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adidas Drive Light 2026 vs adidas Match Light 3.4

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The verdict

Choose the Drive Light 2026 if you want more handling, control and comfort, the Match Light 3.4 if you want more power.

Drive Light 2026Highest score
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  • Handling+3.5
  • Control+2.5
  • Comfort+1.0
Match Light 3.4
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  • Power+2.5

The Drive Light 2026 plays better on paper (9.1 against 7.9), the Match Light 3.4 costs € 7.02 less in Netherlands. Pick the Match Light 3.4 if the price matters more than that difference.

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How they play

From the Drive Light 2026 to the Match Light 3.4: less handling, less control, more power, less comfort.

Controlless control8.56.0
Powermore power2.04.5
Comfortless comfort9.08.0
Handlingless handling7.54.0
Forgivenessabout the same7.57.5

Drive Light 2026Match Light 3.4Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2025
Balance
Even according to the brand, 255 mm
Slightly head-heavy according to the brand
Head size
519 cm²
520 cm²
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Shape
Round
Round
Weight
345 to 360 g
345 to 360 g
Face
Fiberglass
Fiberglass
Core
EVA Soft Performance
EVA Soft Performance
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm
Surface
Smooth
Smooth

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Drive Light 2026: 0. Of the Match Light 3.4: 0.

Drive Light 2026: reviews and videos →Match Light 3.4: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

adidasRx Series Light 2026

Sits between the two on paper: more power than the Drive Light 2026, more handling than the Match Light 3.4.

€ 97.92Compare all three →

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