If you go to a professional tennis tournament, or if you watch one on TV, you are most likely going to see at least one of the players wielding a racquet with a light blue grip. The light blue grip you see is a tournagrip, and it has been a staple of the professional tennis tours for years.
Tournagrip has appeared in some of the most famous matches of all time, and has been in the sweaty palms of the greatest players of all time. reading a list of players who use tournagrip is like reading a list of who’s who in tennis in the last 20 years… Boris Becker, Andre Agassi, and the player that appears on the packaging for Tournagrip, Pete Sampras. If Pete endorses it it must be good.
Tournagrip has appeared in some of the most famous matches of all time, and has been in the sweaty palms of the greatest players of all time. reading a list of players who use tournagrip is like reading a list of who’s who in tennis in the last 20 years… Boris Becker, Andre Agassi, and the player that appears on the packaging for Tournagrip, Pete Sampras. If Pete endorses it it must be good.
What makes it so good? The answer is absorbency. Tournagrips absorb sweat better than just about any other overgrip on the market. That is why it has such a strong following. They are also pretty cheap. Most places sell they for about $4 a three pack, or you can get the 30 grip roll for a better deal, but you’ll probably have to order it online. Until recently, with the introduction of the “white grips” (Wilson’s Pro Overgrip, Yonex’s Grap, etc.), players who used overwraps used Tournagrip. And if you were a real player, you had the huge 30 grip roll!
Since it’s introduction it has been the same. The only changes have been that you can buy it in extra long (XL), and contrary to popular belief… there are other colors besides light blue (gray & black are also availible). But why not get the blue? That would be like buying a Ferarri that wasn’t red! Tournagrips are so good Unique sports basically only stays in business because they sell them.
There are only two drawbacks to Tournagrip. One, they don’t last very long. You’ll change them often. They tear easily and don’t even think of dropping your racquet if you want the top layer to stay on. Two, unless you get the XL length it won’t go all the way to the top of the newer racquet grips. Even a gripping professional such as myself can’t strech them that far. Save yourself the aggravation and get the XL, most places charge the same for it.
So… if you use overgrips, and not everybody does, you really need to try Tournagrip. If you don’t use overgrips, try it anyway. The best players in the world can’t be wrong!
