HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: shun@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (shun.cheung)
Subject: US Open Preview on CBS
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 07:17:05 GMT

According to a TV Guide for the New York area, CBS will air
a US Open Tennis preview tonight (Thursday, August 27) at 8pm EDT.
Borg, Agassi and Evert will appear in that program, which will
last for one hour. However, I checked with a friend who lives
in another major city, and this program is NOT listed in their
TV Guide.
-- 
-- Shun Cheung,    electronic: shun.cheung@att.com    voice: (908) 615-5135
     HR 1A-304, AT&T Bell Labs, 480 Red Hill Road, Middletown, NJ, 07748 USA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: gt4650c@prism.gatech.EDU (Tim Anderson)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Domesticly produced racquets?
Date: 27 Aug 92 15:58:55 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology

I remember somebody posting an article a couple weeks ago about 
stopping by a Yonex factory in Maryland or Massachusets.  That got
me wondering which racquet companies actually make their racquets 
in the US.  I think Prince and Wilson make most if not all of their
racquets in Taiwan.  Volkl is European of course and Yamaha is 
probably made in Japan.

Anyone have any better information?

Tim Anderson
From: shun@cbnewsh.cb.att.com (shun.cheung)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: US Open - Tuesday comments (spoilers)
Date: 2 Sep 92 15:19:24 GMT
Article-I.D.: cbnewsh.1992Sep2.151924.25160
Organization: AT&T

In article <1992Sep2.045050.19437@src.umd.edu> clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles C. Lin) writes:

>took the second 6-2.   Capriati has been this a lot lately.
>Getting behind then coming from behind to win.  I think
>she did against Anke Huber.

Yeah, Capriati has been way down in the first set in three of
her last four matches but came back to win it (down 0-4 against
Garrison, also 0-4 against Huber and 1-5 yesterday). She should
be very concerned about this trend. The top players simply won't
let you recover from that kind of deficit easily.

>    Speaking of Anke Huber, she lost in straight sets to
>Appelmans.  This seems to be a big surprise because she
>made it to the semis last week losing to Capriati.  Jana
>Novotna also lost to Roz Fairbanks.   Again, a big surprise.

As I said in another article last week, nothing about Anke Huber
surprises me any more. She has a lot of potential but is also
highly inconsistent. She really has Capriati on the ropes in
San Diego, up 4-0 and then 4-1 with two game points to go up 5-1
but somehow gave up her lead and lost the set in a tie break.
Appelmans is not exactly an easy opponent for Huber. I think
mental toughness and concentration are her main problems.
Huber herself is well aware of that though.

Jana Novotna simply hasn't been playing well since a minor
surgery last spring.
-- 
-- Shun Cheung,    electronic: shun.cheung@att.com    voice: (908) 615-5135
     HR 1A-304, AT&T Bell Labs, 480 Red Hill Road, Middletown, NJ, 07748 USA
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles Lin)
Subject: Trivia
Reply-To: clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles C. Lin)
Organization: College of Engineering, Maryversity of Uniland, College Park
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 10:11:52 GMT

    Well, I messed up big time on Clark's quiz.  Alas.

    Oneof his questions made me think of another though.  Johan
Kriek has the best 5 set records (18-4, was it?).  Name one
of the five set losses he had.   I only know one.

--
Charles Lin
clin@eng.umd.edu
From: johnf@apollo.hp.com (John Francis)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: US Open - Tuesday comments (spoilers)
Date: 2 Sep 92 17:03:56 GMT
Article-I.D.: apollo.BtynEL.DLL
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Corporation, Chelmsford, MA

In article <1992Sep2.045050.19437@src.umd.edu> clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles C. Lin) writes:
>
>   The early match that I thought Becker would have an easy time
>with apparently wasn't so easy.   Final score was 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
>over Kevin Curren.   I didn't see the match past the first few 
>games.

I watched the coverage of this one, and commented to my wife fairly
early in the 1st set that Becker wasn't playing a match - he was using
this as an opportunity to get in some high-level practice against a
real opponent.  He wasn't interested in hitting winners; he was
gradually refining his accuracy, getting the shots closer and closer
to the lines.  This went on until about the fifth or sixth game of
the third set, when Becker stopped practising and started to play.
-- 
John Francis                                johnf@apollo.hp.com
Seen passing on the net:  Spotted Owl - the *other* white meat!
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: lfd@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (Lee Derbenwick)
Subject: Re: Opinions on Mizunos
Organization: AT&T
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 22:55:41 GMT
Summary: Mizuno Pro 8.9

In article <1992Aug27.095854.10360@src.umd.edu>, clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles Lin) writes:
>    Anybody ever tested a Mizuno?  [ ... ]

Earlier this summer, I tested a Mizuno Pro 8.9 (midsize) a few times.
For reasons unrelated to the racquet, I haven't yet bought one.
(One is, I _would_ like to test the Pro 9.2 once, just to see if it's
even better.  :-)

I grew up with a wooden racquet, and I still don't like the feel
of most modern racquets.  (I'm currently using a Wilson Ultra FPK
with a fair amount of lead tape.)

The Mizuno has a hefty, very solid feel.  I thought at first that
it was heavier than my FPK, even though the Mizuno is actually
significantly lighter.  For me, this is a big plus.

With a sloppy swing, the Pro 8.9 feels uncomfortable and there's
a fair amount of shock and vibration.  But with a full, smooth
swing, it becomes incredibly forgiving -- you can hit the ball
way off-center, and it still feels good and goes where you
intended.  (A side effect of this was that after a couple hours
with the Mizuno, I was hitting somewhat better with the FPK, too.)

I was hitting harder _and_ with more spin than the FPK.  My wife
_hated_ the Mizuno.  :-)

(That is, until _she_ tried it and started doing some of the
same things to me.)

It was strung with something a bit thick for my taste (Babolat
Fine Play Rough, maybe?).  The demo racquet had been hard-used,
with chips missing, and some rattles as if there were chips
loose inside, too.

At one of this summer's TeamTennis matches, I noticed that Amy
Frazier uses the Pro 8.9 -- no idea what she strings it with
or at what tension.

I'll probably end up buying one, one of these days.

 -- Speaking strictly for myself,
 --   Lee Derbenwick, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Warren, NJ
 --   lfd@cbnewsm.ATT.COM  or  <wherever>!att!cbnewsm!lfd
From: clc5q@hemlock.cs.Virginia.EDU (Clark L. Coleman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Shaun Stafford and Scott Davis
Date: 4 Sep 92 16:02:20 GMT
Article-I.D.: murdoch.1992Sep4.160220.13783
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department

In article <1992Sep2.180627.136879@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu> gaf5@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (Gail A. Fullman) writes:
>Martina's opponent was Shawn Stafford and Martina lost the first set 4-6.
>Shawn (not sure of spelling) played very loose - nothing to lose, everything
>to gain and has enough talent to give a top player a run for her money if
>having an off day.  Supposedly, Scott Davis is Shawn's boyfriend.  I believe
>Tracy Austin mentioned they got together during team tennis.

Strange.  The 1991 ATP Player Guide lists Scott Davis as being married to
Suzy Davis, nee Suzy Jaeger, the sister of former pro Andrea Jaeger.

Scott Davis and Shaun Stafford both played for the Vail team in team tennis.
Davis and Pate played doubles and took turns playing singles. Davis and
Stafford played mixed doubles, and Stafford played women's singles.

Moral: Don't let your husband play mixed doubles with some other woman, ladies.
-- 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
"It is seldom that any liberty is lost all at once." David Hume
|||  clc5q@virginia.edu (Clark L. Coleman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: cmgrawbu@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER M GRAWBURG)
Subject: Re: US OPEN - Past Singles Champions
Originator: cmgrawbu@c00397-346dan.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: cmgrawbu@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER M GRAWBURG)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 02:11:04 GMT




Hello. This is my first post here.

I would like to know how many guys out there think that
Monica Selles (sp), Jenifer Cap. and Gabriel Sab. (sorry about
the abbrev., I don't know how to spell them.) are the hottest
babes in the world in tennis skirts!

Especially when they get all sweaty and shiny!!!!


Comments--- no flames.



Chris
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles Lin)
Subject: Donnay Academy Pro
Reply-To: clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles C. Lin)
Organization: College of Engineering, Maryversity of Uniland, College Park
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 05:05:13 GMT


   For the longest time, I had thought I was testing the Academy
Pro when I was really trying the Pro One Limited.  Well, this
time I did try the Academy Pro.  And, no, Agassi doesn't play
with this one (evidence appears that he doesn't play with
the Pro One Limited anymore either, unless he's painted it
over).   The Academy Pro is an oversized racquet (around 110
square inches or approx 700 sq. cm).  It is a widebody, and
is colored a darkish gray kind of metallic color with two
bright red bands.   It isn't quite as bright as the Pro One
but you can still probably see it at a distance.

   An early complaint I had about the Prince racquets (and
I still like them -- esp. the Synergy's and Vortex) was that
it felt like there wasn't so much mass in the head, and that
it seemed that I had to generate some of the power.  Well,
the Academy Pro is quite thick.  This thing almost looks like
a tank.   However, I think, to date, this is the best racquet
I have played with.  Despite the thickness, it swings pretty
nicely.   Compared to my Pro One Limited Super Midsize
(which sort of feels like the Pro Staff Classic though not
quite as stiff), the racquet felt quite a bit more solid
and stable.   Despite having no dampening system, this
had fewer vibrations.  And being an oversize, there seemed
to be less torque, and hence it felt solid except on the
most extreme of mishit shots.  This didn't feel like
too stiff a racquet.  I felt like the racquet was doing
a good deal of the work.  With the Pro One, I need to
swing faster to get the same kind of power, and even the
same kind of spin.  Of course, the difference might be
attributed to the tension.  The Academy Pro was probably
strung a little higher than my racquet, though I had thought
lower tensions produce more spin.  

    The racquet has a more or less open stringing system, thought
it seems a bit dense along the mains (up and downs) but not
in the cross strings.   Still, the racquet seemed to spin
very nicely.   Since the racquet was reasonably powerful, I found
I swung less quickly to generate the same pace.

    Too bad I have already invested too much getting my
new racquet.  Maybe I'll get weak and buy it, but I'm
hoping for the prices to drop. 
 
    Again, what I like in a racquet, you may hate, so
I wouldn't buy this racquet on faith.   It is a bit
expensive (160 US dollars mail order).   Still, I
think if I had to do it again, I would have bought this
racquet.

--
Charles Lin
clin@eng.umd.edu

Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: eddie@chpc.utexas.edu (John McEnroe)
Subject: Jimmy Connors
Keywords: US Open
Organization: The University of Texas System CHPC
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 92 16:23:20 GMT

 With five U.S. Open titles to his name, Jimmy Connors had already
written himself into the annals of tennis history. But last year
with an unforgettable display of talent and determination, Connors
added another chapter to tennis history books by becoming the
second-oldest-semifinalist in the U.S. Open history at the venerable
age of 39. Through five incredible rounds Connors dispatched players
15 to 20 years his junior to reach the U.S. Open semifinals for the
14th time.

Info from Supplement to Tennis Magazine

Eddie

    Austin, Texas - Center of the known universe. :-)
-- 
Eddie Hedges          
eddie@chpc.utexas.edu 
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: kstokker@risc.uni-linz.ac.at (Karel Stokkermans)
Subject: Re: US Open - Tuesday comments (spoilers)
Organization: RISC, J.K. University, Linz; Austria
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 13:00:17 GMT

clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles C. Lin) writes:

>   Paul Harhuus beat Matsuoka of Japan
>in straight sets.   There seems to be confusion as to how
>to pronounce his name, and I don't know either.  The
>announcers are pronouncing it like Har-house.  At one point,
>some fan (the commentator was near the court) said it
>was Har-hoose.  However, I would guess the first is correct
>since it sounds nothing like the way it is spelled.

His name is spelled Haarhuis. As for the pronounciation, there's
no such sound in English :) Har-house is slightly closer.


>--
>Charles Lin
>clin@eng.umd.edu

Cheers,
Karel

-- 
-- Karel Stokkermans, RISC-Linz, Schloss Hagenberg, Austria, Europa
 -- email: kstokker@risc.uni-linz.ac.at (or k314070@edvz.uni-linz.ac.at)
"O hoe vergeefs / des doelmans hand / zich strekte naar de bal    [  21-6-88,  ]
 die 'een minuut / voor tijd de Duitse / doellijn kruiste..."     [ J. Deelder ]
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: martin@inferenzsysteme.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Martin Protzen)
Subject: Re: US Open - Tuesday comments (spoilers)
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 13:48:25 GMT
Organization: TH Darmstadt

In article <m14430.715450515@mwunix> m14430@mwunix.mitre.org (Lawrence Larson) writes:

   clin@eng.umd.edu (Charles Lin) writes:

   >was playing Sampras.   Paul Harhuus beat Matsuoka of Japan
   >in straight sets.   There seems to be confusion as to how
   >to pronounce his name, and I don't know either.  The
   >announcers are pronouncing it like Har-house.  At one point,
   >some fan (the commentator was near the court) said it
   >was Har-hoose.  However, I would guess the first is correct
   >since it sounds nothing like the way it is spelled.  

   It *is* Har-hoose (rhymes with goose). He's been around quite a while.

No, certainly not. As mentioned before the spelling is Haarhuis, and the
pronounciation is more close to noise than to goose, although the likelihood
is not perfect. I can't think of an english word perfectly rhyming with Haarhuis.

Martin.
--
------------------------------------------------------
Martin Protzen          Department of Computer Science
                     Technical University of Darmstadt
Alexanderstr. 10             D-6100 Darmstadt, Germany
Phone: +49 6151/16-4494          Fax: +49 6151/16-5326
Net: martin@inferenzsysteme.informatik.th-darmstadt.de
From: john.russell@canrem.com (john russell)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: atp rankings
Date: 2 Sep 92 00:53:37 GMT
Reply-To: "john russell" <john.russell@canrem.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Canada Remote Systems

I thought that results were weighted so that those from almost a year
ago had less weight than recent results.  If that's the case, it could
just be that some good or bad results from, say, 8 months ago are
becoming less dominant in the calculations.

John
--
Canada Remote Systems  - Toronto, Ontario/Detroit, MI
World's Largest PCBOARD System - 416-629-7000/629-7044
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: donna@attic.bae.bellcore.com (Donna Feliciano)
Subject: U.S. Open Tickets
Organization: Bellcore
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 92 23:20:45 GMT


I have 4 extra tickets for the U.S. Open, Tuesday Sept. 1
day session.  The tickets are $20 each.  If you are interested,
please send email to donna@bae.bellcore.com or leave voice
mail at (908)699-2161.

Donna Feliciano
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: seetog@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au (Paul O'Keeffe)
Subject: Ashley Cooper - nearly a Grand Slam?
Keywords: cooper grand slam
Organization: Telecom Australia, TNE Computer Support Services
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 05:31:20 GMT

I seem to to remember reading once that Aussie, Ashley Cooper,
went close to a Grand Slam in 1958 (something like winning 3 of
the 4 and getting to the final in the other).  Can anyone verify
this?

If its true, then he would be a worthy addition to Clark's
"Near Grand Slam" list.  It seems strange that he doesn't
usually get mentioned when talking about the great Aussies
of the past.  He now runs the Coops tennis centre here in
Brisbane, Australia

Paul O'Keeffe.
(seetog@cheops.qld.tne.oz.au)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: cmgrawbu@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER M GRAWBURG)
Subject: Re: Hope Conners is gone soon
Originator: cmgrawbu@c00412-313mn.eos.ncsu.edu
Reply-To: cmgrawbu@eos.ncsu.edu (CHRISTOPHER M GRAWBURG)
Organization: North Carolina State University, Project Eos
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:32:45 GMT





Are there any pro-tennis tourneys near NC???

Specifically mens.


Thanx!

Chris
From: weber@ohm.york.ac.uk (Weber Martins)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: how to get old articles of r.s.t.???
Date: 31 Aug 92 15:35:18 GMT
Organization: Electronics Department, University of York, UK

Does anyone know how to get old articles of rec.sport.tennis? A
ftp-site or something like that? Is there somebody crazy enough
(like me) to collect many articles???

Thanks in advance and, please, send answers to my email.


				Weber

				weber@ohm.york.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: clc5q@hemlock.cs.Virginia.EDU (Clark L. Coleman)
Subject: Re: U.S. Open Seedings
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 20:46:16 GMT

In article <1992Aug26.201404.29506@cs.brown.edu> PH412000@brownvm.brown.edu writes:
>------------------------- Original Article -------------------------
>>who was passed up by #18 McEnroe for the seedings. McEnroe only trails Muster
>>by 6 points,and is certain to pass Muster in the rankings that will come
>>out next Monday.
>How? Is McEnroe playing this week? By the way, Muster is playing at
>Croatia Open this week(is it a ATP tourney?).

I believe McEnroe is playing at Long Island this week (he made it to the
semis there last year.)  I overlooked the Umag, Croatia, tournament, so I
did not know Muster was playing this week. Muster only played the French
Open among grand slam events in 1991, so he might be skipping the U.S. Open
again. Playing on clay in Umag is a funny way to prepare for the U.S. Open,
when there are hard court events going on a few miles from the site of the
U.S. Open.

McEnroe might not pass Muster, but Muster might not be entered in the Open.

>Lendl will pass Agassi (maybe Becker too) by next Monday so why
>don't USTA seeds Lendl at top 8? Is there a double standard here
>or to prevent McEnroe from tipping over a Camera or whatever?:-)

Yes, Lendl should throw a few tantrums --- then he would be more popular.
By the way, I saw Edberg argue quite a few line calls in the last 2 weeks,
despite everyone saying he never does it. I saw several on TV where he
was obviously wrong, plus a few dirty looks at the line judge lady who
called foot faults on him (which were shown on replays as actual foot
faults.) The newspaper reported multiple arguments by Edberg over line
calls during his match against Bergstrom in the second round at Cincinnati.

It occurred to me during the Edberg-Lendl semi at New Haven that we might
have to abandon the match if the time limits and foot faults were enforced
strictly.  Lendl can't get to the serving line on time, and Edberg can't
hit a legal serve. But neither one of them tipped over any cameras, at
least.


-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"It is seldom that any liberty is lost all at once." David Hume
|||  clc5q@virginia.edu (Clark L. Coleman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: clc5q@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Clark L. Coleman)
Subject: Did These Two Postings Get Out on the Net?
Originator: clc5q@hemlock.cs.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia Computer Science Department
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 13:30:10 GMT


Recently, I posted a couple of large postings, and I wonder if they made
it out there. We have had notices of net outages around here this week.

The first was "Grand Slams and Almost Grand Slams", and the second was
"The IBM/ATP Rankings Method".  Titles are approximate.

The second one actullay has the formulae for the computer rankings; it was
not part of the discussion about this week's rankings for Korda, Lendl, etc.

-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"It is seldom that any liberty is lost all at once." David Hume
|||  clc5q@virginia.edu (Clark L. Coleman)
From: Rodger_Madison@rand.ORG (Rodger Madison)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: Trivia Quiz
Date: 31 Aug 92 14:32:29 GMT
Organization: The RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California


Now this is REAL trivia.  They all look like gotchas. I'll guess true for
all of them.

Rodger

In article <1992Aug28.215852.29717@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, clc5q@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Clark L. Coleman) writes:
> 
> Here are a few simple True-False questions:
> 
> |||  clc5q@virginia.edu (Clark L. Coleman)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: graham@maths.su.oz.au (Graham Matthews)
Subject: Re: Trivia of interest-- Borg
Organization: School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Sydney
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 11:10:44 GMT

(Charles Lin) writes:
>   I think the recollection of this match is incorrect.  McEnroe
>did make his debut in this Wimbledon as a qualifier who made
>it all the way to the semifinals against Connors losing in
>four sets.   McEnroe made his big breakthrough in the 1979
>US Open winning his first title against Vitas Gerulaitis.
>The five setter that most people associate with McEnroe
>and Borg was in the 1980 Wimbledon finals.  McEnroe won the
>tiebreak in the fourth set by the score of 18-16.  Borg
>lost the last point in that tiebreak by failing to make
>a drop volley clear the net.  Borg went on to win the
>fifth set 8-6, and his fifth consecutive Wimbledon title.

Small correction. Borg won the last set 6-4 I think. The amazing
thing about the last set is that Borg served 82% (ie: 82% of his
first serves went in) in this set!

graham
--
Graham Matthews                 And it's true we are immune
Pure Math, Uni.Sydney, Oz       When fact is fiction and T.V. is reality
graham@maths.su.oz.au
From: jason@cs.uq.oz.au (Jin Song Dong)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
Subject: Re: best shots
Summary: Re: best shots
Keywords: Re: best shots
Date: 24 Aug 92 00:19:43 GMT
Reply-To: jason@cs.uq.oz.au

Among the men --->
    Best Serve:               Ivanisevic,Stich
    Best volleys  :           Edberg
    Best forehand :           Lendl,Courier
    Best single backhand :    Lendl,Sampras,Stich,
    Best double backhand:     Agassi,Courier
    Best forehand on the run: Lendl,Chang
    Best backhand on the run: Lendl
    Best excuted short balls: Agassi
    Best lobber   :           Chang
    Best overhead :           Edberg,Becker
    Best drop shot:           Leconte
    Best drop volley:         Mc Enroe-Edberg
    Fastest mover :           Chang
    Best return of serve :    Agassi


Newsgroups: rec.sport.tennis
From: fam7w@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Farid A. Masood)
Subject: Re: Prince Synthetic 16
Originator: fam7w@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 12:54:36 GMT

From: fam7w@holmes.acc.Virginia.EDU (Farid A. Masood)
Newsgroups: rec.sprots.tennis
Subject: Re: Prince Synthetic Gut 16
Summary: 
Followup-To: 
Distribution: usa
Organization: University of Virginia
Keywords: 

I used to use the prince synthetic gut for a few years.  The strings
felt good in play, however I have recently changed to a smaller gauge
string to get a better feel of the ball upon contact.

The only drawback that I found was that I have to get my racquets
restrung every couple of months.  However that might be a personal
problem rather than the strings I used.  Any string I use never last
that long and I don't like playing with a 15 gauge.

I recommend you try the strings.  They are worth a try, since they are
relatively inexpensive.


-- 
Fred Masood
Graduate Student, Department of Systems Engineering
University of Virginia