This invention refers to a novel ballgame racket, especially a tennis racket, including a racket head formed by a tension frame with stringing, and also having a grip portion joining the tension frame, for example by means of a crossing and formed by a gripping shaft or a racket neck and a handle. The racket has a mechanism for tensioning the strings which includes a two part tension frame of the racket head. The frame has a closed hollow profile with a second wing like profile in touch with the closed profile with a damping element placed therebetween.