Played once before sick and twice after. Played twice indoor and once outdoor mostly with ATS 98 and T100. First time using ATS98 in indoor and fits me well though my biggest complain was with the low power from Hyper G Soft 18 installed. My soft T100 string have went loose (gamma syn-gut 16 at 50lbs) will try at higher tension next time (52-53). But my overall impression with this HyG Soft is good, it bites good and soft. Interesting to try it on T100.
Played tennis on Saturday and Sunday, not Friday due to futsal match.
Bought a mint ATS 98 on Thursday, after someone contacted me from TW forum discussing the 98. It just got restrung with Hyper G soft 18 at 53-52lbs.
Played with the A98 on Saturday but felt too head heavy, though got a win (6-3) and then loss (3-6). String was soft, biting, and low powered. Then opted for CX16 playing heavy hitters and sometime felt too soft (first time feeling that) with a beg-inter player 6-1, 6-1, 2-6.
Played with A98 again on Sunday, replaced the original grip with leather grip, felt less headheavy. Won the first set against better player (6-5), then loss (0-6) with weaker partner. After that was playing fun games lost both 5-6 and 6-3 with beg-inter partner.
Compare with CX16 and T100, A98 played like in between and very manageable backhand. Tried backhand with T100 but still to spinny or powerful. Weight of the A98 was 336 grams and T100 at 343 grams. CX16-18, A98, and T100 are good racquets for rallying from the baseline. The string just moved a lot with T100. Overall, A98 scored high with no need for customization for now and just felt low powered maybe due to the string.
Noticed how Fed strikes the ball on the forehand with lower arm rotation and wrist movement to generate the topspin.
