Let's face it, the vision of Bjorn Borg falling to his knees to pray to the gods as he won yet another Wimbledon title, is etched in the memories of many tennis fans from over the years. The striped Fila shirt, the headband, the black Donnay racquet, the long blonde hair and the perfect match temperament were all part of ...

Here is a cute junior racquet from my collection dated circa 1900. It is 24 inches in length and is suprizingly light. Next to my current racquet it demonstrates clearly the huge advances in today's construction process. Antique racquet construction The racquets of this period were made of a pliable material such as ash which would have been steamed around a mold. ...