Patent ID: 8371968

Claim:
A sports racquet ( 1 ) extending along a main longitudinal axis ( 100 ) and a main reference plane ( 101 ), said sports racquet comprising a handle portion ( 11 ), a paddle portion ( 12 ), which is provided with at least a solid ball striking surface ( 121 A, 121 B), and a neck portion ( 13 ), which rigidly connects said handle portion and said paddle portion, characterized in that said paddle portion comprises at least a first cavity ( 22 A, 22 B) having a first longitudinal axis ( 221 A, 221 B), which is at least substantially coplanar with said main reference plane ( 101 ), wherein said at least first cavity ( 22 A, 22 B) extends completely through said paddle portion so as to communicate with opposed exterior surfaces of said paddle portion.