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adidas Cross IT Ctrl vs adidas Cross IT CTRL 3.4

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The verdict

Choose the Cross IT CTRL 3.4 if you want more comfort. The Cross IT Ctrl does nothing clearly better on paper.

From the Cross IT Ctrl to the Cross IT CTRL 3.4 one spec changed: surface Rough structure became Spin Blade Mold.

Cross IT Ctrl
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

Cross IT CTRL 3.4Highest score
Pick this one for
  • Comfort+1.0

Better buy now: the Cross IT Ctrl. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 22.45 less in Netherlands.

Same racket, other name: the adidas Cross IT Ctrl 2026 has the same specs as the Cross IT CTRL 3.4 and costs € 189.90.

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How they play

From the Cross IT Ctrl to the Cross IT CTRL 3.4: more comfort.

Controla bit more control8.59.0
Powera bit less power5.55.0
Comfortmore comfort4.05.0
Handlingabout the same5.05.0
Forgivenessa bit more forgiveness7.07.5

Cross IT CtrlCross IT CTRL 3.4Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2024
2025
Balance
Even according to the brand, 265 mm
Even according to the brand
Head size
460 cm²
Not published
Surface
Rough structure
Spin Blade Mold
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Shape
Round
Round
Weight
360 to 375 g
360 to 375 g
Face
Carbon Aluminized 15K
Carbon Aluminized 15K
Core
EVA High Memory
EVA High Memory
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Not published for one of the two, so not compared: balance point and head size.

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Cross IT Ctrl: 0. Of the Cross IT CTRL 3.4: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Cross IT Ctrl3 videos
  • Good control 2×
  • Easy to handle 2×
  • Good spin 2×
Cross IT CTRL 3.41 video

No point comes back in two or more videos.

Cross IT Ctrl: reviews and videos →Cross IT CTRL 3.4: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

BabolatCounter Veron 2.6

Sits between the two on paper: more comfort than the Cross IT Ctrl.

€ 139.90Compare all three →

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