HEAD Gravity Pro Tennis Racquet Review

The Head Gravity Pro 2025 is one of the most impressive control racquets on the market, and the frame Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev swing. A heavy, thin-beamed 100 with a dense 18x20 pattern and a surprisingly soft feel, built for an advanced player who wants pinpoint precision.

The frame Zverev and Rublev endorse

When a racquet wears a Pro label, it usually means a small sweet spot and not much juice. The Gravity Pro is a control frame at heart, low-powered and precise, but it earns its place at the top of the line by feeling far better than that reputation suggests. It is the frame Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev take on court, two of the biggest hitters in the game, which tells you it can handle a full, aggressive swing.

For 2025, the updates are subtle. Auxetic 2.0 runs through the yoke and into the handle for a softer, more refined feel; a slightly more head-light balance lets it swing a touch quicker, redesigned grommets improve durability, and a glossy new cosmetic freshens the look. Small tweaks, but they sharpen a frame that was already a favorite of advanced players.

Heavy racket, light balance

The Pro is the heaviest Gravity at 11.1 ounces unstrung, and that mass is the point. It makes the frame rock solid when you are fending off an attacking ball, and it drives through the court when you get your timing right. The clever part is the balance: despite the weight, it is noticeably head-light, so it keeps the classic feel of a heavy player's frame without swinging like a club.

That combination, real mass with a light balance, is what gives the Pro its character. Time the ball in the middle and it goes exactly where you point it, with the kind of pinpoint accuracy that only a heavier frame delivers.

Sam, on the Gravity Pro

Feel, and the Sweet Zone

Feel is where the Pro separates itself. The thin 20mm beam and the soft flex give it a plush, connected response, and Auxetic 2.0 makes the feedback clean and consistent across the string bed. Even on a dense-patterned control frame, the teardrop Sweet Zone lifts the forgiving part of the head high into the hoop, so it plays a little kinder than a classic 18x20 has any right to. The new half-cap headguard adds stability right where you want it, up near the tip.

How it plays

The Pro asks for a full, fast swing and an advanced player's timing, and it pays that back in control, feel, and a surprising amount of power.

Control and precision

This is a low-power frame, and that is by design. It does not launch the ball for you; it lets you place it. For a player who can supply their own pace, the dense 18x20 and the thin beam deliver a flat, precise, predictable ball, which is why it is one of the most respected control racquets going.

Spencer, on the Gravity Pro

A wall on the return

The weight and the head-light balance make the Pro exceptional on the return and when you are absorbing pace. It stays planted against a big server, so you can block a heavy ball back deep without the frame twisting, and then step in and take control of the point. That solidity under pressure is a big reason it appeals to counterpunchers and to advanced players who defend as well as they attack.

More power than the spec suggests

The power rating says low, but the mass tells another story. Get your timing right, and the Pro drives the ball with real authority, especially on the serve where the weight adds free pace. It rewards the player who can leverage that mass, which is exactly the Zverev and Rublev template.

Comfort under pace

For a heavy control frame, it is genuinely comfortable. It absorbs an opponent's pace beautifully, which makes it a lovely frame for a counterpuncher, and the soft flex keeps it easy on the arm through a long match. The one honest caveat: if you want free, easy put-away power, you will not find much of it here, and that is the trade for the control.

Strings and setup

Head recommends the Gravity Pro with Hawk Touch 17 at 52 pounds, and reviewers who have hit with it lean toward a medium-firm co-poly, something like Lynx Tour, to get the most from the plush feel. Because the Pro is low-powered and control-first, most players will want a lively, comfortable string rather than a stiff, muted one, and dropping a couple of pounds of tension frees up a little of the put-away power the frame otherwise holds back. It is a control racquet that rewards a thoughtful string job.

Which Gravity is for you

The Pro is the heaviest, most precise, and lowest-powered Gravity, the choice for an advanced player who supplies their own pace. If you want more spin and an easier swing from a 98, the rebuilt Gravity Tour is worth a look, and if you want comfort-first power and forgiveness, the lighter Gravity MP is the friendly option.

Who should swing it

The Gravity Pro is for advanced players, strong tournament juniors, and collegiate players who attack with racquet-head speed and want control and feel ahead of easy power. The weight and head-light balance make it solid against pace and pinpoint when timed, and the soft flex keeps a heavy control frame comfortable. For a player who can drive it, there is real power in the mass.

If you want free put-away power or a large margin for error, look elsewhere in the line. The Gravity MP and Tour are more forgiving and easier to swing. But for a strong player who wants one of the most complete control frames on the market, the Pro is a serious weapon.