The Three Main Categories of Tennis Rackets

Tennis rackets are commonly divided into three main categories:

• Control-oriented rackets
• Power-oriented rackets
• Balanced rackets (being a mix of control and power)

The factors mainly affecting the properties of a racket are the frame dimensions, the frame stiffness and the string tension, and also to some extent the weight.

An example of how these factors affect the racket properties is that the wider the frame, the larger the sweet spot of the racket becomes. This decreases the need to hit the ball very accurately, as the racket is more "accepting" of hitting the ball off-center. A very general statement could be made that this means wider frames are more suitable for beginners.