Rick’s World Of Tennis

Rick is very helpful. He helps you find the right racket for you. Highly recommend this place!

Was recommended this place by my old tennis friend to get 3 racquets strung. Drove out 1 hour to get there today. The little shop was open. Walked in there with my 3 racquets to get strung. Stood in the store for 10 minutes (looked at my watch, so was 10 minutes), yelled around a few times «is anybody here???», went in the back and no one, no sign of life. No sign on the door saying they would be back. There was a short heavy bald guy on his cell phone down across from the Realty office so not sure if this was Rick? If he was, the guy watched me walk into his store and out again 10 minutes later w three racquets and didn’t say a thing.
Too bad as now that I’m starting up tennis again I break strings at least once a week so would have been a good customer. Maybe whoever Rick is, he got kidnapped and left the store open? Great place for shoplifter, I’m sure they would give the place 5 stars, but if you are like me, a new customer driving over 1 hour w three racquets to string do not make the trip, I guess unless you make a set appointment ahead of time? Was weird. I guess I will have to find another place closer to home or just buy my own stringer.

I was in a bind and needed 4 badminton rackets re-​taped 45 min before closing on a Saturday. I had a family event, and needed them that night. We just dusted them off and wanted to put them back in action.
Rick said that it would be done within the hour. He even stayed late to make sure we got taken care of.
I highly recommend. Very knowledgeable, good pricing, and goes above and beyond.

Love the collection… and can rent racquets.
Not sure the reason but when i get my racquet stringed with him i feel like they last longer… I highly recommend…

Had two racquets restring. Price is good. So far so good. :)

4 stars for rick. very knowledgeable. I have restrung my rackets with Rick and have had no issues. He always delivers as promised. I have also bought a racket from him. Very helpful and open to questions, which I have in plenty.. Highly recommend.

My family was Rick’s client for almost 10 years. We have 3 tennis players in our family. We string rackets here, buy grips, maintain rackets. Purchase shoes, rackets, bags, balls hoppers etc… Rick always have a very good advice about new products, always ready to order something that he does not have in stock at the moment. He is very knowledgeable with current developments in tennis equipment. Reasonable prices too.

Let me start by saying I was recommended to this place by my finances mom so I’m sure there was a good experience by her.
I first walked in and noticed the place was cramped and messy but it seemed like a mom and pop type shop so I didn’t mind. There was an Asian lady there who helped me and was wonderful. She was very helpful and kind. 5 stars. I borrowed 3 rackets she recommended and was told I can demo them for as long as I like just don’t keep then longer than a month.
So I used each racket as much as I could. I only play tennis 1 – 2 times a week so it took a while to test each one. I also got a little busy so it was already 3 – 4 weeks until I knew which racket I liked. I was ready to purchase.
Then right about that same time I got a call from whom I believe was Rick, but not positive…
«Is this justin? You have my rackets. I need them back.»
5 stars down to 2…
He didn’t bother asking me what I thought about them, which ones I liked, when I planned on returning them, or if I intended on buying. His tone was rude and unpleasant.
The next day I bought the same
Racket I demoed and liked from a store in Milpitas and returned the 3 I borrowed back to Ricks. I spent over $ 200 for the racket, new strings, and strung an extra racket at the Milpitas shop. And the racket was actually $ 20 cheaper than at Ricks.
To Rick’s benefit when I returned the racket he was there and seemed nice and more pleasant and remembered me from the conversation the day before… But sorry, you lost me on the rude phone call…

Bought badminton racquet. Great price — Rick offered 10% discount as well. This guy owns this got 34 years. Already established credibility

Rick’s a class act and a hard worker. Come here for all your tennis needs, he’s the best around.

What a disappointment. I called in advance to confirm that the shop had the replacement Wilson strings I was looking for. The owner, Rick, assured me the string was in stock.
I drove 20 miles to make the purchase only to have Rick tell me he couldn’t afford to sell strings on an individual basis to people who string their own rackets. I told him I didn’t understand what he was suggesting. He responded by offering to sell me the strings for $ 10 over the retail price.
What’s next, cans of balls for $ 15?
I don’t know what message the owner is trying to send except that he doesn’t want to do retail business with individual customers. His attitude was surly and he had no regard for the inconvenience he caused by his misrepresentation that he had tennis racket string for sale.
Stay away. I know I will.

The reviews so far don’t lie, Rick’s a great guy and my stringing experiences so far have been very smooth. Turnaround times are quick (picked mine up the following day though I have a feeling that same day pickups are doable depending on the workload) and prices are beyond reasonable. My string job and a can of Dunlop Grand Prix balls cost $ 16 OTD.
Will definitely come back for future stringing and tennis supplies.

I got some maintenance on my racquet and a new wrap added. Rick is both helpful and informative.

I just recently got back into tennis after a 10 year absence. It was superbly reassuring to have Rick tell me about how racquet technology has changed over the last 10 years and help recommend me a replacement for my archaic Wilson Hammers.

Before I stepped foot into the shop, my brother had told me that Rick doesn’t appreciate it if you don’t by something from his store. I feel like this is the general mentality of any store owner, but I still went to Big 5 Sporting Goods on Mowry to ask all my stupid questions before coming to Rick.
I’m taking a beginner tennis class at Berkeley, and I wanted to buy a better racket than the $ 16 Wilson racket I had from 2000. From my chat with the Big 5 staff member, I wanted a racket with control and a large head (higher probability of the ball hitting my sweet spot teehee). When I spoke with Rick, he walked to the back of his shop and showed me a Babolat frame – turns out that the good rackets are simply the frames, and the strings are purchased later. Rick said that this new Babolat was discounted to $ 99 (from $ 170 or something), and it came with a $ 30 set of new strings that he would string for me. He also said that because I was aiming to play tennis casually, this racket would last me my lifetime and I wouldn’t need to buy another one.
I liked the racket and seriously considered buying it before I remembered what my brother said about the «sale» rackets he has. They’re located on a wooden stand in the front of the store by the side of the sale counter, partly hidden from view. These discounted rackets are demo rackets (described by previous Unilocalers), and they come as-​is. Fortuitously, I found an identical model of the Babolat in this section, except much more beaten with not-​so-​pretty strings. All discounted rackets are $ 50 – half the cost of the new one! However, the strings didn’t look too good, with tennis ball particulate clinging on for life, and the grip was poorly done. If I wanted to upgrade the strings or the grip, I’d have to pay the price.
After 30 minutes of dilly-​dallying, I finally left the store without purchasing either. I was slightly worried that Rick would hate me forever hahaha. But my dad told him that we would return after thinking about it, and we did! I ended up going for the discounted Babolat because I’m secretly hoping to get my brother’s old Babolat when he upgrades to a better racket, hehehe.
Oh, and you get a free basic racket bag with your purchase, even with the discounted rackets! Score!
Simply put, he’s knowledgeable, patient, and he has good deals. Win!

Rick is experienced and detail-​oriented, and a retired Fremont high school teacher!

Rick has been stringing my rackets for the past 10 years. I used to go through at least one racket a week. I would drop-​off my racket around 5pm right before closing time and he would have it ready the next day before noon. He has a wide variety of demo rackets you can take out. I demoed quite a few for free but maybe because I was a regular. Not exactly sure what his policy is. He’ll occasionally throw in the free grips or overgrips. I guess it depends on the mood he’s in.
Pros
Quick turn around
Friendly and knowledgeable
Cons
Can be a bit pricey

I have such great memories of Rick and his shop. I used to get my racquets restrung at Rick’s way back when his shop was in the Glenmoor Shopping Center. Even though I was just a young high school/​college kid, Rick didn’t treat me like a young punk. He was always good to me and was always up for a nice tennis conversation. Another plus for going to Rick’s was getting some Mexican food at El Patio after dropping off my racquets! El Patio used to be located right across the courtyard from Rick’s shop.
Fast Forward 23 years…
6 months ago, I decided to get back into tennis. Even though I don’t live in the area anymore, I went to Rick’s «new» location to get my racquets restrung. To my surprise, I don’t think Rick changed one bit! He looked exactly the same and he was even using the same handwritten receipts! I think the only thing that changed was Rick’s new high-​tech stringing machine. I have gotten my racquets restrung 3 times since going back to Rick’s and will never get my racquets done by anyone else. It’s worth driving 30 minutes to go to Rick’s!

Everything you would want or need in a tennis shop: excellent, personal service, rackets, balls, shoes, clothing, etc…
Quick turnaround on stringing. Sales frequent and prices competitive.

I first came into this shop when I was a total tennis newb.
When I saw newb, I mean, junior varsity status.
Ok, junior varsity benchwarmer.
It gets worse, JUNIOR VARSITY BENCHWARMER ALTERNATE.
In case the other benchwarmer somehow caught typhoid or something, only THEN, would I see game time.
So I go into Rick’s shop and go, «WHAT RACKET WILL SERVE REALLY FAST???»
Okay okay.
I finished high school as varsity singles #1, went on to coach under the legendary Barry Poole. Ken DeHart @ Las Palmas and Barry play doubles tournaments together regularly to this day.
Four years later, I see Rick cause Barry speaks very very highly of him and it’s just been very pleasant.
He has a whole slew of rackets to demo so you can sample a bunch and really find the PERFECT racket. I mean, you still gotta take the kind of strings and tension into account. Even mounting different strings on mains and crosses will change the dynamic, but for the most part, aside from strings, the stiffness and structural feel is constant.
Some guys on my team back in the day would break rackets or destroy strings who no comparable spare. They’d disappear for 15 min, rocket to Rick’s, borrow a demo racket and show back in time for their match. Kinda insane but hey, Rick’s is an awesome resource yo!
He’s got just fun toys too, great gifts for the tennis-​holic in your life! hahaha
So yea, Rick was very gentle with me when I idiotically asked him what racket was best for serving. He kinda paused and went, «Well…»
He was very delicate and polite hahaha.
I’m forever grateful to the sport of tennis in more ways than one.