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Babolat Viper 3.1 vs Xplo
The Viper 3.1 is the better racket, 90 to 88: more sweet spot and handling. The Xplo is not at PadelProShop right now.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Viper 3.1 takes 4 of the six, the Xplo takes power, and value is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Weight, balance and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
The same face on both: carbon 3k.
No edge either way
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
About the same weight: 370 g and 365 to 375 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
Only the Viper 3.1 is at PadelProShop right now, at €351.
No edge either way
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
Which one sounds like you?
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Viper 3.1
Our score 90 · €351Skip it if you want more power: the Xplo has 96 for power against its 94.
Xplo
Our score 88 · not in stockSkip it if you want a bigger sweet spot: the Viper 3.1 has 61 for sweet spot against its 52.
Our recommendation for most players
The Viper 3.1
The higher score, 90 to 88.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Viper 3.1 +2
No other site has scored the Viper 3.1 or the Xplo yet. When one does, it shows here.
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What players said
Players who own a racket tell us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
No player has told us about the Viper 3.1 or the Xplo yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
Babolat Viper 3.1
The better racket, 90 to 88: more sweet spot and handling.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Carbon 3K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Viper 3.1 or the Xplo?
The Viper 3.1 is the better racket, 90 to 88: more sweet spot and handling. The Xplo is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Viper 3.1 and the Xplo?
The same face on both: carbon 3k. About the same weight: 370 g and 365 to 375 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for sweet spot?
The Viper 3.1: sweet spot 61 against 52.
What is the price difference?
Only the Viper 3.1 is at PadelProShop right now, at €351.
Viper 3.1Buy €351