The Racket Sports

I always come here, whenever I need to buy racquets or get my racquets strung. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. Stringing is fast (strung 2 racquets in ~45 mins) and well-​priced. I live about 30 minutes away, and I have to say it is well worth the drive.

I bought my son’s 4 Head rackets from here over the last few months. I’ve continued to buy stuff here when I am in the area. Everything in the middle racks is actually 50% off, even though they don’t sign it very well. I got a great Babolat jacket last year that I love. I’m a USPTA pro and I usually buy most things online, but I continue to find great deals for good stuff at this little shop.

All of the previous reviews did not say enough about this shop. She was very, very friendly. I think my boys need to come and talk to her when selecting strings for their rackets. I dropped 2 rackets off around 10AM and picked them up at 3PM. I didn’t notice until the boys asked if I got them new grips. She put new grips on both rackets and didn’t say a thing. This is THE place to go for your tennis needs. THANK YOU.

Owner is super friendly and I got my racket re-​strung for $ 18. I also got a pair of shoes here for very reasonable price!

This shop is one of the few BESET shop in LA «price & service». The lady who works there is always helpful …

Came here to get my racquet re-​strung because my dad suggested them since he uses them all the time. I think the last time I was in this store was well over 10 yrs ago.
This is a small tennis specialty shop and you might miss it if you’re not closely looking for it. I didn’t get the lady’s name that helped me out but it turned out she’s one of the owners along with her husband. She was working on a racquet when I got there but said mine would be done in half an hour, so I decided to wait. While I waited, I perused their selection of racquets, accessories and shoes. They seem to carry up-​to-​date items. They also have a sitting area with a TV showing whatever tennis tournament is available. Before I knew it, my racquet was done! Cost: $ 18 cash money only. Pretty good deal for the strings and the restringing.
Hopefully I don’t snap my strings anytime soon again but I’ll be using them when I do.

She is a really good stringer. Pre-​stretches the string, and is consistent with her tension. The only downside is it is cash only, that being said, I will continue to go here.

First, do not go by the directions listed on the Unilocal site! It takes you to a residential area for some reason. If you type the address into Google Maps directly it will take you the correct location.
With that out of the way the shop itself is a nice little tennis tennis store with all the requisite tennis gear. Karen is super friendly and will string your racket in about 15 minutes while you peruse the store or watch whatever tennis tournament is currently on. They have a little waiting section with a TV tuned to the tennis channel. The best part is they’re also super cheap. It’s $ 12 if you bring your own strings, or you can buy some there. But like most other Asian places, don’t forget to bring cash.

very knowledgable and great service

I came to this store for a new racket, and the employee (the store owner), was especially knowledgeable and helpful in this area. Because we had no expertise in the area, she helped us choose the ideal racket, comparing the characteristics of various rackets. Overall, this is a great store with great service and prices that is my new tennis supply destination.

One of the best tennis shop ever. She restrung my racket very fast and accurately in the tension I want it to be. The store have a variety of rackets, grips, string etc for a decent price range.

Definitely best service provided in So Cal. Although there is only one employee, she tries hard to make everyone happy and gives a great environment; providing tennis channel, regulating prices, and provides the truest information from her experience as well as online. Her stringing is consistent, with a mere 15 min per racket, with an honest price. Unlike Racket Doctor, she makes sure the tension is perfect on every part of the racket. Although the store has a limited supply of items, they try to provide the most popular items as well as the most useful items. People should definitely try this shop more often, because it is definitely underestimated.
–customers are always on guard for the best price and the employee always checks tennis warehouse as a quick reference to make sure they get the best.

this place is family owned. a lady runs it and her husband is a jr coach who is usually at the courts in live oak park. she’s really friendly and the price of the strings includes the cost to string the racket. not a whole lot of variety on merchandise but they do have the basics, so it’d be a good place to go to if you’re a beginner or if you’re local and need some rackets restrung. parking on the street shouldn’t be an issue

A great and friendly neighborhood tennis shop ! I’ve been coming here for a couple of years. Karen runs it, does the stringing, and gives expert advice. Her husband Lito is a well-​respected tennis coach in the area.
They carry all the major brands. While the shop doesn’t accept credit cards, on the other hand they make up for it by charging less on their major brand racquets than any other place I’ve shopped at, including the popular online retailers.
Recently I’ve been looking for a certain brand of string that none of the tennis shops on the east side of the LA area carry. Karen said that because so many of her customers have been asking for this string, her shop will obtain it. That’s responsive service.

This is a great local tennis shop with good prices and friendly customer service. I’ve been coming here for over two years to get my rackets restrung and check out the new rackets. I’ve also bought a racket and a pair of shoes over the years.
Pros: Customer service, walk-​in racket restringing, fair pricing, convenient location.
Cons: No credit cards accepted, no demo rackets, smaller inventory, limited evening hours.

Great stringing service… prices are reasonable… not low and not high. I’ve had two rackets strung here and they’ve done a great job.
too bad they close a bit early… 6 PM is just when i get home so i have to drop it off and get it picked up the next day.
only lame thing is they don’t accept credit cards. how lame is it to pay $ 40 in cash to get some odd change back?

This place has a pretty wide selection of rackets and the owners are nice. There are no demo opportunities though. The hours are somewhat limited (closes at 3 on Sundays and closed on Monday) but overall a good place to buy a racket and tennis supplies.

4 stars
This place is so hidden and obscure that I would have completely missed it had I not been looking at the various shops along Las Tunas Drive on the way home one day.
The Racket Sports has a good selection of tennis rackets and equipment. They also have a few apparel items but the selection is pretty limited.
The store strings rackets as well and the pricing of the strings includes the cost of labor to string your racket. The store will also give you a choice of replacement grips to choose for free if you purchase strings from them. I purchased a Prince Duraflex 16 gauge for $ 16.99 and that included stringing and a package of 3 replacement Wilson grips ($ 4.99). If you bring your own strings, I believe stringing will run you $ 12.00. The shop takes about fifteen to thirty minutes to string and they are open until about 7:00 pm almost every day.
If you’re looking for local tennis shop where you can look for rackets and other equipment (they have Dunlop practice balls at $ 1.50 for three) while getting your stringing done quickly, I recommend this place.