Once again, great footage! I didn't know that Thomas Högstedt was a player himself. I only remember him as a coach of various players. Playing the two handed backhand with Lend's racket is something I have never seen. Another player who played Lendl's Adidas racket was Michael Westphal (RIP) from Germany. BTW in Wimbledon in 1985 Lendl used a dark and sligtly bigger Adidas racket called GTX Mid-T. I have personally never seen this racket. They probably didn't make many once Lendl dropped it.
That Mizuno racket in the video isn't the same as the 90 square inch he used at Wimbledon in the early 90s. In fact it's either a Paint job of the Adidas or Mizuno making him a batch copied from the Adidas mould. Look at the egg shape head by freezing the video. The one Mizuno released to the public is larger more oval than egg shaped.
I own a few pro Ts and have in the past the older gtx pro. The older GTX pro was stiffer and more brittle. When you scrapped it on the ground under the paint work was a tan coloured material like fiberglass hence a graphite fiberglass composition. The Pro T on the other hand had more flex and when scrapped had a darkish grey under the paint work. Hence a more Graphite Carbon composition. The mystery surrounding what the T stands for I believe it stands for Two (2) as this was the second version of this racket. I heard rumors that after the GTX Pro (blue one) Adidas wanted Lendl to switch to a bigger head. He did try the GTX Mid T in Wimbledon 85 with not a great result losing to Leconte in the fourth round in 4 sets. For his 85 US win he switched back to the blue GTX Pro. The black GTX Mid T which I had 2 were much more Carbon and not as robust as it's smaller cousin the Pro T. It didnt take as much high tension on the cross strings stating it would only take 58lbs which I ignored and the rackets started to buckle after around a year.
Difference between these models, you'd have to find footage of Lendl discussing. Just speculating, but I'm thinking the T was slightly stiffer for enhanced response and power. But adidas advertised so minimally, only to extent of associating the racket with Lendl, that even the meaning of the "T" remains a mystery
I' own a few pro Ts and have in the past the older gtx pro. The older GTX pro was stiffer and more brittle. When you scrapped it on the ground under the paint work was a tan coloured material like fiberglass hence a graphite fiberglass composition. The Pro T on the other hand had more flex and when scrapped had a darkish grey under the paint work. Hence a more Graphite Carbon composition. The mystery surrounding what the T stands for I believe it stands for Two (2) as this was the second version of this racket. I heard rumors that after the GTX Pro (blue one) Adidas wanted Lendl to switch to a bigger head. He did try the GTX Mid T in Wimbledon 85 with not a great result losing to Leconte in the fourth round in 4 sets. For his 85 US win he switched back to the blue GTX Pro. The black GTX Mid T which I had 2 were much more Carbon and not as robust as it's smaller cousin the Pro T. It didnt take as much high tension on the cross strings stating it would only take 58lbs whichI ignored and the rackets started to buckle after around a year.
Once again, great footage! I didn't know that Thomas Högstedt was a player himself. I only remember him as a coach of various players. Playing the two handed backhand with Lend's racket is something I have never seen. Another player who played Lendl's Adidas racket was Michael Westphal (RIP) from Germany. BTW in Wimbledon in 1985 Lendl used a dark and sligtly bigger Adidas racket called GTX Mid-T. I have personally never seen this racket. They probably didn't make many once Lendl dropped it.
That Mizuno racket in the video isn't the same as the 90 square inch he used at Wimbledon in the early 90s. In fact it's either a Paint job of the Adidas or Mizuno making him a batch copied from the Adidas mould. Look at the egg shape head by freezing the video. The one Mizuno released to the public is larger more oval than egg shaped.
I own a few pro Ts and have in the past the older gtx pro. The older GTX pro was stiffer and more brittle. When you scrapped it on the ground under the paint work was a tan coloured material like fiberglass hence a graphite fiberglass composition. The Pro T on the other hand had more flex and when scrapped had a darkish grey under the paint work. Hence a more Graphite Carbon composition. The mystery surrounding what the T stands for I believe it stands for Two (2) as this was the second version of this racket. I heard rumors that after the GTX Pro (blue one) Adidas wanted Lendl to switch to a bigger head. He did try the GTX Mid T in Wimbledon 85 with not a great result losing to Leconte in the fourth round in 4 sets. For his 85 US win he switched back to the blue GTX Pro. The black GTX Mid T which I had 2 were much more Carbon and not as robust as it's smaller cousin the Pro T. It didnt take as much high tension on the cross strings stating it would only take 58lbs which I ignored and the rackets started to buckle after around a year.
@@captainkirk21101967 thanks for the detailed explanation.👍😀
I playd with GTX pro-T for 5 years... Great racket!!!!
It’s a love and hate. Fun to play with but never I should play a match with this racket. I stick with my Head Radical OS. 😊
Difference between these models, you'd have to find footage of Lendl discussing. Just speculating, but I'm thinking the T was slightly stiffer for enhanced response and power. But adidas advertised so minimally, only to extent of associating the racket with Lendl, that even the meaning of the "T" remains a mystery
Yes that what I’m thinking also that the “T” I s slightly stiffer. Have to call Lendl for confirmation haha.
@@MrAnders Titanium? Tournament? It's an enduring mystery even if it was a mere cosmetic refresh by adidas
I' own a few pro Ts and have in the past the older gtx pro. The older GTX pro was stiffer and more brittle. When you scrapped it on the ground under the paint work was a tan coloured material like fiberglass hence a graphite fiberglass composition. The Pro T on the other hand had more flex and when scrapped had a darkish grey under the paint work. Hence a more Graphite Carbon composition. The mystery surrounding what the T stands for I believe it stands for Two (2) as this was the second version of this racket. I heard rumors that after the GTX Pro (blue one) Adidas wanted Lendl to switch to a bigger head. He did try the GTX Mid T in Wimbledon 85 with not a great result losing to Leconte in the fourth round in 4 sets. For his 85 US win he switched back to the blue GTX Pro. The black GTX Mid T which I had 2 were much more Carbon and not as robust as it's smaller cousin the Pro T. It didnt take as much high tension on the cross strings stating it would only take 58lbs whichI ignored and the rackets started to buckle after around a year.
I have the kneissl Twin Star Ivan Lendl, how does these 2 rackets compare ? + How does the Mizuno compare to Adidas and kneissl version