Ancient Roman Inspiration for Tennis Racquets?

From the 6/30/05 The Advertiser

Tennis racquet designers are now looking back a couple of millennia to Roman civilization for inspiration - in an effort to continue to make racquets light, aerodynamic and powerful.

For example, Prince has expanded the traditional pin-size string holes on the rim into ovals - a design based on the principle of the arch. The six ovals on the top and seven on each side are said to expand the sweet spot by up to 54 per cent.

Read more about the Prince O3 on WhatsAllTheRacquet.com

"Head's Flexpoint technology puts dimples and holes on the top and side of the racquet. Head says that reduces the height of the frame, increases flexibility and responds to the impact of the ball like a human hand." Whatever that means...

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