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The Prestige name has been a tour fixture since 1987 and it has never chased power or forgiveness. Here's how...

Intermediate can mean a lot of things. We break down two tiers, Performance and Affordable, so you can find a...

Equipment Guide Best Control Tennis Racquets of 2026 Tennis Express Racquet Guides Every tennis player has different strengths and weaknesses...

The Babolat Pure Strike 100 16x19 brings the control line's DNA to a bigger, more forgiving 100 head. It is...

The Wilson Clash 100 Pro V3 is the control-oriented Clash, and one of the most arm-friendly frames a big hitter...

The Babolat Pure Strike 100 16x20 was the frame our testers kept coming back to, and the one they called...

 Two of the most popular 98 sq. in. control racquets on the market take very different paths to the same...

Wilson's Pro Staff 97 Classic and Blade 98 v10 are both built for control, but they get there in different...

The Wilson Clash 100 V3 is the most flexible racquet Wilson makes, and one of the most arm-friendly frames on...

Wilson's new Defyer line and Babolat's refreshed Pure Aero line both split into a full-size power frame and a smaller...

Featured Men's Players Carlos Alcaraz Jannik Sinner Novak Djokovic Daniil Medvedev Casper Ruud Featured Women's Players Aryna Sabalenka Iga Swiatek...

Reilly Opelka and gallerist Tim Van Laere brought two contemporary artists into a Tecnifibre capsule collection. Here's every piece, from...

The Wilson RF 01 Pro is the heaviest and most demanding frame in the RF Collection, and the one whose...

Yonex's VCORE and EZONE 8th Gen lines take very different approaches to performance. One is built for spin, the other...

Wilson is marking Roger Federer's induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame with a limited white and gold RF01...

Jump To: Why Are These Two Racquets So Popular? Quick Specs Which Racquet Is Better? Who Should Play With the...

HEAD celebrates Alexander Zverev's first Grand Slam title with a limited-edition Gravity collection in his gold-and-purple colorway. Here's what's in...

The Yonex EZONE 100 8th Gen is the power heart of Yonex's best-selling line, and quietly one of the best...

  Head to Head Blade v10vs.Defyer v1 Two Wilson lines. Both built around control. But they are not the same...

The Defyer 100 is the versatile one. It keeps the line's standout stability and adds a bigger head, an open...

The Wilson Ultra 99 Pro v5 is the most control-oriented racquet in Wilson's power line, and the one to hand...

The Wilson Ultra 100 v5 is the friendly face of Wilson's power line. It hands an aggressive baseliner big, easy...

Full Lineup Wilson DefyerThe Complete Family The 98 Pro arrived in July and turned heads. Now the rest of the...

With great power...comes great responsibility. We have all heard the famous quote from Spider-Man, but when it comes to tennis...

The Yonex VCORE 98 8th Gen is the precise end of Yonex's spin line, a fast, whippy 98 that generates...

The Head Gravity Tour 2025 is the biggest change in the line's history, and maybe the pick of it. Head...

Babolat channels New York City's electric skyline into the Pure Drive Spectra Collection — a limited-edition lineup featuring two racquet...

The Extreme Pro is the control end of Head's spin line, a 98 that plays like a precise all-court frame...

  Racquet Guide In the tennis world, you can't mention spin without thinking about Carlos Alcaraz. The Spaniard's blistering forehand...

The Extreme MP is the most popular Head Extreme and the most well-rounded, and for 2026 it gets its crisp,...

The Babolat Pure Drive is the most successful power racquet ever made, and the one nearly everyone has hit with...

Two of HEAD's most popular racquet families serve very different playing styles. Here's how the Speed and Gravity lines compare...

The Extreme MP XL is the popular Extreme MP in an extended 27.5-inch length, new for 2026. The same spin-friendly...

The Speed Tour is the one our tester could not put down. A smaller 97 head and a headlight balance...

The Defyer 98 Pro is the control end of Wilson's new line, and the frame our flatter hitter kept reaching...

The HEAD Extreme line has always had a clear identity: explosive topspin, easy power, and a bright yellow cosmetic that...

Wilson's most decorated racquet line just got sharper. The Blade v10 arrives April 15, 2026, built around four goals: more...

Are you team Drive or team Aero?

Tennis Express Resource Guide The Tennis Racquet Buying Guide Every spec decoded. No jargon, no guesswork. Come back to this...

Wilson has two of the most beloved racquet lines in the game right now, and they couldn't be more different....

The Yonex VCORE 100 8th Gen is the most popular frame in Yonex's spin line, and the one that turns...

When choosing a tennis racquet, you need a tool you can trust during the most intense of competitions. There are...

HEAD has released the Speed Legend 2025 collection, directly inspired by Novak Djokovic's personal preferences and celebrating his status as...

The MUSE 100 is the friendly heart of Yonex's new comfort line, and the model most players will want. A...

The HEAD Squared, Wilson Clash v3, and Yonex MUSE all launched within months of each other, and all three target...

The MUSE 98 is the control end of Yonex's comfort line, and maybe the most arm-friendly player's frame on the...

The Speed MP is the easy one to love in Head's 2026 Speed line. A light, comfortable 100 that swings...

The best racquets ever made?

The HEAD Gravity Tour 2025 is the most flexible 98 on the market at 61 RA, and one of the...

If you have ever walked off the court feeling more beat up than energized, the Yonex Muse series was made...