Yiziphi izici okufanele ngizicabangele lapho ngikhetha ithenisi?
Kunezici eziningana lapho ucabangela ukuthenga amathenisi. Izici eziyinhloko zihlanganisa usayizi wekhanda, ubude, isisindo, ukuqina, nesisindo sokushintshashintsha  Usayizi wekhanda - Amandla ahlobene kakhulu nosayizi wekhanda - uma usayizi wekhanda mkhulu, amandla amaningi angakhiqizwa, zonke ezinye izinto zilingana. Usayizi omkhulu wekhanda uhlinzeka ngendawo enkulu yokushaya kanye 'nendawo emnandi'. Usayizi omncane wekhanda uvame ukuhambisana nokulawula okwengeziwe nokushayela.  Ubude - Ubude obujwayelekile bungamasentimitha angu-27, kodwa bungahluka kusuka kumasentimitha angu-26.5 kuya kumasentimitha angu-29. Ama-racquets amade anikeza ukufinyelela okwengeziwe futhi ngokuvamile aba namandla amaningi. Njengobukhulu bekhanda, ama-racquets amade angase anciphise ukuzulazula nokulawula.  Isisindo - Lapho i-racket inesisindo esikhulu, yilapho uzokhiqiza khona amandla amaningi (ukwandisa 'isisisindo' se-racket). Lapho i-racquet ilula, yilapho abadlali beyoba lula khona ukuyisebenzisa futhi kube lula ngabo ukuyibeka endaweni efanele. Ukulinganisela kwe-racquet nakho kubalulekile njengengxenye yesisindo. I-racket enesihloko esikhanyayo (isisindo esengeziwe esibambweni) inikeza ukuzulazula okuthuthukile, ikakhulukazi uma usebenzisa i-racket esindayo. I-racket elinganiselayo noma ikhanda elisindayo livame ukubekelwa ama-racquets alula ukuze kugcinwe isisindo ngemuva kwebhola  Ukuqina - Ngokuvamile, uma i-racket iqinile, kulahleka amandla amancane njengoba ibhola liqondiswa kabusha nge-racket yakho futhi ngaleyo ndlela, kwakheka amandla amaningi. Ama-racquet aguquguqukayo avumela ukuzwa nokulawula okwengeziwe. Ama-racquette athambile anikeza induduzo eyengeziwe njengoba kuncipha ukushaqeka nomthelela odluliselwa engalweni nasendololwaneni.  I-Swingweight - I-Swingweight ilinganisa ukuthi i-racket izwa inzima kangakanani lapho uyiphakamisa nokuthi ungadlulisela amandla amangaki ebholeni. Isisindo esiphakeme sokushayisana sizophinde sinikeze ukuzinza okwengeziwe emdlalweni kodwa sizonikela ngokuguquguquka.