About Us
From the beginning
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Where we are now |
About us : Racquets @ The Avenue is a stringing service based at The Avenue Lawn Tennis, Squash & Fitness Club in Hampshire, U.K. As I am an independent stringer I can offer a highly professional stringing service and a large range of strings and accessories. My prices are very competitive compared to shops, and other stringers. I have been stringing since 1988 and regularly play tennis at my local club, Denmead. I now have the opportunity to offer my services at the well-known Avenue Club, to their members, and to anyone else who'd like to drop by.
Stringing experience : As mentioned above, I have been stringing since 1988. I became a member of the United States Racquet Stringers Association in 1992 and travelled to the U.S.A. to take and pass the Certified Stringers qualification. The following year I passed the Certified Racquet Technician test, which is now called the Master Racquet Technician (M.R.T.). This is an on-going yearly test. I am now the UK Manager for the the European Racquet Stringers Association (ERSA), certified to the ERSA Pro Tour Level 2, and I run stringing course for the ERSA within the UK. Since 2004 I have been a member of the stringing team at Wimbledon, where I became the Head Stringer of the team in 2014. I am also a member of the Babolat stringing team that will be used for the Futures, Challengers and ATP tournaments held in the UK. Outside of the UK I have worked at the French Open since 2011, Indian Wells and Madrid Masters since 2017. I also had the experience of working with Priority 1 (P1), who are known for their excellence in stringing and customisation, at the Madrid and Italian Masters events. There I strung for Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka and Marcos Baghdatis. |
Our location : We are located at The Avenue Lawn Tennis, Squash & Fitness Club, Havant, Hampshire. We have our own self contained unit outside of the main building, and right next to the tennis courts. There is easy access to the club from the A27. Travel time is approximately 5 minutes from central Havant, 15 minutes from Waterlooville, 25 minutes from Portsmouth.
Stringing Service : My aim is to provide a fast turn-around from receiving your racquet so that you can be back playing as soon as possible. Usually your racquet will be available for collection within in 24 hours, and when required, it can be ready for you on the same day. But sometimes there will be a short delay while we obtain the exact strings, or grommet strips that you require. But be rest-assured that we endeavour to keep any delay to a minimum. It may also be possible to offer a while-you-wait service with prior notice. Our machine : At The Avenue Club I use a Babolat Sensor electronic machine, while when travelling to UK tournaments I use a Babolat Star 5 electronic machine. These machine ensures a consistent product that most other machines can't match. I also have a Prince Tuning Centre used for racquet customisation. Products offered : We offer a wide range of strings from all major brands such as Babolat, Prince, Head, Luxilon, Tecnifibre, Ashaway and Wilson. We also supply grips and other accessories from these leading companies. Need advice? : If you're not sure what string would suit you best, or what tension would aid your game then just contact us. We can advise you on the choices available to you. We test the strings we offer so that we know how they play rather than accept the manufacturers advertising information. If your query relates to the racquet you're using, then we can also customise it so that it performs better, or is matched to your other racquets. |