EVERY Racquet used by ROGER FEDERER (1998 - 2022) | His Real Racquet Choice Will Surprise You... 

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Great video. I still use the KFactor 6.1 tour 90 (07-09). Still love it

Prostaff 85, custom prostaff 90 mold, and then his RF97 are the ones he used with various paint jobs over the years

This was really informative Mike!! Research was top notch ❤️❤️

I personally like a lot the BLX six one tour black, I think it´s better looking than any of the other 90" rackets he played

Thank you for this. It’s so much research. I hope these videos get enough love to do with other pros who have had long careers including players that have switched to many different brands over their tenure. Verdasco, I think, has played with everyone but yonex? Lol

Also, i think he changed from all gut to gut + luxilon in 2002 i think. Both switching racquets and string setup had a huge impact on his game and confidence!

Awesome video, Mike!

K90 was the actual 90 that Roger used, previous 90s had a slightly different mold with longer grips and different string pattern drilling.

nice vid. I have just one addition: Fed used W90 with four holes on PWS and then switched to a five hole on PWS model. Then he went back to 4h and stuck with it till PS97A The one with four holes was never sold as retail version.

Great video, totally agree the n code is the most iconic of all.

RF long time fan and love to play with Wilson Pro Staff myself, awesome video man!

Good info👏🏽

Just what I like. A comprehensive review. I appreciate knowledge. The P-85 is still the best Wilson Raquet.

My man leveled up with those timestamps 🔥

The red-and-white n-code is the best paint-job.

I've heard once that the 90 sq inches frame Roger used actually was a 88 sq inches custom frame with a more opened 16x19 string pattern, slightly different from the retail version. I think these guys in the ATP use racquets all above 360g strung with 340+ swing weight and I believe wilson custom made the graphite and kevlar composition of the frames too. At the time Federer reached 30s, I would guess those midsize frames were impacting more on his arm, even with the natural gut and luxilon setup. He said in 2014 that he often shanked shots with the mid, probably hitting a lot in the top dead zone of the stringbed. So he decided to change to a bigger frame, at the time, the red and black RF97. For the paintjobs, Imo the K90 and the black/red BLX 90 are the best paintjobs Wilson has ever made for Pro Staff, not a huge fan of the others. But the blx ninety amplifeel I would say it has the best feeling for me, a really classic midsize frame. The V13 97 looks amazing, it give us that great "ps85 classic vibe" from the 80s. Great video mate and keep it up!

The first retail Pro Staff Tour and following racquets were criticized for having a tighter string pattern at the 3 to 9 patterns. Fed's racquets were 4 between the PWS and the retail versions were 5.

My fav is the Black RF97 and I have one though it's not my daily driver. Second fav is the K90. I don't have those anymore.

Nice spot on vid! - i regret not buying the Red RF Laver Cup edition on multiple occasions 😂 - also while he was quite young , probably before joining the tour, he used the Volkl C10 Pro, I'm guessing he probably switched to the Pro Staff because of his old coach Peter Carter

Hey Mike, you forgot to add the strings that Federer uses- Wilson Natural Gut @26-27kg on the mains, Luxilon Alu Power Rough @25kg on the crosses. (Or packaged as Wilson Champions Choice)

Great video

I thought Rodger Federer was using the Wilson blade there for a while now he's using what the pro staff so he switched over but now he's specially modified it

Picked up a Pro staff tour 90 hyper carbon first edition in absolute mint condition at a thrift shop in New Zealand for $5!!! Score!!!

I loved the Ncode six.one which he used in 2004-06. I actually have the Ncode N5 force midplus. It definitely looks sick ❤

I have a Pete Sampras 88 , is the 90 version just a paint Job of the 88 ?

You forgot the last mid size he endorsed, the 90 RF, right after the second BLX, and the first size 97. Even if he never played with that

Great info👊😎🤙💪👈🫵

The customization that pros use make every racket absolutely identical..... Indistinguishable if you closed your eyes and felt them. You can't say that about two, supposedly identical, rockets bought retail. The manufacturing process is so impercise that the common Joe going down to Dick's Sporting Goods could pick up the same model from the same manufacturer and every single one of those rackets will feel different to an advanced player. Even things as basic as grip size and weight, which you would think would be easy to replicate, are different even though they may be labeled as the same size/weight. Then you get to the finer points of not just weight but balance point, flexibility, swing weight, etc. The people who build out these rackets for pros, one of which I used to play tennis with, are elite craftsman. While it sounds counter intuitive, I think the thing that would surprise most people is most pros use extremely heavy rackets compared to those being marketed.

Great video as always. Must be a bit harder to use one type of tennis shoe & endorse another from the same sponsor's company like they do with racquets

1 correction, that Hyper Pro Staff was actually already 90 sq inch. Many pro players used it, n I owned one of it back then. Great post aside of that

Pro Staff 85

Although I agree that the six one tour BLX was kind of a miss in terms of its look, you cannot forget about the epic semifinal against Djokovic at Roland Garros in 2011. Great match!

So federer used same racket from 2002 - 2013. Its just paintjob of his prostaff 90. So basically he used 3 rackets.. Prostaff 85(sampras racket) from 1998 to 2001 and prostaff tour from 2002 to 2013 and Prostaff RF97 from 2014 to till now

When Roger stopped using the tuxedo version they went on sell for a great deal LoL 😂

Roger Federer is my idol...because forehand shot n backhand shot is very3 amazing...its not same in the other player

Do tha same with rafa, wawrinka, Djoko and murray

ok I want one 😁

What about the weight of his racquets? Did it change a lot during the years

In a side by side comparison it has actually been revealed that apart from a but cap and 5 grams under the top bumper there isn't anything special about Rogers rackets, the ones he actually uses on tour. You can easily diy it. Other then the cushion pads on the lower bridge and stringelings on the top cross strings. With a natural gut on the mains and a poly ont crosses. With a low 21,5/22 kilo's if i remember correctly. Any good stringer can set it up that you are actually playing with the same exact setup as federer does. Where other players manufacturers are using pro stock 250 grams bare frames with no balance or weight put into it. who are only usable after extensive tuning by a specialist tuner. Adding weight by putting in silicone and lead on specific places in very specific amounts. Then trying to match them exactly to each other can drive a man into madness. Non pro stock Head racket are the worst to match. Wilson pro staff are the best factory matched rackets who need very little tuning to match them exactly. I am on my third series of pro staff skipped the countervail version. Honestly waiting for prices to drop a little on the v.13 version or get some second hand ones because of the hours I am using them compared to recreational players. Most have just been warmed up compared to me. Making 30 hours a week on court easy as a coach alone, have a background in stringing technician. As I player I have only be capable of enjoying 97 version of the pro staff series. The smaller sizes where asking too much of my skills I had at the time to get any good use out of them in a way I would aid my game. For most 315 grams is the ideal racket. The 290 is a perfect beginner racket also. It should stay totally black for my taste. It like the early ford's you can order it in any colour as long as it is black

His Rf97 are stock models. he only adds little lead on 12 . and some handle work..that all " customisation".... I talked to guys that worked in Wilson on his rf97 frames. He stated that Rogwr wanted stock model so people can buy his frame . its NOT some " pro stock" model...just usual stock model you can buy in tennis shop i hope it helped...

Hey Mike, I have the K factor (2007-2009) autograph six-one tour.. It,s a nos new one, never played with it.. What is the value now for this racquet? Thx

I feel that had Roger switched to the 97 sized racquet earlier in his career, things would have been massively different..

You are missing one racquet - RF85 limited edition - all black.

I don’t mean to sound selfish, but could you maybe do a giveaway of K-Factor 90’s? I was really looking to maybe try and get one haha 😂

Do you know how much lead he puts on the racket? Its very heavy already so i wonder what total weight he plays with

In the words of older roger himself "act like you been there"

Could Fed have used 2 handed backhand for the high balls?

I am 44 since my 17 yr I use the same 3 raquets I bought that time.......Pro's pro secret 600. 👌🚀 I am some kind of an oldtimer who doesn't know the time has changed...😉

Poggers

Andre aveek racquet

The game has changed into a spin dominated game. If he switched racquets earlier to the larger head he might have not had the 4 year grand slam drought. He won 7 of the last 8 vs Nadal with the bigger head. Pete Sampras admits he should have changed racquets because it could have extended his career.

No way he played the ps 85 until 2006

Just imagine if Sampras had went to a bigger head...

I think he used v.11 at Doha.

Look closely at the cross strings on the ncode pictures. He never used the ncode. It was pretty much the kfactor with a paint job that he used(pretty much for his whole 90 size career) Sorry ncode fans.

His endorsed racquets are nowhere near to what he plays with. Nobody can play well with the specs he uses because they are highly unforgiving. Even other pros can't play well with such a small sweet spot setup.

So what you are saying is, the other two “goats” couldn’t even come close to competing on level playing field racket wise, and had to resort to game improvement rackets right out of the gate to have a chance until Federer’s age finally allowed them to overcome him on occasion and even then Fed’s didn’t change rackets for another five years? So on a level racket related playing field, Federer has like 60 plus majors?

Good content, but you spend way too much time telling us what you're going to tell us. Just get to it man.

Great video