The Ultimate Tennis Racquet Review was run in Australian Tennis Magazine September issue and YONEX VCORE Tour 97 was introduced as the best performance racquet in the article.
The experienced team at Tennis World, Melbourne Park undertook some extensive racquet testing on the performance racquets which are suitable for social to experienced players. The coaches and players completed a set of drills with each frame and individually assessed each racquet’s performance based on the features: Power, Control, Feel, Spin, Ease of use and Overall rating. All ratings were given a score of 1-10, with one being the lowest and 10 the highest.
VCORE Tour 97 was described as a solid choice for advanced players in search of a precision frame, and received the following scores.
Power: 8, Control: 8, Feel:7, Spin: 7, Ease of use: 9, Overall: 8.5 (by Coach)
Power: 8, Control: 9, Feel: 10, Spin: 8, Ease of use: 9, Overall: 9 (by Player)
Also, two impressions were run in the article and VCORE Tour 97 received very positive feedbacks from the coaches and players.
Coaches assessed, “Great racquet for any player looking for all-round playability. Easy to use but still offers really good power and control. I found this a very enjoyable racquet to play with.”
Additionally players felt, “I really enjoyed hitting with this racquet and found it very versatile. It had great control and feel. It would be excellent for net players. I was unable to fault anything about this racquet; it was very consistent in all areas.”
Stanislas Wawrinka and Sabine Lisicki play with VCORE Tour 97 in the tournaments. Stan advanced to the 4th round of the recent US Open tournament, and Sabine became the quarterfinalist in Wimbledon 2012. Attacking with the VCORE Tour racquet, they earn many aces and winners so that they take the initiative in the matches. Please check their performance on our website.