DHgate.com Buyers 'Jumping the Net' With Joy After Wimbledon Creates Spike in Tennis Racquet Sales

Online, July 15, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Beijing, China - Wimbledon has finished, but sales of tennis racquets on DHgate.com, a leading China wholesale platform, continue at elevated levels. Retailers are reporting increased demand for tennis related items, and China wholesale products sourced through DHgate.com offer the chance of excellent margins.

The tennis racquets offered on DHgate.com are exceptionally good quality for their cost. The product range includes:
• Tennis racquets from the Wilson, Babolot, Prince and Head ranges
• Models used by Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Novak Djokovic
• Both women's and men's racquet models
• Tennis racquets starting at around US$35 for brand-name items
• Tennis accessories such as grips, vibration absorbers and tennis balls

There has also been a flow-on effect in tennis racquet sales since Wimbledon finished, with figures around 100-200% higher than usual in the week after Wimbledon.

"We saw this effect over the course of the World Cup also", noted James He of DHgate.com.

"Fans want a way to feel that they are part of the excitement and action of these major sporting events, and having the equipment to play is the most realistic way to feel that you are 'there'", Mr He continued.