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Babolat Air Vertuo 2025 vs StarVie Polaris 2026

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The verdict

Choose the Air Vertuo 2025 if you want more handling. The Polaris 2026 does nothing clearly better on paper.

Air Vertuo 2025Highest score
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  • Handling+1.5
Polaris 2026
No clear edge

On paper it does nothing clearly better than the other.

The Air Vertuo 2025 plays better on paper (8.1 against 7.7), the Polaris 2026 costs € 24.95 less in Netherlands. Pick the Polaris 2026 if the price matters more than that difference.

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How they play

From the Air Vertuo 2025 to the Polaris 2026: less handling.

Controlabout the same6.56.5
Powera bit more power5.05.5
Comforta bit less comfort7.57.0
Handlingless handling7.05.5
Forgivenessabout the same5.55.5

Air Vertuo 2025Polaris 2026Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2025
2026
Weight
345 g
Not published
Core
X-eva
S-EVA Flex
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Frame
carbon frame
Carbon
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Shape
Teardrop
Teardrop
Balance
Even according to the brand
Even according to the brand
Face
Fiberglass
Fiberglass
Surface
Rough
Rough

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Air Vertuo 2025: 0. Of the Polaris 2026: 0.

Air Vertuo 2025: reviews and videos →Polaris 2026: reviews and videos →

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Sits between the two on paper: more control than the Air Vertuo 2025, more handling than the Polaris 2026.

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