Australian Open: 50 racquets a day? No problem for the Yonex stringers
Especially during the first week of a Grand Slam tournament, the stringing machines run around the clock. At the Australian Open, Lleyton Hewitt stopped by his old racquet supplier Yonex.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jan 25, 2022, 07:13 pm
Nick Kyrgios made a small drop out during his doubles quarterfinals at the Australian Open 2022: Kyrgios powerfully shot a ball that wasn't in play - and hit a boy who was sitting in the audience. The Australian was no slouch and gave the crying boy one of his racquets. Which was not particularly difficult for Kyrgios in that Yonex provided five free rackets to all players who made it into the main draw of the Australian Open.
Lleyton Hewitt, 2002 Wimbledon winner, was also part of the Yonex family. And paid a visit to the stringers in Melbourne in the past few days. With impressive insights. On the one hand, as far as the internationality of the crew is concerned - tennis is a world sport.
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But the output is also amazing: up to 50 racquets passed through the hands of one of the specialists a day. If you calculate with a stringing time of just under 15 minutes per racquet, then this results in a twelve-hour working day. Breaks not included.
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