THE SAMPRAS RACKET
Make: Wilson Pro Staff 6.0 Original.
Length: Standard 27 inches.
Hitting area: 85 square inches.
Weight: 13.8 ounces.
String: Babalot VS gut.
String thickness: 1.22 millimetres or 1.25 millimetres.
String tension: 32 to 37 kilos according to his feel, his opponent, the weather, the surface and the string gauge. Generally 34 kilos; however, at Wimbledon, where he does not have the luxury of time to take a big swing and get a lot of energy into the ball, the tension goes down to 31 kilos or 32 kilos.
Grip size: 4.5 inches circumference, with a Tourna Grip overwrap.
Extras: Babalot "String-a-ling" string savers and an average of 41 grams of lead tape strategically placed under the butt cap, at the top of the handle underneath the leather, at three o'clock and nine o'clock in the head, and under the bumper guard at the tip.