The Guardian
Roman Prokes: the world’s greatest tennis racquet stringer
He’s fine-tuned equipment for McEnroe, Lendl and Navratilova, while being credited for helping Djokovic’s career resurgence.
Meet Roman Prokes: racquet stringer for the stars!
On Super Bowl Sunday afternoon in 2022, while the vast majority of Gotham’s residents were huddled in their homes awaiting the start of the big game, I was making the short drive from Manhattan to a tennis club across the East River in Queens. The reason: Roman Prokes, racquet stringer and all-around equipment guru to the pros, was giving my son a custom “racquet consultation”. In other words, my son was getting the same advice and attention to his equipment that Prokes has given countless professionals.
