The Match Black 2026 is the freshest Match and currently the best-priced: an EVA Soft Performance core under a fibreglass face in a documented 360 to 375 g spread, producing power 73 with firm-ish terms (comfort 66, tolerance 65).
Match Black360–375g · Head-heavy · EVA Soft Performance
Performance
Power, Control & Comfort Scores
Its value score ranks in the top 4% of 1,000 rackets we've tested.
Power
High73
Control
Good64
Maneuverability
Good65
Sweet Spot
Good65
Comfort
Good66
Value
Very High82
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PRR Score
69PRR Score
The verdict
The Match Black 2026 is the freshest Match and currently the best-priced: an EVA Soft Performance core under a fibreglass face in a documented 360 to 375 g spread, producing power 73 with firm-ish terms (comfort 66, tolerance 65). Value 82 leads the family. Weight options at bench money are a quiet luxury, letting buyers pick the mass their arm prefers rather than accepting the default. Otherwise the formula is unchanged: trefoil keenness, soft-core landing, honest price. By the family's own buy-on-price logic, this is today's correct Match.
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This is genuinely the newest and currently best-value member of adidas's Match family: real weight options at bench money are a quiet luxury, letting buyers dial in the fit precisely. Power lands with a soft touch thanks to the Performance core. Control wants developing targets, and handling wants early preparation: terms across comfort and tolerance run firm-ish throughout.
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