HEAD Radical Pro 2025 Tennis Racquet Review

The Head Radical Pro 2025 is the heaviest, most control-focused frame in the line, a stable, powerful player's 98 for advanced shot-makers. A thinner-beamed Radical with real plow-through and Auxetic 2.0 feel, a little firmer and more powerful this year, for a strong player who supplies the pace.

The control Radical

If the MP is the People's Racquet, the Pro is the one for the player who has outgrown easy. It is the heaviest Radical, built around control and stability, with a thinner beam than the MP for a more precise, predictable response. It keeps the line's all-court versatility, but it hands the reins to the player, rewarding someone with the fundamentals and the strength to drive it. It shares its pedigree with the Radicals in Taylor Fritz's and Flavio Cobolli's bags.

The good news for 2025 is that Head made it easier to live with. Our testers, including one who had bounced off past Radical Pros, found this version fit their game better, with a swing weight that felt more manageable and a frame that was noticeably less fatiguing over a match.

Spencer, on the Radical Pro

What's new for 2025

Like the MP, the Pro gets Auxetic 2.0, now built into the handle as well as the yoke, for better comfort, dampening, and feel. Head also gave it a slightly firmer layup and a touch more swing weight this generation, which adds power and stability without giving up the feedback the Radical Pro is known for. Sound Grommets, Graphene Inside, and the variable, thinner beam round out a frame aimed at control and predictability, all wrapped in the same bright orange cosmetic.

The 11.1 spec, and what the weight buys

The defining number on the Pro is its weight: 11.1 ounces unstrung, the heaviest Radical. That mass is not there to make life hard; it is there to do work. It steadies the frame against a big hitter's pace; it plows through the ball for depth, and it lets you find power without swinging out of your shoes. As one of our testers put it, the heavier spec adds punch behind the ball without having to force the racquet through the air, as long as you can handle the weight.

Sam, on the Radical Pro

How it plays

The Pro plays like a proper player's frame. It leads with control and feel, backs it with stability and plow-through, and gives back real power to a player who can supply the swing.

Control and feel

The thinner beam and the lower power rating make the Pro a precise, predictable frame. It does not launch the ball for you, it lets you place it, and the Auxetic 2.0 feedback tells you exactly what happened at contact. That combination of control and feel is what makes it a creative shot-maker's racquet, the kind you can use to construct a point all over the court.

Alex, on the Radical Pro

Stable, with plow and power

This is where the weight pays off. The Pro is rock solid against pace, and it plows through the ball with a stability the MP cannot match, so you get power and depth from the get-go rather than having to manufacture them. For a strong baseliner who likes to take the ball early and drive it, that plow-through is the whole appeal.

Comfortable, with one caveat

For a heavy control frame, the Pro is comfortable, and Auxetic 2.0 makes it less tiring than past versions. The one honest caveat from testing is that the sweet spot can feel a little tight when the pace picks up, so some players drop their string tension a couple of pounds to open it up. It is a frame that rewards clean contact, which is part of playing a racquet at this level.

Strings and setup

The Pro is low-powered and control-first, so you have room to string for feel. A control co-poly suits it, and dropping the tension a pound or two both frees up a little power and widens that sweet spot for faster play. If you want to sharpen the precision instead, string toward the top of the range. Either way, the comfortable frame gives you a friendly window to tune it.

Pro or MP?

The Pro is the heavier, more stable, more controlled, and lower-powered of the two, the choice for a strong, advanced player who supplies their own pace. If you want a lighter, more maneuverable, more forgiving, and spinnier frame, the Radical MP is the friendlier option. And if you are cross-shopping heavy control 98s, the Pro sits in the same conversation as the Yonex EZONE 98 Tour, the Wilson Blade 98 and the Head Prestige, so it is worth demoing against those too.

Who should swing it

The Radical Pro is for advanced and tournament players with sound fundamentals who want control, stability, and predictable feedback, and who can generate their own power. The 11.1 ounce weight adds punch and plow-through and steadies the frame against pace; the thinner beam sharpens the control, and Auxetic 2.0 keeps it comfortable and less fatiguing than before. It is a creative shot-maker's all-court frame.

If you want easy power, more spin, or a lighter, more maneuverable racquet, or you are still building your strokes, the Pro will ask more than you want to give, and the sweet spot tightens up under fast play. The Radical MP is the more forgiving, more accessible option. But for a strong player who wants a stable, controllable frame with real power in the mass, the Radical Pro is one of the best in its class.