rackets
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A dogged battle between Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova from the late 1970s—wooden rackets and all—is almost unrecognizable next to today’s high-intensity pace and graphite tools.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Instead of strings, padel rackets have holes in their dense heads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Anta also owns Wilson, the US maker of tennis rackets and balls used by the National Basketball Association.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
Pickleball is similar to tennis except the court is smaller, the ball is plastic and perforated and the paddles are not as big as tennis rackets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025
From his clothes, three expensive rackets, mien and well-conditioned body, I took him for a professional player.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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