Dunlop 4D 2Hundred Tennis Racquet Review

Tennis Magazine

The Dunlop 4D 2Hundred is an extension of whatever you bring to the table. If you have long, powerful strokes, it provides plenty of pace. But if you don’t have a radar lock on the sweet spot, you may struggle to consistently produce adequate power. It’s not easy to generate spin with the dense string pattern (18-by-20), making it the player’s responsibility to put all the work on the ball. But a tight string bed offers tremendous control, so the ball will do what you direct it to do, whether it’s carving a slice serve, nailing a passing shot or dropping a volley. It sounds like a typical 2Hundred from Dunlop, but there’s a new feature: In order to minimize the frame’s twisting and improve playability, Dunlop strengthened the racquet with pieces of braided cloth covered with aluminum at four spots on the racquet face (4D Braiding). There must be something to it because playtesters raved about how stable and solid the 4D 2Hundred felt at contact.


It’s a challenging frame, but if you have the talent, the 4D 2Hundred will help you show it off. 



4D Braiding
All eight racquets in the 2009 range feature 4D Braiding Touch points at the 3, 5, 7 and 9 o’clock positions around the frame. At each of these Touch points, specially designed four‐directional
braided cloth that is wrapped in an aluminum sheath designed to minimizes the torsional twist of the racquet, helping improve the frame’s stability, comfort, touch and feel.

Aerogel
Despite being made up of 99% air, a block of Aerogel the size of a human body can support the weight of a midsize car. The world’s lightest solid, Aerogel is used throughout each frame, allowing players
to feel the added power and strength of the racquets from the head to the handle.