Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. Solinco, a well-known string maker but relative newcomer to ...

Often overlooked, a racquet’s string pattern can make a big difference in your game. During the press conference following his semifinal victory over Andy Roddick at the Sony Ericsson Open in April, ...

Adam Queen's fingers nimbly slide across the empty face of the tennis racket. The hole in the frame quickly fills as Queen, with a surgeon's precision, guides a 40-foot piece of synthetic white string ...