Abstract
The Independent [1], prior to the 1996 Wimbledon tournament, carried a story to the effect that Tennis had a problem. Rackets were getting longer and, so the International Tennis Federation (ITF) claimed, rallies were getting shorter as the serve dominated. The story provided some surprising figures. The current limit to the length of a racket is 32 inches, but the longer rackets which are the cause of the problem are 29 inches, 2 inches longer than the standard racket. The article claimed that such rackets 'give players up to 14 per cent more power than standard models'. The article went further,‘Michael Chang of the United States, placed fourth in the world, has been using a 29 in. racquet (sic) since 1994, and says it has been key in raising his ranking.’ [1]
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