Babolat Pure Drive Plus 2021 Tennis Racquet

I was diagnosed with arthritis in the elbow, which I thought was tennis elbow for past 3 yrs. Mainly I get a sharp pain when I impact the ball on the serve but nothing else in my game hurts the elbow. I switched racquets last year because those demos helped on serve and had a little more plow than my previous lightweight versions (from shoulder issues!). But I still had some sharp pain in elbow. But those new racquets last year have a tendency to shape my service motion differently like I'm going outside in and side spinning the ball the opposite way. So I included the Pure Drive Plus in a demo with some other brands for a last hurrah try. If any and just like the last Babalot demo that was also extended version, I serve very well. My opponents kept saying don't bother shipping the Pure Drive Plus back; just keep it! So I bought it and because I usually just use multi-filament, I opted to try natural gut which I haven't in decades. They normally don't last me in my younger years. So far, the results over 3 uses are impressive. I don't feel as much pain on my elbow as I used to and I get a little more pop on my serve. I still have to get used to ground strokes after my service. I mainly use it for when I serve and switch back to my other racquets.

It was recommended to buy this racquet by a former Top 10 ATP doubles player. I have a big groundstroke and a big serve (and was told it would match my power level when I was an average 3.5 player). It uplifted my groundstrokes more efficiently and made them stronger and when I first using it - I felt the racquet added to my power but a little heavier, and I could definitely feel the effect of the longer level giving more power. Now at 4.0 playing 3+ times a week, the racquet is responding with the equal amount of power no matter how much I give. I have two of these racquets that I always strung the same way with Solinco Outlast 17 (at 50/48 lbs). I'm also particular about the handle shape - no other brands fit me better than the dimension of the rectangular cross section of the Babolat racquets (some other brands are more square than rectangular so they don't feel steady in my hands), so I've been sticking with them for a long time.

Bought this racquet to upgrade from the 2006 model and it is just night and day with comfort on ground strokes.

Like it. bought it. This racquet has all the great features of the 2012 plus so much more. I had to adjust my string tension from 27# to 25# to make the transition to this racquet. Great power, spin, control. This racquet has it all.

My wife uses this racquet. Iy appears to add a little extra pace and spin on serves and ground strokes. Nice design, swing weight, and balance.