Best Tennis Strings for Power in 2020

If you're looking to put your opponent five meters away from the ball, smash aces, or simply add some power to your game, you'll find just what you need in this article! You might have already been on the look for a powerful racket, but your strings are as essential as your racket of choice in your quest for power. We've made your search a little easier and selected the best powerful strings just for you.

Before going into detail, it's important to understand 3 points:

• The thinner the gauge, the more powerful the string.
• A lower tension transfers more energy to the ball.
• Softer strings provide more power.

All these points increase the distortion of the string during impact with the ball, which transfers more energy, just like a trampoline.

Below is our selection of the best tennis strings for power, divided in 4 categories:

1. Natural Guts

Bovine intestines are the most efficient string materials, in terms of power, comfort and tension maintenance.

Characteristics*:

Less spin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------More spinControl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PowerLow tension loss --------------------------------------------------------------High tension lossLow durability -------------------------------------------------------------------High durability

*for a 1.30mm gauge

2. Soft Multifilaments

Combining a multitude of fibers coming from different materials, these "soft" multifilaments have been made to feel like a natural gut in terms of power and comfort. These affordable strings for power are also very arm-friendly.

Characteristics* :

Less spin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------More spinControl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PowerLow tension loss --------------------------------------------------------------High tension lossLow durability -------------------------------------------------------------------High durability

*for a 1.32mm gauge

Characteristics* :

Less spin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------More spinControl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PowerLow tension loss --------------------------------------------------------------High tension lossLow durability -------------------------------------------------------------------High durability

*for a 1.30mm gauge

Characteristics* :

Less spin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------More spinControl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PowerLow tension loss --------------------------------------------------------------High tension lossLow durability -------------------------------------------------------------------High durability

*for a 1.30mm gauge

Characteristics* :

Less spin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------More spinControl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PowerLow tension loss --------------------------------------------------------------High tension lossLow durability -------------------------------------------------------------------High durability

*for a 1.30mm gauge

3. Nylon/Zyex

The monofilament of Zyex offers higher elongation and lower stiffness. It's not the most well known option for power, but it really deserves a try!

Characteristics* :

Less spin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------More spinControl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PowerLow tension loss --------------------------------------------------------------High tension lossLow durability -------------------------------------------------------------------High durability

*for a 1.27mm gauge

4. Polyester

The polyester strings are not known to provide a lot of power. Nevertheless,we consider a player that needs a durable string should have access to the most powerful string of the category.

Characteristics* :

Less spin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------More spinControl -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PowerLow tension loss --------------------------------------------------------------High tension lossLow durability -------------------------------------------------------------------High durability

*for a 1.30mm gauge