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Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6

78/100
PRR

The 2022 Air Vertuo 2.6 is the vintage that established Babolat's light-precision formula: an EVA build scoring control 80 with kind terms (comfort 74, tolerance 75) and honest handling (72).

Babolat Air Vertuo 2.6 padel racket — diamond shape
Year:202620252022
78/100
PRR Score
Diamond
Shape
EVA
Core
Performance

Every metric, scored out of 100.

Its control score ranks in the top 12% of 999 rackets we’ve tested.

Power
High70
Control
Very High80
Maneuverability
High72
Sweet Spot
High75
Comfort
High74
Value
High78
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Maneuverability
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PRR Score
78PRR Score
Inside the frame

What's inside

CoreEVA

Foam core determines feel and vibration damping.

ShapeDiamond

Head shape affects sweet spot size and balance.

Weight375g

Frame weight (unstrung, without handle wrap).

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79/100
Our verdict

The 2022 Air Vertuo 2.6 is the vintage that established Babolat's light-precision formula: an EVA build scoring control 80 with kind terms (comfort 74, tolerance 75) and honest handling (72). Power 70 marks the genre. Face documentation is incomplete on old stock, and the 375 g listing on this vintage makes the Air name relative. Value 78 reflects four seasons of erosion. The modern Air Vertuos refine everything here with fuller documentation; this one undercuts them while stock survives. For patient players shopping the clearance shelf, a dependable, aging-gracefully find. Inspect before buying.

We loved
  • Value 78 at deep vintage pricing
  • Control 80 with kind terms (74/75)
  • The origin of a proven formula
  • Babolat build quality, four seasons proven
Worth knowing
  • Old stock: inspect thoroughly
  • Modern editions refine everything
  • Face spec incomplete: check in hand
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Full specification
AttackerStandard
ShapeDiamond
CoreEVA
Weight375g
LevelIntermediate
Playing styleControl
Year2022
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The PRR takePRR Team

The vintage that started a proven formula

This older Air Vertuo is where Babolat's light-precision formula began, and the card still holds up: control leads with genuinely kind terms across comfort and tolerance, and handling stays honest throughout. Four seasons of proof back up the build quality. Power marks the genre's honest boundary rather than being a weakness, and being properly old stock, inspect thoroughly — face material isn't confirmed, and the modern editions refine everything the vintage started.

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