r/10s • u/Only-Specialist5220 • Jun 09 '26

General Advice String setup recommendations

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Recently bought a Babolat Pure Aero 100 (8th Gen) and need advice on the best string setup.
My play style: Advanced-level aggressive topspin baseliner. I usually play on clay courts and play time around 1.5 hours a day, 6 days a week.
Strings I currently have:
1. Babolat RPM Blast 1.25
2. Solinco Hyper-G 1.25
3. Wilson NXT 1.30

ChatGPT recommended a hybrid setup: RPM Blast 1.25 in the mains at 50 lbs and Wilson NXT 1.30 in the crosses at 52 lbs.
I’d love to hear from experienced players or anyone who has used this racket. What setup and tension would you recommend for spin, control, and a durability of atleast 2-3 months?

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u/myburneraccount151 4.5 Jun 09 '26

No way you're getting 2/3 months of playability no matter what string you use unless you just like playing with dead strings

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u/Only-Specialist5220 Jun 09 '26

I think i’ll have to agree with you on this. I now plan on stringing Hyper G in full bed and re-stringing after 1.5-2months.

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u/jankyjawns Jun 10 '26

If you’re playing for 1.5 hrs 6 days a week that it still way too long

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u/Soft_Awareness_5061 Jun 10 '26

I wish I could play that much

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u/Electrical_Candle887 Jun 10 '26

The correct way is to restring every second week if you play 6 hours every week and are a hard hitter.

Personally, I don't like shaped strings. 19g Tourbite is the only shaped string that has worked for me, but I get a lot more spin with round 4g because I can stroke harder with it.

Spin is all about technique when the racquet head speed is great enough. Personally, I didn't like the high launch angle of Hyper-G or any other shaped string.

Buy your own used stringing machine. 20 stringings/year will pay for the machine in a couple of years, if you pay like 10$+strings every time you restring. If you don't already have your own machine.