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adidas Metalbone Reserve 2026 vs Wilson Defy Pro V1 SE

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The verdict

Choose the Metalbone Reserve 2026 if you want more forgiveness, the Defy Pro V1 SE if you want more control and handling.

Metalbone Reserve 2026
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  • Forgiveness+1.0
Defy Pro V1 SEHighest score
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  • Control+2.0
  • Handling+2.0

Better buy now: the Defy Pro V1 SE. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 2.55 less in Netherlands.

Same racket, other name: the Wilson Defy Pro V1 2025 has the same specs as the Defy Pro V1 SE and costs € 134.00.

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How they play

From the Metalbone Reserve 2026 to the Defy Pro V1 SE: more control, more handling, less forgiveness.

Controlmore control4.06.0
Powera bit less power9.59.0
Comfortabout the same5.05.0
Handlingmore handling2.04.0
Forgivenessless forgiveness4.03.0

Metalbone Reserve 2026Defy Pro V1 SELine = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Weight
360 to 375 g
370 g
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand
Head-heavy according to the brand, 265 mm
Face
Carbon Aluminized 16K
15K carbon
Core
EVA Soft Performance
Power Foam
Head size
485 cm²
Not published
Surface
Spin Blade Decal
Rough
Frame
Carbon
Not published
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Launched
2026
2026
Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Metalbone Reserve 2026: 0. Of the Defy Pro V1 SE: 0.

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Metalbone Reserve 2026

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Defy Pro V1 SE1 video

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Metalbone Reserve 2026: reviews and videos →Defy Pro V1 SE: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

StarVieTritón Balance + 2026

Sits between the two on paper: more handling than the Metalbone Reserve 2026, more power than the Defy Pro V1 SE.

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