Eleven majors in seven years, won with wood, natural gut and a stringbed strung so hard the frames had to be rebuilt to survive it.
Classic match
A 22-minute tiebreak, five championship points saved, and two wooden racquets strung thirty pounds apart.
Legend profile — men
Eleven majors in seven years, won with wood, natural gut and a stringbed strung so hard the frames had to be rebuilt …
The same, from the women's game, where the equipment story is told far less often.
The first one is still being written. It appears here the day its figures can be checked.
Browse what we haveA match read the way this site reads a racquet — what was in both hands, and what it made possible.
The next one is still being written. It appears here the day its figures can be checked.
Browse what we haveA career told through the frames, the stringbeds and the tensions behind it.
The next one is still being written. It appears here the day its figures can be checked.
Browse what we haveThe same, from the women's game, where the equipment story is told far less often.
The next one is still being written. It appears here the day its figures can be checked.
Browse what we haveOne email when the community section opens, plus occasional notes on new tests. No offers, no partner mail.