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The hidden industry keeping tennis rackets tournament-ready

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At major championships, athletes break through their equipment's tension so fast that organizers set up entirely separate economies just for rapid restringing. Dozens of technicians work around the clock, charging intense premiums to replace the tightly wound fibers. It is a hyper-niche industry functioning solely because elite players hit a neon ball with such absurd violence that their gear constantly falls apart.

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