The bestselling racquets of 2024...for a reason?!

[@ScentsOverSense]

I use a v8 and v9 blade but a month ago I found an old Prince Exo3 that my wife forgot she had, slapped a little lead tape on there and I haven’t been able to put the thing down. I love it. The holes in the frame just work well for my 1 handed backhand. I love tennis 😂❤

[@weyman4317]

I’ve got a Prince Hornet 100 EX03 and it is fantastic- think it came out in 2007 but not sure. It is a great racket.

[@devinblackburn7700]

A new version drops at the end of January, so be on the lookout! 👀 😊

[@chrisburke9932]

Is it a warrior the exo3? Do you have a pic?

[@victora.3565]

I am in the same boat. I have a prince tour O3 since 2019. I would like to buy some new racquets with the same technology but Prince did not realease an O3 version of the phantom racquet. The holes make the racquet fly so nicely...

[@devinblackburn7700]

@ check Tennis Warehouse’s latest playtester picks video, a preview of it is given there.

[@brandomaxwell]

Bravo, Jonas! At 6:26 you include a nicely moderated warning about poly strings that too few reviewers bother to mention: string 'em low and cut 'em soon!

[@Tennisnerd]

Thanks for spotting it, it is worth repeating, many elbows hurting out there!

[@lucianogonzalez8597]

I'm looking forward to the new Ezone release so I can grab a few more of the current model at a discount!

[@sportscastercanada]

A lot of people have the same idea! 😂 They might have to lower the price of the new model! 🤣

[@vnishpt7036]

Re: the New rackets, prolly most excited for the Head Gravity Tour 98 followed by Solinco Whiteout & then Babolat PD 98. Happy Holidays🎅🌲☃ & thanks so much for all the interesting videos posted in 2024 & the value insight provided related thereto☮

[@Tennisnerd]

Happy holidays!

[@tamaspoor]

Which release? Pure Drive & T-Fight!

[@Tennissensitive]

Is there a new pro staff in the tube?

[@kylem.4114]

My first Blade 100 v9 came in significantly over-spec. Had to pay TW to check my second to make sure I got one on spec.

[@tkdhanani]

I am demoing the 25 PD from TW and it’s a nice feel to it, but I need more swing weight. Experimenting with some lead on it. Looking fwd to the new tfight. I like the existing one and is always in my bag. New ezone 98 is intriguing with the minilon. I liked the blades 98 but decided to sell them recently- need a little more power and already have tension at 44#. And I want a crisper feel - it’s just a little too muted for me. Just ordered a 24 head speed mp legend from TW. Can’t wait to hit with it! And also want to check out the Dunlop SX. The current one was actually a fun racket, want a little more control but another one that I like to pick up for doubles. Happy New Year Jonas!

[@jasonle6417]

The 2025 SX’s just released in Japan a week ago. Hopefully they’ll be available in the U.S soon

[@wmats4533]

1st Solinco Whiteout 2nd Head Gravity 3rd Tecnifibre T-Fight

[@AFN32]

Based on what has been released in recent years by Head, can we imagine that in 2025 a new version of the Prestige will be released, and in 2026 at the beginning of the year, a new version of the Speed?

[@KainanBlackMoon]

Yes to the Prestiges. And apparently they move on from Auxetic with those. So something new, not Auxetic 3.0. And if they keep all silos on their 2 years turn, then yes, 26 should get us a new Speed. It will be interesting to see if they also introduce a 98 sq.in. for the Speed line after giving the Gravity line one with the new Tour 98.

[@KainanBlackMoon]

For me, definitely looking forward to the new TFights! Never played with the Whiteout so far, not even sure we have it in my country but I am going to find that out asap ^^ I like the new paintjob on the V2 version of the WO. Already played with the new Pure Drive 98 a while ago, and i quite like the new paintjob. It will be an interesting year vis-a-vis Tennisrackets! Thanks for all your work, Jonas! Always like to watch your content.

[@EthanMatthes]

Why isn’t Technifibre Triax string more popular?

[@scotthefley6103]

It's my main string. I would say price could hold it back, but NRG2 is pricey too.

[@GabeFSU]

Very much looking forward to your review of the Pure Drive 98! Wonder how it compares to other popular 98 rackets.

[@daniel10s]

Thanks for commenting on these. Excited for all the new racquets. Jonas, any discomfort from the Aero 98 yet?

[@tkdhanani]

Aero98 is my regular racquet. I do get a little stiffness in my wrist but otherwise ok. I think if I used it every day it might be more bothersome.

[@daniel10s]

@tkdhanani thanks!

[@luismartin7780]

Looking forward to try the new Pure Drive

[@HoboHabilis]

Don’t sell your current PD’s for at least a year. I just demoed the 2025, they made it soft, which is ok, but it’s not the old one.

[@samburrell3288]

@@HoboHabilis is it more controlled? Pure drives have been awful for a decade, last good one was 2012 and 2009 was very good too. Now they are way too numb and muted. I was using the PD VS for 2 years and got on well with them though

[@HoboHabilis]

You’ll probably love this 2025.

[@Tennissensitive]

Hopefully they will release a tour version also…

[@thiagosmmm]

Hey Jonas! What strings are you using on your Aero 98? Many tks!

[@markusescherlor4241]

First of all, I wish you a happy new year. thank you for your videos. Can you tell me whether the new Pure Drive 98 with 16/20 has become softer in terms of frame? I hope… the old one wasn't a little too hard. best regards, Markus

[@Tennisnerd]

Happy New Year, Markus. Yes, the new one is softer. It is not great for players with tennis elbow still, but overall more comfortable

[@perigolo]

I'm already playing the ezone 98 and curious about the new one vs the aero 98, since my racquet is a bit broken and I have to buy a new one. Waiting for in depth reviews

[@louisedyhlen3234]

there hundreds of aero 98 reviews out there: I can give you my tldr review: high launch angle, great for spin, incredibly versitile with really good touch for net play and touch in general. A little lackluster in directinal control at times but great depth, not the best serve racket for pure flat serves, since the racket almost always adds a lot of spin no matter how hard you try.

[@perigolo]

@louisedyhlen3234 thx, I was not clear, I meant reviews for the new ezone 98. I already playtested the aero 98 and liked it better than the ezone at the baseline and kickserve, but disliked it for the flat and slice (the slice makes no sense in my mind but that's what I felt)

[@samburrell3288]

The old solinco whiteout was very nearly a very good racket. The ezone 98 DR is one of the best rackets of all time, I used it for the first time today, not the best looking paint job but it plays amazing. I'm using pure strike VS at the moment and it's very good just slightly stiff. We need to bring back glossy paint too. The ezone 98 isn't bad but can't beat the DR

[@islandmerchandise3017]

Nrg is an awesome string. I would say most club players are better off with multi or gut. They simply don’t hit enough spin and pace to make use of multi.

[@The4.0Guy]

Does the paint/stiffness thing mean that a beige vcore98 would play softer than the regular red one?

[@frank21cn1]

Blade was released in January so it had the whole year to accumulate the sales

[@saugus2]

Wow the days of Pure Drive, Aero Pro Drive and Pro Staff dominating the market are over!! 98 is the new 100 !!! And somehow I find myself right in the middle of that trend. Went from Ezone 98 to Blade 98 (pro 18x20) to Aero 98. As a 4.5 (7-8 UTR) I find any of those 5 frames far better than all the rest and I own a tennis pro shop business that has me testing all the frames. The only ones I would add to the list for a 4.0-5.0 player is VCore line, Volkl v8 series, Prince Phantom series All excellent

[@jamesbittle9789]

I'm looking forward to trying out the new T-Fight 100.

[@Lucian86]

I would like some in depth analysis of the sales. I guess this is a top 5 TW in America ? What about regional differences? What is the top 5 overall? (Not just on TW). How about if we include the racket line (with no distinction of the head size or specs). Sorry but I just don't get much info here

[@t2dev]

Interested in Ezone v8 98 or 100. Fan of NXT Power 18. Wondering if these combos will play well together.

[@wiggi9339]

Great channel.

[@TunedIntoTennis]

Hey, just watched a Highlight of Hubi Hurkacz and he’s swinging a Wilson stick! Who saw that coming? Did you talk about this already?

[@raytrace2014]

I think RPM Blast is fairly comfy and muted, especially in thinner gauges like 1.20. I definitely wouldn't put it on the stiff and uncomfortable poly list.

[@raytrace2014]

It does lose that magic spin once the coating wears off though. Plays like a bog standard used poly after that.

[@rhaoxb0745]

Not a Jan release, but the new radical looks slick 😮‍💨

[@samburrell3288]

Babolat blast is one of the most overrated strings of all time, over priced too. Solinco outlast is excellent as is solinco tour bite diamond rough but that one needs to be bought in minimum 1.25 if not it will break too fast. The outlast can be bought in 1.20 or 1.25 and will last well in either. Hyper G is too hard, even the soft version is too hard

[@smashthestateX]

new blade this yr?

[@Tennisnerd]

No, that this year

[@smashthestateX]

@@Tennisnerd what man?

[@Batwam0]

@@smashthestateX he meant “no, not this year” makes sense, v9 came out fairly recently

[@EGchristian]

New Radicals are coming too

[@K4R3N]

And when they do you should get the current Gen Radical (MP) when they go on sale. It's very nice. Like a faster Speed Pro. I'm playing with it now.

[@Jingoa]

@@K4R3N +1 to this -- the Rad MP is really underrated. I've tried just about everything (an embarrassing number) and it still ended up being my frame of choice. New one is unlikely to be that different (early reports confirm this), aside from a more extreme paint job, so it's a great time to stock up on the current gen.

[@K4R3N]

@Jingoa my son (15) also likes my 2023 Rad MP so maybe I'll pick him up a pair when these go on sale. He was using Gravity MP last year for his school team. He likes my Rad MP better.

[@HoboHabilis]

Seems like every year there are new a radicals.

[@K4R3N]

@HoboHabilis head racquets are on 2-3 year upgrade cycles.

[@derekpappas1556]

ARE THETRETORN TENNIS BALLS TESTED SUPERIOR ENOUGH TO ALL OTHERS , THAT IT IS WORTH PAYING THE SHIPPING FRO TW EUROPE . THE SAME FOR RS BALLS .HARD COURT ....