Luxilon on Tour

Exodus at the US Open

Tennis is a cruel game. There may be 7 rounds in a Grand Slam event but only a very select few are going to see most of them. In fact, by the end of just the 2nd round, 192 of the 256 players who started the event in the men’s and women’s singles draws will have been eliminated and be on their way home. They may have a decent-sized check in their pocket but no fame or glory from their trip to New York. Most will be lucky just to have covered their expenses.

Such is the reality of professional tennis for the thousands of grinders who will never make it to your TV set or the sports section of your newspaper. Tennis is a lonely game with players having to spend most of the year traveling the world playing tournaments in far-flung locations where they often don’t speak the language or know a soul. Hardly any of them get to play in front of a home crowd where they grew up and have friends and somewhere to stay and a home-cooked meal.

Instead, their friends are their trusted pieces of equipment, chosen with care to give them a vital edge in a match that can make the difference between advancing and going home.

We are proud that the majority of top professionals have chosen Luxilon strings as their ‘weapon of choice’ and are happy to bring you pictures of some 1st and 2nd round winners.

Jose Acasuso of Argentina (Alu Power 125) beat Michael Berrer of Germany.

Katerina Srebotnik of Slovenia (Alu Power 125) beat Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium.

Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic (Alu Power 125) beat Karin Knapp of Italy.

Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany (Alu Power 125 Rough) beat Luis Horna of Peru.

Roko Karanusic of Croatia (Alue Power 125) beat Ryan Sweeting of the USA.

David Ferrer of Spain (Original 130) beat Martin Vassallo Arguello of Argentina.

Jiri Vanek of the Czech Republic (Alu Power 125) beat Stephane Bohli of Switzerland.

Andreas Beck of Germany (Alu Power 125) beat John Isner of the USA.

Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain beat Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic.

Flavia Penatta of Italy (Alu Power 125) beat Stephanie Vogele of Switzerland.

Ioana Raluca Olaru of Romania (Alu Power 125) beat countrywoman Edina Gallovits.

Nicolas Almagro of Spain (Alu Power 125) beat Frank Dancevic of Canada.

Dmitry Tursunov of Russia (Ace Touch) beat Eduardo Schwank of Argentina.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France (Alu Power 125) beat Santiago Ventura of Spain.

Chris Guccione of Australia (Alu Power 125) beat Jesse Levine of the USA.

Anne Keothavong of Great Britain beat Francesca Schiavone of Italy.

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Exodus at the US Open

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