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Have you ever broken a tennis racket?
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Not only one :o) I’ve broken a few rackets over my career, but only very few intentionally. It mostly happened out of anger and not because I wanted to break it, which I think is a big difference. When I throw it I try not to break it. Rackets are expensive, after all – somehow that always crossed my mind before it left my hand!
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Hey Roger, I've always wondered how many racquets you use in a normal tennis season.
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I use around 60 frames and do around 600-700 restrings a year.
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Do you have a favourite moment in tennis history (e.g. a furious McEnroe in Wimbledon, Sampras weeping for his coach in Australia, etc) that you will never forget?
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One match that impressed me was the final between Becker and Edberg in Wimbledon in 1988.
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Do you have a personal stringer or do you find one when you get to the tournament?
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I have a personal stringer.
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Do you change rackets every 8th game or at what interval?
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I change rackets when I feel it is necessary and considering the changing of new balls.
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Why is your headband always a different color? Do you ever wear the same one?
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I wore white and black for a very long time. But after speaking to Nike we both agreed that we could also change the colour of the headband sometimes, which I find a great idea.
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Do you use higher tension on hard courts or clay? What tension do you use for mains and crosses?
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Well, this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I play and against who I play. So you can see – it depends on several factors and not just the surface; the feeling I have is most important.
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Why did you chose Nike as your sponser?
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They approached me when I was quite young already and I’ve been with them since, for almost 10 years.
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Do you customize your racket? and if you do how and where?
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Yes, Wilson does it for me.
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Do you use a shock resistance thing that you put on the strings to reduce the shock when the racquet hits the ball?
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No.
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