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Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6 vs Head Speed XTR 2026

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The verdict

Choose the Air Vertuo 2.6 if you want more comfort and handling, the Speed XTR 2026 if you want more power, control and forgiveness.

Air Vertuo 2.6
Pick this one for
  • Comfort+2.5
  • Handling+1.5
Speed XTR 2026
Pick this one for
  • Power+2.0
  • Control+1.5
  • Forgiveness+1.0

Better buy now: the Speed XTR 2026. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 19.90 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Air Vertuo 2.6 to the Speed XTR 2026: less comfort, more power, more control, less handling, more forgiveness.

Controlmore control5.06.5
Powermore power5.07.0
Comfortless comfort6.03.5
Handlingless handling7.05.5
Forgivenessmore forgiveness4.05.0

Air Vertuo 2.6Speed XTR 2026Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Weight
335 to 355 g
Not published
Balance
Even according to the brand, 265 mm
Even according to the brand
Face
Fiberglass
Fibres de verre
Core
Black EVA
Hard EVA
Surface
3D Spin
Lisse
Handle
Syntec Team
Not published
Frame
Carbon
Not published
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Launched
2026
2026
Shape
Teardrop
Teardrop
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Air Vertuo 2.6: 1. Of the Speed XTR 2026: 0.

Often mentioned in video reviews

Air Vertuo 2.61 video

No point comes back in two or more videos.

Speed XTR 2026

No summarised videos yet.

Air Vertuo 2.6: reviews and videos →Speed XTR 2026: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

BabolatAir Veron 2.6

Sits between the two on paper: more power than the Air Vertuo 2.6, more comfort than the Speed XTR 2026.

€ 154.80Compare all three →

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