On 2/7/2024 3:20 PM, asadnoy@gmail.com wrote:

Hi, just curious: For how long has there been junior rackets in tennis? I remember hearing Chris Evert say that her two handed backhand was a result of the rackets being so heavy when she learned to play as a child. Did the manufacturers back in those

days make smaller rackets for kids?

Not sure how long junior racquets have been available. Hopefully a
tennis historian has the answer to your question and will post it here.

That said, please remember that when Chrissy started playing tennis
90-some percent of the racquets were made of wood and were MUCH heavier.
Since the mid to late 1980's racquet manufacture companies have
concentrated on lighter materials that have more power (and often more
control) than the smaller head sized wood racquets ever had. Thus
different days, different times.

Good question asadnoy!
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