Swiss former world tennis champ Roger Federer uses tennis strings made from natural gut. TENNIS is a captivating sport that combines athleticism, strategy and finesse on the court with players ...

This story is one segment of a four-part series on SI Tennis that will look back in history and chronicle the changes and progression of fundamental aspects of the game, from sneakers to rackets and ...

Jon Levey answers your Gear Q&A. Email your question to tennis.comproshop@gmail.com. I thought only old-timers or players with tennis elbow still played with gut strings, but I recently heard that pro ...

It started with natural gut. Back in 1875, when tennis was in its infancy, Babolat was a specialist in turning the raw material into such things as surgical thread and musical instruments. The ...

Sheep intestine launched the technological advancements of tennis strings. But that was 145 years ago and the tech making strings has advanced well beyond the sheep intestine natural gut first ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tim Newcomb covers tennis gear/business, stadiums and shoe tech. So much is made about the technology of tennis rackets. But don't ...

Back in the day, when I was learning tennis, we had, maybe, five to six VHS (remember those?) instructional tennis programs to chose from at the local video store. Today, there are literally thousands ...