String & Racket Finder
Tier One tennis strings compared
Every Tier One string bed on the bench — 12 setups rated across eight axes, including arm friendliness, which is the axis most string charts leave out.
How the range scores
Across these 12 beds the range averages 8.3 for spin and 6.0 for arm friendliness. Its strongest axes are spin (8.3) and precision (7.7); its weakest is arm friendliness (6.0). That makes it middling on arm friendliness — neither a comfort range nor a punishing one. 3 of the 12 are named hybrids rather than full beds. Gauges represented: 1.25 · 1.30 mm.
Compare these strings in the finder →Ratings
Each row is a string bed rather than a reel: a full bed of one string, or a named hybrid. Axes are spin, power, control (flat), precision, feel, sound, longevity, arm friendliness, each rated 0–10.
| String | Setup | Spin | Pwr | Ctrl | Prec | Feel | Snd | Life | Arm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIER ONE Black Knight 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| TIER ONE Ghostwire 1.25 | full bed | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| TIER ONE Firewire 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| TIER ONE Pure Rush 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| TIER ONE Pure Rush R8ZOR 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| TIER ONE Atomos 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| TIER ONE Durafluxx 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| TIER ONE Tour Status 1.25 | full bed | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| TIER ONE Lux Supreme 1.30 | full bed | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| TIER ONE Durafluxx 1.25 | TOROLINE Wasabi X 1.20 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| TIER ONE Durafluxx 1.25 | BABOLAT Touch Tonic 1.30 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| TIER ONE Tour Status 1.25 | BABOLAT Touch Tonic 1.30 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swipe the table sideways for the remaining columns.
Matching a string to your racket
A string only makes sense in a frame. A stiff polyester in an already stiff, powerful racket is the most common cause of arm trouble in club tennis, and the same string in a flexible control frame can be excellent. The finder scores the pairing rather than the string alone.