Home›Articles›Modern Competition Founding, Format and Growth›A Racket Reined In: How Composite Materials Forced Tennis to Cap the FrameArticleA Racket Reined In: How Composite Materials Forced Tennis to Cap the FrameModern Competition Founding, Format and GrowthConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)ConnectionsArticle OnTennis, Sports Well-attested SourcesWikipedia, Tennistier 2Wikimedia FoundationEquipment, Rackets subsectionQuote, Equipment, Rackets subsectionFor the first 100 years of the modern game, rackets were made of wood and of standard size, and strings were of animal gut.View the SourceSport and Games Atlas Long-Form Articles, First EditionSport and Games AtlasComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.