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Racket comparison

Babolat Air Vertuo 2026 vs Babolat Technical Vertuo 2025

The Babolat Air Vertuo 2026 scores higher for manoeuvrability; the Babolat Technical Vertuo 2025 for power, control and sweet spot.

Babolat Air Vertuo 2026 padel racket

Babolat

Babolat Air Vertuo 2026

Season
2026
2025
Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Weight
335 - 355 gr
345 - 355 gr
Touch
Medium-Soft
Medium-Soft
Core
Black EVA
EVA
Faces
Fiberglass
Fiberglass
Frame
100% Carbon
100% Carbon
Catalogue rating
8.0/10
8.1/10
Power
7.5/10
7.9/10
Control
6.9/10
7.4/10
Manoeuvrability
9.1/10
7.6/10
Rebound
9.0/10
9.0/10
Sweet spot
7.3/10
8.4/10
Strengths
  • Easy ball exit
  • Fast net reactions
  • Natural *bandeja* launch
No strengths recorded yet.
Tradeoffs
  • Less surgical defensive precision
  • Not very stable up pace
  • Lacks heavy power feel
No tradeoffs recorded yet.

Scores are editorial catalogue ratings out of 10 from the source reviews, not customer reviews. Prices and stock haven’t been checked.

Which suits whom

  • Choose the Babolat Air Vertuo 2026 if you value manoeuvrability: its catalogue scores are higher (manoeuvrability 9.1 vs 7.6).
  • Choose the Babolat Technical Vertuo 2025 if you value power, control and sweet spot: its catalogue scores are higher (power 7.9 vs 7.5, control 7.4 vs 6.9, sweet spot 8.4 vs 7.3).

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