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...third, Passarella took his opponent to atiebreak. After saving a match point, Passarellacompleted the dramatic comeback. The celebrationwas short-lived, however, as Passarella had tododge an airborne racquet thrown in frustrationfrom the other side...
...looks as though they will. On Feb. 6 a remarkable space probe called Stardust is scheduled to take off for a January 2004 encounter with Comet Wild (pronounced Vilt) 2. With a tennis racquet-size collector, Stardust will snatch dust particles from the comet's tail as it flies by and then, in an audacious interplanetary maneuver, return to parachute its precious cargo to Earth two years later...
METAL TENNIS RACQUET Rene ("Le Crocodile") Lacoste, the 1920s French tennis champ turned clothing entrepreneur, invented a steel tennis racquet in 1963. It was distributed in the U.S. by Wilson as the T-2000 and quickly revolutionized the game...
Brody declined to steer me to a specific racquet but pointed me to a website, www.racquetresearch.com which analyzes the latest in tennis technology. My advice to aspiring Bad Doubles players? Head's Ti.S7 is so big it's illegal for tournament play. This appeals to me greatly...
Brody collects some laughable racquets, including one made from a tube filled with flowing fluid. Yet he endorses much of today's tennis tech. A larger racquet surface, he says, does help propel even off-center shots. And a thicker "beam" or frame produces more power and stability. "The extra length in the handle will give you something too," he notes, especially on the serve. (The higher up your serve starts, the better angle it has into the service box.) He's more dubious about the new ultralight titanium racquets. Although a lighter racquet is easier to maneuver, many players...