Top Tennis Players and their Tennis Equipment

Tennis is a racquet sport invented in the 19th century in England. It is one of the oldest sports in the world. Over the period of time, tennis has evolved and restricted for the good. It is growing at a rapid pace. Every year, it has gained 4 -5 million players approximately over the past decade. As per the reports, over 1 billion people across the globe follow tennis and the major credit for this mass popularity of tennis goes to players that have left their evergreen impression on the courts. Players like Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal etc. play a key role in popularising tennis across the world. Here in this article, we will discuss some renowned tennis players' achievements and accolades.

1. Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. The 34-year-old is the current world no. 1 player as per the ATP Rankings.

Djokovic Major Titles

Djokovic has 20 Grand Slam Titles in his career (2nd joint highest with Roger Federer). He has won 86 ATP Titles including 37 Masters events (highest by any player).

Novak is one of the richest tennis players in the world and earns money via endorsements as well. At present, he endorses brands such as Asics, Head, Lacoste etc.

Djokovic Tennis Equipment

Novak Djokovic uses the HEAD Graphene 360+ Speed Pro Racquet while on tour. The racquet offers stability and is denser and has a high swing rate, perfect for Djokovic's game style.

He uses a hybrid stringing setup with Babolat Natural Gut in the main strings at 59 lbs and Luxilon Alu Power Rough in cross-strings at 56 lbs.

He wears Asics tennis shoes while playing.

2. Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal is one of the greatest players to play the game. He turned professional in the year 2001.

Nadal Major Titles

Nadal holds the record of highest grand slam titles (21) by any male player in the open era. This includes a record 13 French Open titles. Currently, as per ATP Rankings, he is in the 3rd spot. The 35-year-old has 91 ATP titles out of which 36 are Masters titles and 62 are on clay court. The clay-court king endorses a wide range of brands. A few of them are Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors etc.

Nadal Tennis Equipment

Since 2004, Rafael Nadal is using the Babolat Pure Aero Original racquet. Before the 2022 Australian Open Nadal shifted from Babolat RPM blast 15L gauge/1.35mm to Babolat RPM blast 16L gauge/1.30mm string. It helps him in generating more power in his shots. He generally wears Nike's Air Court Ballistec 2.3 shoes during ATP and grand slam tournaments.

3. Roger Federer

Roger Federer is considered the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in tennis.

Federer Major Titles

The Swiss international has 20 grand slam titles that consist of 8 Wimbledon titles. Further, he holds the record of 2nd highest ATP titles (103) after Jimmy Connors. The 40-year-old underwent knee surgery in 2021 and is expected to return to court in the latter half of the 2022 season. Federer is in the list of top 10 highest-paid athletes in the world 2021 by Forbes. He endorses Nike, Wilson, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz to name a few brands.

Federer Tennis Equipment

Roger Federer currently plays with the Wilson Pro Staff RF97 Autograph tennis racquet. He has used this racquet since 2014 with a slight colour change, especially during the Laver Cup. Like Djokovic, he prefers hybrid strings. His racquet has 1.30mm Wilson (Babolat) Natural Gut in the mains and 1.25mm Luxilon ALU Rough-in the cross strings. There is no particular shoe article that Federer likes to wear on the court, but he always wears Nike shoes.

4. Serena Williams

Born on 26th September 1981, Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player.

Serena Major Titles

The American holds the record for highest grand slam titles (23) by any player in the open era. Aged 40, she is currently ranked 240th in the WTA Rankings. Throughout her career, Serena has won 73 titles. She has won 23 WTA Masters 1000 single titles. In the year 2016, she was declared the world highest paid female player. Williams endorses many sports and other domain brands. Nike, Wilson, Aston Martin etc. are some of the brands endorsed by Serena Williams.

Serena Tennis Equipment

Serena Williams plays with the Wilson Blade SW102 Autograph. This racquet was launched by Wilson in 2020. Serena Williams is also a fan of hybrid string. She uses Wilson Natural Gut in the mains and Luxilon 4G in the crosses. These weigh around 65 lbs. Since she endorses Nike, she wears Nike shoes only. Currently, Serena Williams wears Nike Flair 2 HC.

5. Naomi Osaka

The 23-year-old Japanese professional tennis player turned professional in the year 2013. Naomi Osaka is the only Asian player to be ranked no.1 in WTA Rankings.

Naomi Major Titles

Naomi Osaka has won four grand slams - two Australian Open and two Wimbledon. Further, the Japanese sensation also has 7 WTA titles to her name. She has gained enormous popularity and is right now one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world. Osaka is the brand ambassador of Nike, Yonex, Mastercard etc.

Naomi Tennis Equipment

Since turning pro Naomi Osaka has been using Yonex tennis racquets only. Osaka currently plays with Yonex EZONE 98 tennis racquet. To get more spin and power, she uses Polytour Strike 125 strings for her racquet. The 23-year-old usually wears the Nike Air Zoom GP Turbo tennis shoes. The shoes are specifically designed to meet her aggressive playing style.

6. Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev is a German professional tennis player. Born on 20th April 1997, Zverev turned pro in 2013. The 24-year-old is currently at the no. 4 spot in ATP Rankings.

Zverev Major Titles

The German has 19 singles career titles to his name and is the only player outside the Big Four (Federer, Djokovic, Nadal, Murray) to win 5 ATP Masters Titles. However, he is yet to win a grand slam title. Aside from his professional career, Alexander is also popular among brands. He presently endorses sports brands Adidas, Head and Electronic Arts.

Zverev Tennis Equipment

Alexander Zverev currently plays with the Head Gravity Pro tennis racquet. Alexander likes to spin the ball and play controlled powerful shots, he uses Head Hawk Touch 1.25 strings, usually at around 24kg. In the crosses, he uses a natural gut, Babolat VS Touch 1.30 at 25kg. To cover the court, Alexander Zverev uses Adidas Men's Adizero Ubersonic 4 Tennis Shoes.

7. Daniil Medvedev

He is a Russian professional tennis player. Daniil Medvedev is currently the world no.2 tennis player in ATP Rankings.

Medvedev Major Titles

The Russian has won a solo gram slam title - US Open in 2021. The 26-year old has 13 ATP titles to his name including four Masters 1000 titles and an ATP Tour Finals title. Daniil Medvedev is the global brand ambassador of sports equipment manufacturer Tecnifibre. Adding to it, he also endorses the French sportswear brand Lacoste.

Medvedev Tennis Equipment

Daniil Medvedev plays with the Tecnifibre Razor Code racquet. It is also called the Ice Code. The Tecnifibre Razor Code racquet is normally used by baseline players like Medvedev. He uses Tecnifibre's flagship polyester string. The weight of the string changes as per the condition. Shoes worn by Daniil Medvedev is Lacoste AG-LT 21 Ultra White/ Lt. Blue Men's Shoes.

Wrap Up

Thus, these are some of the most popular and splendid tennis players at present. This article summarises the brands endorsed by tennis players, equipment used by them and their career achievements.