In their first full year on tour, New Zealander Rubin Statham and his twin brother, Oliver, spent $16,000 on racquet stringing. In their second year, they bought their own (supposedly) lightweight ...

When players win a big title like the BNP Paribas Open, it’s customary for them to thank a litany of supporters. It usually starts with their coaches and family, and moves on to trainers, agents, fans ...

In a little-known curtained workspace next to Sobey’s Stadium, behind the scenes of Canada’s biggest pro tennis tournament, a team of stringers work around the clock to ensure players’ racquets are ...

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Rubin Statham says opponents can often be customers. Photo / Nick Reed A New Zealand tennis professional has invented a unique racquet stringing machine, which has changed the lives of the many ...

NEW YORK -- Since 2004, Nate Ferguson's Priority One racket service has been stringing rackets on the road for Roger Federer. Ferguson, along with Ron Yu, travel to the biggest tournaments in the ...

Three decades in tennis have left Chuck Hakansson's hands covered with "callouses on top of callouses." His rough, working man's hands aren't the result of topspin forehands, drop shots and overhead ...