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Babolat Technical Viper Soft 3.0 vs Wilson Defy V1 SE

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The verdict

Choose the Technical Viper Soft 3.0 if you want more comfort, the Defy V1 SE if you want more forgiveness.

Technical Viper Soft 3.0Highest score
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  • Comfort+1.0
Defy V1 SE
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  • Forgiveness+1.0

Better buy now: the Technical Viper Soft 3.0. It plays at least as well on paper and costs € 23.61 less in Netherlands.

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How they play

From the Technical Viper Soft 3.0 to the Defy V1 SE: less comfort, more forgiveness.

Controla bit more control4.04.5
Powera bit less power9.08.5
Comfortless comfort5.04.0
Handlingabout the same4.04.0
Forgivenessmore forgiveness2.03.0

Technical Viper Soft 3.0Defy V1 SELine = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand, 270 mm
Head-heavy according to the brand, 265 mm
Face
Soft Carbon
3K carbon
Core
Black EVA
High-density Power Foam
Surface
Rough finishing
Rough
Frame
Carbon
Not published
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Launched
2026
2026
Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Weight
365 g
365 g
Thickness
38 mm
38 mm

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Technical Viper Soft 3.0: 1. Of the Defy V1 SE: 0.

Technical Viper Soft 3.0: reviews and videos →Defy V1 SE: reviews and videos →

Or a third racket in between

BabolatAir Viper 2.6

Better where both are weak: control 8 against 4 and 4.5, and otherwise close to the two.

€ 209.00Compare all three →

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