Tennis players are particular about their rackets and strings, which means those categories are a minefield for gift-givers. The safer ground is everything that surrounds the match: the vibration dampener that goes missing every three weeks, the overgrip they re-tape before every session, the ball hopper that makes solo practice actually feel like a session.
“The one reliable rule of gift-giving: anything that makes them look more serious at what they love will be received with disproportionate gratitude.”
Friends claim items. No duplicates. No awkward conversations.



