Racket (sports equipment)
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A racket or racquet is an item of sporting equipment used to strike a ball or shuttlecock in a variety of sports. A racket consists of three major components: a widened distal end known as the head, a
Badminton rackets
Real tennis rackets and balls
Table Tennis racket with 3 different sizes of the celluloid ball
A modern tennis racket, with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer frame
Strings (tennis)
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In tennis, the strings are the part of a tennis racquet which make contact with the ball. The strings form a woven network inside the head of the racquet. Strings have been made with a variety of mate
Tennis string in closeup view
SEM micrograph of a sectioned Multi-filament string
Gustavo Kuerten dawned the era of polyester string, which now dominates professional tennis
A strung tennis racquet