HEAD Speed Pro (2024) vs Wilson Blade 104 v9 (2024)
Spec-by-spec, with every gap named. Rows where at least one frame has no published value are marked incomplete — an average across a missing number is a guess.
| Spec | HEAD Speed Pro (2024) | Wilson Blade 104 v9 (2024) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head size | 645.2cm² | 671.0cm² | +25.8 cm² |
| Length | 685.8mm | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Weight, unstrung | 310g | 290g | −20 g |
| Balance | 315 mm · 8.7 pts HL | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Beam, throat | 23.0mm | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Beam, mid | 23.0mm | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Beam, tip | 23.0mm | not published | Incomplete — one of the two rackets publishes nothing here. |
| Mains | 18 | 16 | −2 |
| Crosses | 20 | 19 | −1 |
Who should pick which
- Head size: Wilson Blade 104 v9 (2024) is 25.8 cm² higher. That means a bigger head, so a larger sweet zone and more forgiveness on mishits — the other gives you a smaller head, so tighter dispersion and more predictable control.
- Weight, unstrung: HEAD Speed Pro (2024) is 20 g higher. That means more mass, so more plough-through and more to swing late in a match — the other gives you less weight, so easier to accelerate and easier to get round on fast returns.
Differences are computed from published specs only. Where a value is missing for either racket the row is marked incomplete and excluded from this list — an inference across a missing number is a guess, not a comparison.