Yonex MUSE 100 Tennis Racquet Review

The MUSE 100 is the friendly heart of Yonex's new comfort line, and the model most players will want. A light, exceptionally plush 100 with an open pattern that hands you easy spin and depth, built to keep you on court without punishing your arm.

A new kind of Yonex

Yonex built its name on the VCORE for spin, the EZONE for power and the PERCEPT for feel. The MUSE is something else, a line aimed at comfort and forgiveness rather than raw pace, and a premium answer to frames like the Wilson Clash and the Head Squared. It flows through the ball instead of fighting it.

The engineering behind that is Yonex's Synchro Frame, which links three ideas. The ISOMETRIC head shape, Yonex's signature square geometry, gives a sweet spot about 7 percent larger than a round frame. The Uniform Impact Grommet lets the strings move across the whole bed, so off-center balls start to behave like center hits. And the Energy Flow Shaft, a slim concave shaft paired with Servo Filter material, balances flex and power while filtering out the high-frequency shock that aggravates a sore arm.

On the 100 all of that adds up to an easy, forgiving frame. The beam is thin through the throat for flex and comfort and thicker up in the hoop for stability, and the open 16x18 pattern with its shared-hole grommets snaps back for spin. It is the most accessible MUSE, and the one Yonex points most players toward.

How it plays

The 100 surprised our testers, including one who normally reaches for a smaller, heavier frame and came away preferring this one. The lighter weight and bigger sweet spot make it easy to swing through the ball and hit freely.

Easy spin and easy depth

The open pattern is the fun part. It grips the ball and snaps back for topspin, and one tester found easy depth, getting the ball eight to ten feet over the net with far fewer errors than usual. The higher launch and extra margin are exactly what a developing player wants, and the serve comes easily too, flat, kick or slice.

Suzy, Tennis Express playtester, on the MUSE 100

Comfort you can play all day

Comfort is the whole point of the MUSE, and the 100 delivers it. The flexible Energy Flow Shaft and the Servo Filter material soak up shock, so this is a frame for a player who worries about the elbow or wrist and just wants to keep playing without fatigue. Few modern racquets feel this plush.

Light, forgiving and friendly

The light weight and the large ISOMETRIC sweet spot make the 100 genuinely easy to use. It is quick to maneuver, forgiving on mishits, and simple to swing through a full stroke, which is why it works so well for a player still building a game. It is not a big power racquet, but it gives honest depth and spin without asking much in return.

Spencer,Tennis Express playtester, on who the 100 suits

100 or 98?

The 100 is the friendlier, more forgiving MUSE, lighter, with a bigger head and easier depth. If you are an advanced player who supplies your own pace and wants more control, read our take on the MUSE 98. And if you want more pop and bite, Yonex's VCORE and EZONE sit further that way.

Who should buy it

The MUSE 100 is the pick for most players. Beginners, improving juniors and intermediates get a light, forgiving frame with real comfort, easy spin from the open pattern and enough depth to build a game on. It is a natural transition racquet for a junior getting serious about tennis.

If you are an advanced player who wants a heavier, more controlled platform and your own power ceiling, the MUSE 98 will suit you better, and for more crispness and pop a VCORE or Percept is the move. For comfort and easy playability across a wide range of levels, though, the 100 is hard to beat. There are lighter 100L and 100SL models and an oversized MUSE 107 if you want even more speed or forgiveness.