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By Chris Oddo



(July 16, 2013) -- Roger Federer told reporters in a conference call prior to the beginning of the Bet-a-Home Open in Hamburg that he'll be trying a 98 square inch racqet at the clay-court event, the German website Sport.ch reports. (Translate via Google)

“Yes, I have a new racquet,” Federer said. “It features a larger head. So far I've played with a 90, now I get to a 98th order. I think 90% of the players on the ATP Tour have head sizes between 95 and 100.”

Federer's racquet has been the subject of a maelstrom of twitter activity, with photos of the phantom black Wilson frame popping up all over the internet.

On Tuesday, Federer confirmed the rumors to the press. “Since Wimbledon we have now tested this, and so far it's going great. I can easily develop with the new racquet power. The racquet change is in my opinion one of the largest for a tennis player. “

On Wednesday, the 17-time Grand Slam champion will give the racquet it's first ATP tour-level test ride against the hard-serving German Daniel Brands.

 

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