During the 25 years of collaboration, Babolat says Nadal has used 1,250 Pure Aero Rafa rackets, never having broken one. With ...

How do you update one of the most popular racquets around? Start with the name, then add other distinct improvements to separate it from its lineage. The Pure Aero’s wider cross-string spacing ...

I also noticed that they both used Babolat racquets. It made me wonder ... considering that this is hardly Nadal’s best or most important shot. It was even better on overheads—not a surprise ...