Wilson Champion's Choice Duo 12m Set

WILSON CHAMPION'S CHOICE DUO

Champion's Choice Duo is a factory hybrid packing Wilson Natural Gut for the mains and Luxilon ALU Power Rough for the crosses — the exact recipe Roger Federer played for most of his career. It aims to combine gut's power, comfort and hold with poly's control, spin and durability.

It is the definitive gut/poly hybrid — a premium setup for advanced players who want the best of both worlds in one packet rather than buying two sets.

On-Court Performance

Gut in the mains keeps the stringbed powerful, comfortable and deep; ALU Power Rough in the crosses adds bite, a lower launch and predictable control.

The result is more arm-friendly than a full poly bed and more controlled and durable than a full gut bed.

Spin is solid thanks to the textured cross, though not at the level of a full shaped-poly setup.

Cost and durability sit between full gut and full poly — the gut mains will still be the first thing to go.

Who Should Use It

• Advanced players who want the Federer setup out of one packet

• Players moving off full poly for comfort but unwilling to lose control

• Players who want gut feel with a lower, more penetrating trajectory

• 4.5+ all-court players and one-handed backhands

• Players who value tension hold but need more spin than full gut

Who Should Not Use It

• Beginners and 3.0-level players who will not feel the benefit

• Players on a budget — this is a premium price

• Heavy topspin baseliners who need a full shaped-poly bed

• Players who dislike frequent restrings

Hybrid Setups & Performance Adjustments

Power
This is already a hybrid; drop overall tension a kilo for more depth or raise it to rein the gut mains in.

Control
String the crosses 1–2 kg tighter than the mains to firm up the response.

Spin
The ALU Power Rough cross carries the spin — keep it fresh and restring on schedule.

Comfort
Gut mains keep it arm-friendly; string the whole bed lower if you still feel the poly.

Tension Stability
Better than full poly; the gut mains hold while the poly crosses fade first.

Durability
The gut mains break first — treat a snapped main as the signal to restring the whole bed.

Technical Specifications

Typology:
Hybrid

Shape:
Round mains / textured crosses

Composition:
Wilson Natural Gut mains + Luxilon ALU Power Rough crosses

Available Colours:
One set: gut mains + ALU Power Rough crosses

Available Gauges:
1.25 / 1.30 mm