Rackets like the Li-Ning Xi-Phos X1
2016 · Even · Flexible · 3U
The rackets you can buy today that play most like it, and how each would feel different:
Balance from a quoted balance point; flex placed from the brand label. Brands rate stiffness differently, so treat flex as approximate.
#1 · from £95
Babolat Satelite Master
- 5 mm lighter in the head: quicker at the net and in defence, less free power on smashes.
- A similar shaft.
#2 · from £125
Hundred Hyfonic 7
- 5 mm lighter in the head: quicker at the net and in defence, less free power on smashes.
- A similar shaft.
#3 · from £30
Babolat X-Feel Rise
- 5 mm lighter in the head: quicker at the net and in defence, less free power on smashes.
- A similar shaft.
#5 · from £85
Carlton GP-X 85
- Much the same balance.
- Stiffer: more direct and accurate on a fast swing, less help when you are late or tired.
#6 · from £65
Babolat X-Feel Origin
- 10 mm lighter in the head: quicker at the net and in defence, less free power on smashes.
- Stiffer: more direct and accurate on a fast swing, less help when you are late or tired.