adidas Adipower Ctrl 3.3 vs adidas Metalbone Team Zidane

The verdict

Choose the Adipower Ctrl 3.3 if you want more power and control. The Metalbone Team Zidane does nothing clearly better on paper.

Adipower Ctrl 3.3Highest score
Pick this one for
  • Power+1.5
  • Control+1.0
Metalbone Team Zidane
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Better buy now: the Adipower Ctrl 3.3. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 25.90 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Adipower Ctrl 3.3 to the Metalbone Team Zidane: less power, less control.

Controlless control8.57.5
Powerless power5.03.5
Comfortabout the same8.08.0
Handlingabout the same5.05.0
Forgivenessa bit less forgiveness8.07.5

Adipower Ctrl 3.3Metalbone Team ZidaneLine = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2024
2026
Face
3K carbon
Fiberglass
Head size
460 cm²
485 cm²
Surface
3D relief
Texture 3D
Frame
3K carbon
Carbon
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Shape
Round
Round
Weight
360 to 375 g
360 to 375 g
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand
Core
EVA Soft Performance
EVA Soft Performance
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Adipower Ctrl 3.3: 1. Of the Metalbone Team Zidane: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Adipower Ctrl 3.34 videos
  • Good control 3×
  • Easy to handle 3×
  • Large sweet spot 3×
  • Lacks power 3×
Metalbone Team Zidane

No summarised videos yet.

Or a third racket in between

adidasMetalbone Carbon Ctrl 3.3

Sits between the two on paper: more control than the Metalbone Team Zidane.

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