What the finder says about it
- Built for a club player. The finder keeps it away from a beginner player: a racket two rungs above you is a mistake, not a stretch.
- Kind to the arm, 10 of 10: still on the list when you tell the finder your elbow is a problem.
- Control 8, power 5: for the patient player who lobs and builds, and what the finder calls a defender's racket for the right side.
- 360 g, close to the 360 g the finder assumes for a player with no weight preference.
- Round: the sweet spot in the centre and the balance in the hand. The finder nudges squash and badminton players this way.
- €150 to €220 in the shops, so it is in play from the €100 to €180 budget up.
Power, control and arm are the finder's own 0 to 10 scores, from playing the rackets and the specialist shops' consensus. Prices are the usual street band and move with the season.
The closest alternatives
- StarVie Metheora: 5 g heavier, harder on the arm, teardrop. Side by side
- Head Speed Motion: 5 g heavier, harder on the arm, dearer. Side by side
- Babolat Counter Viper: 5 g heavier, harder on the arm, dearer
On the lists: tennis elbow, control, a first carbon racket.
Before you buy
Hold it in the ready position for a minute: if the head wants to drop, the balance is too high for you. Most rackets ship with a handle a size too thin, and one overgrip fixes it. Not sure it is the one? The finder asks twelve questions and gives three.