REASONS TO BUY MSV TENNIS STRINGS & MSV GRIPS
Characteristics of MSV products Manufactured to premium quality standards Played by ATP/WTA -players Top satisfaction scores of our bestsellers with over 90% Awarded String of the Year on several occasions in stringforum.net polls Voted Good and Very good from play test results in German tennis MAGAZIN Excellent value for money More than 1 million restrings with MSV FOCUS-HEX MSV strings are endorsed by UKRSA (UK Racket Stringers Association)
MSV Tennis Strings Material Profile Model Key Features and satisfaction scores (with sufficient number of ratings from stringforum.net; Sept. 2015) RRP Set / Reel incl. CO-FOCUS 88% satisfaction (128 ratings) 5.30 / 57.00 Round NEW: GO MAX High-Performance String. Excellent balance between power and control. Made in Germany. 5.90 / 59.00 CO-POLY Very durable Good tension maintenance Good control Hexagonal FOCUS-HEX Our bestseller. 92% satisfaction (391 ratings) 5.70 / 57.00 FOCUS-HEX SOFT 8% more elastic than FOCUS-HEX 5.70 / 57.00 FOCUS-HEX PLUS 25 25% more elastic than FOCUS-HEX. Rating good + from German tennis MAGAZIN (Oct. 2013) 5.70 / 57.00 FOCUS-HEX PLUS 38 38% more elastic than FOCUS-HEX 6.00/ 60.00 NEW: FOCUS-HEX ULTRA Superior durability and tension maintenance with new additives. 6.20 / 60.00 Twisted HEPTA-TWIST 91% satisfaction (61 ratings). Most powerful string in a test of German tennis MAGAZIN (Oct. 2014) 6.20 / 60.00 SPIN PLUS Very good control and increased power 7,90 / 75,00 NYLON/ MULTIFIL Soft feel Powerful Arm-friendly Round MULTI Q10 The most arm-friendly of all MSV strings 7.00 / 68.00 SOFT-TOUCH SOFT-CONTROL 5% softer than SOFT CONTROL. Top elasticity score (Stringway Test 2014) Slightly more control than SOFT TOUCH. #1 value for money (German tennis MAGAZIN Aug. 10) 8.40 / 83.00 11,90 / 139,00 TITANIUM Very durable, good spin potential 8,90 / 106,00 REBOUND Very arm-friendly 4.60 / ARAMID (very durable) TECHNORA Excellent spin due to a thin gauge of 1.10 mm. Very durable like Kevlar. Highly suitable as hybrid 15,90 / 159,00 2-IN-1 PolyNyKing Combines best of both worlds in one: benefits of co-poly and multifilament strings. #1 elasticity (Stringway Test 2014). 7.60 / 80.00
MSV Overgrips MSV Replacement Grips Overview of MSV Grips Model Surface Emphasis of soft vs. durable Basic Benefits Colours SOFT-TAC perforated or embossed Very soft and durable Tacky and non-slip black and white SOFT-PACE embossed Dampening with cushioned feel black SOFT-STICH Perforated and stitched Very durable and soft Strong moisture absorption black and white Model Material Thickness Special Benefits Colours SKIN PERFORATED 0.5 mm Extra thin overgrip which minimizes the grip size build-up. black and white CYBER WET 0.6 mm Very tacky black, white, red, blue PRESPI-ABSORB 0.6 mm Strong moisture absorption due to sand-blasted surface white and sky blue SOFT-TOUCH 0.75 mm Very soft - cushioned white
MSV FOCUS-HEX Top rated co-polyester string in hexagonal profile for players demanding maximum durability with exceptional spin and control. Results of Tennis Warehouse University testing 1.18mm strings (status Oct. 2015; 9 strings tested): #1 tension maintenance and #1 spin potential #2 energy return Durability score: 93% String movement - Score: 92% Control - Score: 85% Touch - Score: 85% 92% player satisfaction (391 ratings on stringforum.net, status: Oct 2015) MSV FOCUS-HEX 1.23mm was awarded String of the Year multiple times by the leading tennis string community (www.stringforum.net). Third most rated string of 2,200+ strings (status: Nov 2015) Winner of the following poly categories in stringforum.net: durability, spin and tension maintenance. More than 1 million restrings performed Available in nine different colors.
Performance of 1.18mm (17L/18) strings measured by Tennis Warehouse University Energy return % 1 Volkl V-Pro 88.4 2 MSV Focus Hex 88.2 3 Prince Tour XT 88.0 4 Gamma Zo Black Ice 87.8 5 Tecnifibre Black Code 87.4 6 Signum Pro Poly-Plasma 86.5 7 Signum Pro Poly-Plasma Pure 85.0 8 Weiss Cannon Turbotwist 84.1 9 Polyfibre Hexablade 79.0 Tension Loss % 1 MSV Focus Hex 27.5 2 Volkl V-Pro 33.1 3 Prince Tour XT 38.2 4 Gamma Zo Black Ice 39.6 5 Signum Pro Poly-Plasma 40.3 6 Tecnifibre Black Code 40.7 7 Signum Pro Poly-Plasma Pure 44.3 8 Weiss Cannon Turbotwist 48.6 9 Polyfibre Hexablade 63.8 SPIN POTENTIAL 1 MSV Focus Hex 6.5 2 Prince Tour XT 6.4 3 Polyfibre Hexablade 5.2 4 Signum Pro Poly-Plasma 5.0 5 Volkl V-Pro 4.9 6 Weiss Cannon Turbotwist 4.8 7 Tecnifibre Black Code 4.6 8 Gamma Zo Black Ice 4.0 Tables show all 1.18mm Co-Poly strings tested by Tennis Warehouse University (until Oct 2015) Medium reference tension: 51 lbs Fast swing speed
MSV FOCUS-HEX SOFT Based on top rated MSV FOCUS-HEX 8% more elastic compared to MSV FOCUS-HEX Results of Tennis Warehouse University testing 1.25mm strings (status Oct. 2015; 86 strings tested): #2 energy return #7 tension maintenance #8 spin potential
Performance of 1.25mm strings measured by Tennis Warehouse University Energy return % 1 Luxilon Monotec Supersense 93.5 2 MSV Focus Hex Soft 91.4 3 Luxilon 4G 90.8 4 Luxilon 4G Soft 90.1 5 Kirschbaum Max Power 90.1 6 Kirschbaum P2 89.7 7 Luxilon 4G Rough 89.7 8 Prince Tour XS 89.5 9 Gamma Zo Verve 89.5 10 Tecnifibre Black Code 4S 88.9 11 IsoSpeed Axon Mono 88.7 12 Solinco Tour Bite 88.4 13 RS RS Lyon 88.4 14 Luxilon Alu Power Soft 88.2 15 L-Tec Premium 5S 88.2 16 Kirschbaum Black Shark 88.2 17 SuperString Viper V2 Rough 88.2 18 Tecnifibre Pro Red Code 88.0 19 Head Hawk 88.0 20 L-Tec Premium 3S 87.8 21 Babolat Hurricane Feel 87.6 22 Wilson Revolve 87.2 23 L-Tec Premium 4S 87.2 24 Tourna Big Hitter Blue 87.2 25 Weiss Cannon Silverstring 87.0 Tension Loss % 1 Luxilon 4G 21.3 2 Kirschbaum Max Power 23.5 3 Solinco Tour Bite 25.2 4 Gamma Zo Verve 25.3 5 Luxilon 4G Soft 25.4 6 Tecnifibre Black Code 4S 28.3 7 MSV Focus Hex Soft 29.4 8 Babolat Hurricane Feel 31.9 9 Luxilon 4G Rough 32.8 10 Head Hawk 32.9 11 Babolat RPM Blast 33.3 12 Kirschbaum P2 33.9 13 IsoSpeed Axon Mono 34.4 14 L-Tec Premium 4S 35.3 15 L-Tec Premium 3S 35.6 16 RS RS Lyon 36.0 17 Prince Tour XS 36.2 18 Wilson Revolve 36.2 19 Tourna Big Hitter Blue 36.3 20 Tecnifibre Pro Red Code 36.4 21 Luxilon Alu Power Soft 36.6 22 L-Tec Premium 5S 16L 36.8 23 Kirschbaum Pro Line X 37.0 24 Wilson Ripspin 37.8 25 SuperString Viper V2 Rough 38.3 Spin Potential 1 Tecnifibre Black Code 4S 9.8 2 Wilson Revolve 17 7.7 3 Kirschbaum Spiky Shark 7.4 4 Double AR WTS 25 7.3 5 Luxilon Alu Power Soft 6.9 6 Luxilon 4G Soft 6.7 7 L-Tec Premium 4S 6.7 8 MSV Focus Hex Soft 6.3 9 Volkl Cyclone Tour 6.1 10 Gamma Zo Verve 6.1 11 Solinco Tour Bite 5.9 12 Signum Pro Plasma HEXtreme 5.9 13 Volkl Cyclone 5.8 14 Kirschbaum Black Shark 5.8 15 Kirschbaum Super Smash 5.7 16 MSV Hepta-Twist 5.7 17 IsoSpeed Black Fire 5.6 18 Prince Tour XS 5.5 19 Kirschbaum Helix 5.4 20 Tourna Big Hitter Silver 5.4 21 Solinco Tour Bite Diamond Rough 5.4 22 Kirschbaum Max Power 5.4 23 RS RS Lyon 5.4 24 Kirschbaum Super Smash Spiky 5.2 25 Wilson Ripspin 5.2 Tables show top 25 1.25mm Co-Poly strings tested by Tennis Warehouse University (Oct 2015). In total 86 1.25mm Co-Poly strings were tested until Oct 2015. Medium reference tension: 51 lbs. Fast swing speed
MSV FOCUS-HEX PLUS 25 Based on top rated MSV FOCUS-HEX 25% more elastic compared to MSV FOCUS-HEX Poly of the Year 2013 Survey: Ranked #4 among more than 100 competitive strings Great value for money: High end co-polyester tested by RRP 200 m reel* MSV FOCUS- HEX PLUS 25 Pacific X Cite 379,95 (220m) Babolat RPM Dual Tecnifibre Razor Code Head Hawk Signum Pro Firestorm Luxilon 4G 239,00 149,90 199,95 109,00 349,95 RRP 12 m set* 7,90 34,95 34,95 29,90 19,95 9,50 26,90 Rating of Tennis Magazin Oct 2013 Good + Good + Good Good + Good Good + Good Recommended Retail Price (RRP): Nov. 2015
MSV HEPTA-TWIST A twisted string which provides superior top spin, power and durability compared to other co-polyesters. Tested Oct 2014 by #1 in power and tension maintenance (during play). Overall ranking #4 among 11 competitive strings. Overall rating: good 94% player satisfaction (61 ratings on stringforum.net, status: Oct 2015)
MSV CO-FOCUS Round profile with same co-poly material as top rated MSV FOCUS-HEX Ideal for players demanding maximum durability and control. 88% player satisfaction (129 ratings on stringforum.net, status: Oct 2015)
MSV GO MAX Newly developed, high-performance co-polyester monofilament in a round profile Excellent balance between control and power Very good tension maintenance and durability Tested and recommended by independent tennis coaches. Overall rating: 9 points (10-point scale). High elasticity index of 0.4 (elastic elongation vs. remaining elongation), measured by Stringway in comparison to well-known competitive strings. Engineered and made in Germany in one of the most modern production facilities. Made from high quality co-polyester with newly developed additives. Tennis Warehouse Europe: Our playtesters reported above average comfort for a firm monofilament, with a robust "snap back" and very easy access to spin. All in all, this is a great option for intermediate and advanced players looking for a comfortably firm co-poly with a very precise and spin-friendly response.
MSV MULTIFIL / NYLON STRINGS MSV SOFT CONTROL Best value for money (source: German tennismagazin Aug. 2010) MSV SOFT TOUCH #3 elasticity score (17 strings (1.35mm) tested by Stringway 2014) MSV POLYNYKING #1 elasticity score (45 strings (1.30 mm) tested by Stringway 2014)