NO ONE is allowed to use this tennis racket
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Published 2024-02-20
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Only legally playable for mere months, the Spaghetti Tennis Racket allowed amateurs and virtual nobodies to beat top ranked players at the world’s biggest tournaments. As word spread of this racket system’s supposed magical capabilities backed by real results, behind the scenes were those determined to stamp the racket out before it truly took off, a controversy who’s ramifications potentially changed the entire future landscape of tennis.
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All Comments (21)
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I really like the idea of pre-sponsor sports having these crazy innovations and upsets by random people.
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Fishbach: "I could play with a shoe..." After beating Stan Smith
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Ilie Nastase didn't break a promise. He promised not to play AGAINST someone that is using the spaghetti racket. He didn't say HE wouldn't use it.
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As a table tennis player, when you mentioned that Fischer went down the route of racket improvement rather than skill, I thought that was very much a table tennis mindset. Then learning that Fischer a indeed a table tennis player made so much sense
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My brother wa sa tennis pro in the eighties. reached number 35. (not as a result of the spaghetti racket). but he did play with it for about 3 months, and beat Vilas on clay somewhere in Europe. He still has is on a wall in his house. He was sponsored by Slazenger. I have often asked him to take it down and lets get on a court, he says it would probably crumble within the 1st 5 minutes as it has been on a wall for about 40 years. Thanks for the vid, it brought back memories
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The classic case of "If our favorites can't beat it, ban it..."
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Maybe 3 weeks ago I strung a racquet without weaving the mains. It produced a wild amount of topspin, but the strings broke in 20 minutes.
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I knew an ambidextrous lawyer, Rob, who came on a squash court with a raquet in each hand.. they had to add a codecil ".. and the maximum number of raquets to be carried is one." 1974ish.
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I hate how often someone comes up with an innovative and intelligent way to play a game only for the people in power to reject it and change the rules themselves to ban it.
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All I hear is a bunch of crying cause they got beat.
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just when I think you've covered every possible quirky/interesting story in professional tennis, you find something else
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WELCOME BACK OUR GOAT 🐐 Very interesting video, and incredible editing as usual!
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I've heard of the spaghetti string racquet but had no idea what it was all about. Such a pity Werner Fischer got screwed by the tides of controversy, but sometimes it's innovative dead ends like these that really force the conversation to move forward. Definitely wouldn't mind seeing this racquet in action today, just to see the spin!
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Funny to think Wimbledon had a restrict dress code but didnt had a single line about how the "instrument" should be.
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Sounds like a skill issue
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I play silent temnis now. Its just like regular tennis, but without the racket.
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no footage or showcase of this racket at all? :(
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Thought I knew it all on rackets... But this is new to me and a great summary video!
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I feel it's very sad that it ended this way A part of table tennis is designing a racket that fit your play style and even in tennis we see a bit of this with the selection of weight and materials
