The racket measures the power of a shot via a percentage (the percentage of the racket's optimum power).
The dog trainers were lovely, three soft-spoken girls who loved the dogs and the racket and the smell.
Some pros and coaches say modern, deadened strings increase the stress on a player's arm if strung too tightly, bringing more shock through the strings, up the racket and into the body.
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After missing an easy forehand at the net, he tossed his racket in the air and tried to kick it with his foot as if it were a soccer ball.
Mr. Babolat isn't about to set limits on what the racket might do in the future.
Roddick looked set to crash out as he trailed by two sets to one, but he claimed the fourth set on a appeal to the TV replay system, leaving Gonzalez to smash his racket to the ground in frustration.
How durable will the technology be, and will it withstand all the times a racket accidentally scrapes the court in a typical match?
Then suddenly at sunrise, hundreds came ashore all at once, squawking and making a racket with the thrumming of their wings.
Goode said he hoped the furor would not have a negative effect on the racket sport longer term, given the swift response by its governing officials.
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They advertise weekend parties with an open bar (after some sort of admission fee) and their souped-up, outdoor sound system makes an unbearable racket into the wee hours.
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Gulbis, renowned for his fiery temperament, smashed his racket during the first set of his match against Andreas Seppi as he lost five straight games to concede it 7-5.
Stadiums will now be free to rile up crowds with video displays, and public-address announcers will no longer be restrained from inciting racket when the opposing offense faces a crucial third down.
At the moment, the racket's technology can identify the type of shot a player hits (forehand, backhand, serve), the kind of spin a player imparts on the ball and the power of a swing.
It was Williams' second offense after she was given her code violation for smashing her racket at the end of the first set, although the 27-year-old later revealed her frustration with being called for foot faults.
Only once it's determined that any Atlantic sea creatures 50 miles offshore can withstand the racket of a few drilling rigs will the department even consider scheduling a lease sale.
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"Tim Henman may adapt his grip on the racket a little bit when he plays on clay, but it's not the same as someone who plays that way all the time, " said Hutchins.
But 30 unforced errors off the racket of Ms. Sharapova, who had not played a match since retiring from the WTA Tour Year-End Championships in Istanbul in late October before the Australian Open fortnight, helped Ms. Azarenka stabilize.
Experts on the surface, such as reigning French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten, hold their racket differently to the likes of Tim Henman and Sampras to cope with it.
In the battle between the former world number ones, Williams needed barely an hour to beat her Belgian opponent and remains on course to win the gem-encrusted racket on offer for winning the event three times in a five-year span.
This was made worst by the racket of people chatting on their mobile phones.
The problem is, the racket is liable to drive your co-workers or spouse insane.
Watching the outburst, I wondered how Tecnifibre, the racket manufacturer that sponsors Baghdatis, felt about his display.
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Mr Dutta said a wildlife protection society, Green Heart Nature, helped the police in busting the racket.
And then, lovely touch, the invention of an afterlife, a noisy eternity filled with the racket of rejoicing angels.
He'd throw that ball up, whip his racket around with the same hand, and bang -- the guy could murder the ball.
While small crowds do gather, people generally tolerate the racket only grudgingly.
And somewhere far away from here, intermingled with this racket, is the whistle of the Lunatic Express, rattling on regardless into the night.
To end the racket, they suggest Malaysia's customs should give notice to their Chinese counterparts when legal shipments of logs leave their shores.
Muir, who is also worldwide general manager of Wilson Racquet Sports, says this has manifested in overall increases in ball and racket sales over the same period.
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The racket of helicopter blades and volleys of gunfire startled Bulo Marer town residents out of their sleep Friday night, when French paratroopers descended on the camp.
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