player of course!

[thisislaser]

@meknownothingatall You're an idiot. The smaller the head size the more control. The head company doesn't make control rackets.

[meknownothingatall]

@thisislaser i'm an idiot? lol right okay

[Edu2503]

@meknownothingatall He changed Wilson for Head because of the endorsement deal, and Novak did play better with Wilson racquets. But yeah, you are right.

[MrPURECONTROL]

@Edu2503 he was never using a wilson to begin with

[Edu2503]

@MrPURECONTROL You don't know nothing...

...about anything!!!

He was using the Wilson N-Code series, and then he was using the Wilson [K]Blade.

[MrPURECONTROL]

@Edu2503 that wasn't a n-code lol, it was a head radical

[Edu2503]

@MrPURECONTROL Hey, don't you know there's a webpage where you can search everything you want? It's called Google, why don't you give it a try?

[MrPURECONTROL]

@Edu2503 lol, in denial i see XD

[Edu2503]

@MrPURECONTROL You are just afraid of admiting that you are wrong. Search for "Djokovic NCode" and "Djokovic K Blade" on Google and you will find it. And yes, he had a Head Radical, but he used Wilson as well. He even shot a commercial for the [K]Blade.

[Edu2503]

@MrPURECONTROL He won the Australian Open 2008 with the Wilson [K]Blade.

[MrPURECONTROL]

@Edu2503 thats what wilson wants you to think

[Edu2503]

@MrPURECONTROL funny, but wrong.

[MrPURECONTROL]

@Edu2503 yes you are

[Edu2503]

@MrPURECONTROL, you are absolutely pathetic. Don't deny something that everybody knows. Novak Djokovic used Wilson. PERIOD

[MrPURECONTROL]

@Edu2503 of course he played with a wilson, wilson paint-job of course

[General0208]

@Edu2503 he won AO 2011, SW19 2011 and USOPEN 2011 with HEAD YOutek

[Edu2503]

@General0208 That is a bit obvious. What I'm talking about is that Djokovic used Wilson racquets until 2009, when he changed to Head racquets. Of course, MrPURECONTROL is an obvious troll and I'm just having fun replying him.

[G1r9a9n3t]

@meknownothingatall head probably pays him more to endorse their rackets. its just a paintjob anyway, he actually uses an older version of the radical midplus, has been for a while

[shh90]

greatest backhand

[tigercrap]

The new head racquet is for pros only! I played with it and it's not forgiving at all. Heavy and small sweet-spot!

[demondayzzz]

why do you win a major and reach all the semis and then change your racket? his poor start pretty much killed his year, apart from some decent results. still not half living up to his potential.

[laperdepaperhond312]

he only took this racket because he got more money with it

[tolendoi123]

ugh is that really the speed pro?? look like a speed MP coz the beam is slightly thick...

[alexthaman12345]

Novak played better with Wilson

[liampimp12341234]

he didnt use a wilson it was a head the whole time

[paulhk007]

He just started using Head this year you idiot. All the past years he has used that orange and black wilson racquet. Not ice how alexthaman12345 used the past tense playED ==

[xCycloneSh0tx]

it was always head, it was just a paint job of a the k-blade.... most if not all pros uses a paintjob

[GuitarManMilaneus]

No, he was actually using the Wilson K-Blade earlier, but he switched. Many pros DO use paint jobs, however.

[Tommie22x]

no he was using a custom made lm radical or some sort of radical, it was a k blade pj now he ACTUALLY uses a head speed mp he switched from a the pro the the mp a while ago

[GuitarManMilaneus]

Wow you fail, TRUST ME, he used Wilson, if not, why would people make such a big fuss when he switched "from Wilson to Head", and why did WILSON make a signature Djokovic racquet? I have more sources and reasons for my knowledge, but it's too much to list here. May I ask you if you have any credible sources for YOUR opinion?

[Tommie22x]

@GuitarManMilaneus i'd like to hear some of your sources because if u just google his old wilson racket the racket head is too big to be 93 as they said, so its of course a pj and the reason why they said he "switched" is because Many poeple believe he was using the racket he's endorsing, which most pros arent. and for the wilson stencil, if I am wrong about it being an lm radical OK, but its definately a custom racket that resembles the radical he used as a junior to make a smooth transistion

[Tommie22x]

@GuitarManMilaneus also saying u fail hurts ur crediblity already

[GuitarManMilaneus]

I don't see how saying "you fail" hurts my credibility -- it's my opinion. I do however see how your horrible grammar and spelling can hurt YOUR credibility.

By the way, I'm still waiting for your sources.

[Tommie22x]

well if ur giving others ur opinion its only fair to show some evidence, and i admit there are some typos in my last comment, and i apologize for that, though like many speculations about players rackets i saw some pictures of novaks racket on tenniswarehouse forums, whether or not their photoshopped i dunno, cuz i could've sworn that i saw some of those ridges that lm rackets have. If not okay but and i'm waiting for ur sources..since ur so sure and all

[Tommie22x]

Also, sorry for the double post but unless either u or me show legit sources, its just two ppl sharing their opinion.Btw using phrases like "too much to list here", also maybe novak was like haas using dunlop aerogel 300 pj and stencil but was using a custom racket from who ones where

[Fazigu]

he doesnt suck , he was playing, great on clay , but nadal is better

[dodododa]

He sucks balls since he changed racquets.

[starlafur]

he seemed a little off at first but I think hes come around now

[jp3270]

Read my article on why he lost at the RG because of lack of mind game: : "rolandgarros2009results(.) blogspot (.) com"

[tigercrap]

His backhand seems a little weak and off-balanced! He's not as fluid in motion as the other top players...or is it just me? I haven't watched him in a match much...

[Kingportable]

You can color a shoe any colour, add state of the art anything but in the end it still going to be the same old shoe.

The only question is and this applies for anyone, "What kind of shoe are you?"

If you dont get this then your an EPIC FAIL!!! lolz xoxoxoox

[Rameegirl]

I adore him :]

[richshara]

He should have said "i love you too " :D

[goccam]

I think he did :)

[Peaches10308090]

our little nole's grown into a handsome man ;))

[nalleballe12]

whay did djokovic switch too head

when hi had wilson?

sorry my english is not very vell

[azngangst3r2o6]

prob because head is paying him more money

[supertrex2]

Hes racquet is always HEAD, its all about paint jobs.

[0neTurbo]

I dont know why anyone would mark down my comment.

Its the truth. LOL

If you seriously think that it wasnt the reason for his loss then you know NOTHING about tennis at the pro level.

[TibxB0i]

I love seeing him run for balls, the way his body looks and form when he does looks so cool, such as 1:04, he looks like some lizard or some kind of animal running really fast

[sepa0202]

Djokovic is an excellent player. What is the name of the song?

[0neTurbo]

the story behind his loss is that he partied over the break in the season instead of training.

Then he wasnt nearly as fit as he should have been and then lost to a crap ass player.

[PassionNTennis]

That sounds like asomething a guy like him wud do

[ohworldgirl1]

Actually, I don't think that Roddick is a crap-ass player. He's actually getting better in not being so one-dimensional anymore and put up #'s that Novak should have pulled away from, if he was truly so crappy. Either way, Djoker better pull it together. He's a great tennis player, no doubt - but quit the shennanigans., w/the retirements and whatever this bit of biz is about blaming the tennis racket on his losses - not sure if true...

[Kingportable]

You got a point don't forget Andy Has kept the Fastest serve in the history of sport and was a former number 1 he has also managed to stay in the top 10 for the past 7 years a fete that even if he loses it today will keep him in the record books...

[megakee9]

that;s head's new racket coming out in May i think. Head Speedpro

[SAMLPCD]

Once again he retires,now he can tell all the ass kissers who surround him that he never lost to roddick. HES A PEASANT !!!

[0neTurbo]

you know serbs are the desendants of alexandar the great right?

BTW thats a lot better than your half ass genetics

[PassionNTennis]

lolz nahr

[BackRowFilmCrew]

"Djokovic I love you!" "Thank you" lol Novak is awesome... shame he retired against Roddick.

[teriyaki54]

You guys rememeber when James Blake switched to Prince racquets and totally sucked and ended up going back to Dunlop racquets?? Depending on how the AO 2009 and the rrest of the season goes he might end up doing the same thing.

[CmadB10]

he is practicing with Thiemo de Bakker, isn't he?

[lazyazn101]

Djokovic has actually always played with a Head racket his Kblade was actually a Head Prestige but painted to look like Wilson (honestly) if you go to a racket store right now and compared sizes you'll see the similarity.. his new racket now is a mixture of the Head prestige and Head radical

[S1LV3RD1N]

thts bullshit lazyazn

[eiisenmeteor]

i don't think that could be possible..i mean, just from mentioning it, there are legality issues. now on the other hand, federer's racquet may not be a wilson k-six one..but another racquet with the six one paint job. but trust me, that other racquet is also made from wilson. just a different kind.

[eiisenmeteor]

oh that was a reply to lazyazn.

[miles509]

no actually thats the new racket of head. it will be in the market on may.. their not giving out the name of the racket yet..

[strafonchiu]

pro staff 85 FTW!!!!!!!!!!

[disek13]

The raquet shape looks like if it were a prestige raquet, but the paintjob they customed with, looks the same like the flexpoint's 10, I hope he doesn't lose the play level he had last year with this change

[FuzyConker]

the wilson racket is better

[nobodyisforreal]

well, he used HEAD like in 06 or something, then Nblade and KBlade. I always thought the blade line was made for him, because it is basically a wilson version of prestige or was it radical, which ever he used. not really sure if it was a pj tho. owell.

[Delo6689]

I heard money was involved with him changing racquets. I think he's gonna regret changing racquets. I mean you grow up with Wilson, then when a little money goes your way, you switch? Bad move and he's gonna regret it. I hope he stays consistent, but if he's not careful, he's gonna end up like Mauresmo, Ivan L., and Blake. What did they have in common? They were in the top 5 and they changed racquets and lost their form ever since. To be honest I don't think he's gonna win AO this year.

[lespaul2223]

He is probably using the same racquet he used before. The manufacturers just use "paintjobs" to make it look like a different racquet. If you think about it, why would he change to a different racquet right before a huge grandslam that he won the year before using a certain racuqet? That's because he probably hasn't switched, its just a paintjob most likely.

[jaysonordan]

exactly! Finally someone is seeing reality.

[mysteriekiller]

Then why does novak blame his racquet for his losses? That means he is lying to everybody.

[mysteriekiller]

Then why does novak blame his racquet for his losses? That means he is lying to everybody.

[lespaul2223]

Novak never blamed the racquet for his losses. The commentators did. He lost against Roddick because he was not in good shape for that match.

[mysteriekiller]

He did.

[lespaul2223]

Well maybe he did.. but he also claimed he had 16 injuries. ;)

[liampimp12341234]

i honestly dont like his new racquet, Novak's wilson treated him well, y did he change his racquet??

[deadeo666]

[K]BLADE WAS BEST. why the hell he changed?

[bahobamf2]

is that racket new or old because it looks like a old model

[Jaewon12345]

new prototype, gonna be released around may-ish

[bankaimaniac]

well I my dad is a owner of a tennis shop, wilson says its basically the same racquet, just painted over, might sound weird but everyone does it. I havent had a chance to ask the Head rep

[YoSoyZuri]

Novak looks great; I like his clothes! I like that he's not a copy-cat like some other players wearing sleeveless tops (except Moya). They don't look sexy, they look scruffy! They look like sad copycats showing muscles -an imitation of Rafa Nadal! Is so uncool!

[EricTheRed03]

What ever happened to his Wilson Racket? Didn't he win the AU 08 with it?

Why change?

[dot0net]

people its called,,,,

HEAD Speed Pro

[steenv19]

practice with thiemo de bakker!

[sepa0202]

The racquet is not even on Google Images.

Its called "Head Protoype"

[matsyoyodude]

They say that he never really used the kblade...it was just a head racquet painted like the kblade...that's jus wat they say...

[reefric]

I know novak used head before wilson, look´s like he´s gone back to it..

[bahobamf2]

what kind of racket is djoko using. i know its head but what kind

[tennisboy1314]

i don't know what it is but it just doesn't look like he'd be 3 in the world i mean i know the guy can play i've seen him in person maybe its his strokes maybe they're too smooth haha

[Biwi1990]

why he have changed his gear?

[Rfederer987]

y isnt he using wilson anymore?

[zozaya10]

what is the name os the song??

[djnextex]

Djokovic I love you, "i love u to" haha

at 1:31

[mysteriekiller]

He said thank you

[soclean14]

He said he can't change racquet coz he has already sign with Head. He is under contract. I hope what happened to Ljubicic won't happen to him!!!

[jules1881]

you can't really compare djoko to ljubo - ljubo was already 26 or 27 when he changed from babolat to head and he had quite a lot of injuries in the past 18 months.

[quest8899]

His racquet looks bigger.

[samitomy]

I think the reason why he changed his gear was the money... + don't really know why the Wilson let him go... And the defeat in his first match in 2009 with that new Head is not a good omen as well...

He will change it back I guess :)

[beanstro]

hes under contract to play with head, so i dont expect him playing with a wilson raquet for awhile

[samitomy]

Sure, it was a joke dude :)

[Pisin3]

Omg doesn't make sense to me. He played so well in the masters cup with wilson...should at least have changed into babolat :)

[linsam000]

garbage looking racquet

[bluereedz]

It does look kind of cheap... (not in a good way)

[6rump]

head has more control than wilson...

[SlowerCPU]

Wilson traitor

[josemadden06]

is he hitting with soderling?

[Rapid09025]

The k blade tour is better.