The Control Blue 2026 is adidas at its plainest: an EVA core under a carbon-fibreglass face scoring control 76 with kind terms (comfort 74, tolerance 76) and prompt handling (74).
Its sweet spot score ranks in the top 12% of 1,000 rackets we've tested.
Power
Good62
Control
High76
Maneuverability
High74
Sweet Spot
High76
Comfort
High74
Value
High78
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The verdict
The Control Blue 2026 is adidas at its plainest: an EVA core under a carbon-fibreglass face scoring control 76 with kind terms (comfort 74, tolerance 76) and prompt handling (74). Power 62 states the single-minded brief. Weight documentation is incomplete. Value 78 is honest. The name is the specification: this frame places the ball and does nothing else, at money that respects the modesty. For placement-first improvers who want the trefoil without flagship pricing, it serves plainly; the Cross It Team Ctrl a shelf up adds polish for a little more.
This is genuinely adidas at its plainest and most honest: control leads clearly, with kind terms throughout comfort and tolerance and prompt handling. It does exactly what the name promises and nothing more. Power offers nothing else on the table, this is a single-minded control frame, and weight isn't confirmed in our data. The Team Ctrl in the same range adds polish for a little more if you want a step up.
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