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QUESTION When Pete Sampras dominated men's tennis, you would often hear people complain that it was partly because the technology was so advanced. Is it true, however, that he used the same racket throughout his career?
IN HIS professional career from 1988 to 2002, during which he secured 14 grand slam titles, Pete Sampras used the Wilson Pro Staff Original 6.0, a racket first produced in 1983.See the full content of this document
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What a Racket, Pete ; Answers to Correspondents [Scot Region]
Originally manufactured in Chicago, Illinois, and St Vincent & The Grenadines, the Pro Staff was Wilson's answer to the Prince Original Graphite and the Dunlop 200G Max. It quickly became one of the tour's most popular rackets, also winning grand slams for Stefan Edberg, Jim Courier, Chris Evert and Mary Pierce.
Its unique characteristic was a frame composition of 80 per cen...See the full content of this document
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