Almost every inch of real estate in the windowless stringing room is accounted for by stringing machines, string, frames, and the stringers themselves. It’s a little cramped, mostly masculine, and, especially during the first few days of the tournament, incredibly hectic.
Here are a few takeaways:
Day 2 was the busiest day of the tournament with 616 racquets strung. That’s essentially one racquet strung every other minute. Some small pro shops don’t reach that volume in a year.
9 is the high number of racquets a player has taken to the court to start a match.
The Wilson Blade is the most used frame. Second place goes to the Yonex EZONE.
Luxilon ALU Power is the top choice in strings, either in full bed or blended with natural gut. Yonex PolyTour Pro is next in popularity.
