Aussie Kim just wants to win

Tennis has been around for a long time, which has given would be innovators plenty of time to come up with quirky and unusual racquet designs.Although they're different from the norm, people who have played with some of these designs absolutely swear by them.

So to celebrate the quirky, weird and different, Tennis Now will take a look at five of the most unusual tennis racquets around.

Holding Serve on a Brand-New Court

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Rebel without a Clue

A is for Ashleigh