Can high-tech racquets serve up a tennis advantage?
Playing tennis used to be about grabbing an off-the-shelf racquet and hoping that it suited your style of play. Grip size was about the only variable on offer.
However, now you can order a custom-made model, fine tuned to your individual needs. The BBC has been behind the scenes at a leading tennis racquet factory to see what is involved.
But how much of an advantage can new technology give to a player in a sport where skill and tenacity count for so much?
Dave Lee reports.
13 Jan 2015