Babolat Pure Aero 98

• Brand: Babolat
• Model: Pure Aero 98
• Blade size: 98 sq/inch
• Weight: 305 gr
• Balance: 31.5 cm
• Stringing pattern: 16×20
• Length: 27 inches
• RA: 65
• Beam: 21mm / 23mm / 22mm
• Swingweight: 327

This racket is delivered free strung with a string of your choice from our webshop. Excluding cover.

Playing characteristics Babolat Pure Aero 98:

Stephan recently tested the Pure Aero 98 for us.

The success of the Babolat Pure Aero line goes beyond just a good marketing strategy. The Pure Aero line has evolved over the years and grown with the demands that the modern game of young players like Alcaraz and Rune ask of a racket.

Every time I play with a blade from the Aero family, I’m reminded of how bizarre the racquet initially feels as it flies through the air. I had that feeling a few months ago when I tested the standard 300g Pure Aero, and I have the same feeling now with the 98. The shape of these blades is so different from all other racquets that I have to adjust my naturally more flat technique to get the most out of the racquet. The frame is aerodynamically shaped so that the racquet feels incredibly fast when swung parallel to the ground, but sluggish when perpendicular. Think of it as an airplane wing. It’s called Aero for a reason. The Pure Aero 98 practically begs you to hit it with topspin.

Greatly improved playing feel:

It's becoming a bit of a fad in the tennis industry to keep the specs of a racquet the same and just upgrade the feel (we've seen this recently on the Head Extreme Tour with the addition of Auxetic). I don't necessarily see that as a bad thing, as long as the outgoing racquet performed well, which is the case here.

The introduction of that NF2-TECH has changed the feeling when balls land on the strings. The feeling was already good with the VS version, but nothing to write home about and felt quite stiff at times. The Babolat Aero 98 feels much softer which makes me feel much more connected to the ball and dare to hit through.

The Babolat Pure Aero 98 has become more forgiving outside the sweetspot compared to the VS version. In my eyes the new technology works, the racket is more stable and forgiving without losing precision.