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Racket comparison · 2026

Adidas Match Black vs Nox At10 Genius 18K Alum By Agustin Tapia

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Adidas Match Black
Adidas

Adidas Match Black

Best
Nox At10 Genius 18K Alum By Agustin Tapia
Nox

Nox At10 Genius 18K Alum By Agustin Tapia

93
PRR verdict

Nox At10 Genius 18K Alum By Agustin Tapia wins by 24 points

Nox At10 Genius 18K Alum By Agustin Tapia scores 93/100 against 69/100 for the Adidas Match Black. Its biggest edge is control (+20). On price, the Adidas Match Black is currently €164 cheaper.

Score breakdown
Adidas Match Black
Nox At10 Genius 18K Alum By Agustin Tapia
Overall
69/100
93/100Best
Control
64
84Best
Power
73
88Best
Sweet spot
65
68Best
Maneuverability
65
76Best
Comfort
66
70Best
Specs
Adidas Match Black
Nox At10 Genius 18K Alum By Agustin Tapia
Shape
Hybrid
Teardrop
Balance
Even
Weight
360–375 g
360–375 g
Core
EVA Performance
Black EVA
Face material
Fibreglass
Carbon 18K
Level
Beginner
Professional
Playing style
Power
Power
Adidas Match Black

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.

51at PadelProShopReview & prices
Nox At10 Genius 18K Alum By Agustin Tapia

Tapia's AT10 Genius 18K Alum is the rare frame that hits like an attacker's racket but doesn't fall apart when you defend. The 18K carbon face over a black EVA core gives a dense, springy strike: drives carry pace (power 88), yet the teardrop shape and even balance keep the head obedient on bandejas and blocks (control 84). It sits at the top of our table because it asks fewer sacrifices than a pure diamond. The compromises are familiar: comfort 70 means the stiffness reaches your elbow eventually, and tolerance 68 still wants near-middle contact.

215at PadelProShopReview & prices

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