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Wilson Defy Pro V1 SE vs Wilson Defy Pro V1 2025

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The verdict

Same specs, different name: pick the cheapest.

From the Defy Pro V1 2025 to the Defy Pro V1 SE nothing changed on paper: shape, weight, balance, face and core are the same.

Better buy now: the Defy Pro V1 2025. Same racket on paper, € 30.00 cheaper in Netherlands.

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How they play

Same racket on paper, so in practice you gain and lose nothing. The differences below come from specs the brand published for one and not the other (balance point, thickness and pro player).

From the Defy Pro V1 SE to the Defy Pro V1 2025: less handling, less control, more power.

Controlless control5.54.0
Powermore power8.09.5
Comforta bit less comfort5.55.0
Handlingless handling4.02.0
Forgivenessabout the same4.04.0

Defy Pro V1 SEDefy Pro V1 2025Line = the average of all rackets

Where the specs differ

Launched
2026
2025
Balance
Head-heavy according to the brand, 265 mm
Head-heavy according to the brand
Thickness
38 mm
Not published
Frame
Not published
100% carbon
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Shape
Diamond
Diamond
Weight
370 g
370 g
Face
Carbon 15k
Carbon 15k
Core
Power Foam
Power Foam
Surface
Rough
Rough

Not published for one of the two, so not compared: balance point, thickness and pro player.

Reviews and videos

No review site has tested both yet. Reviews of the Defy Pro V1 SE: 0. Of the Defy Pro V1 2025: 0.

Defy Pro V1 SE: reviews and videos →Defy Pro V1 2025: reviews and videos →

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Better where both are weak: handling 5.5 against 4 and 2, and otherwise close to the two.

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