Yonex 07 Vcore 98 Scarlett Test

The heavy option in the seventh-generation Vcore: 305 g unstrung and a head size of 98 sq in. That mass soaks up a fast incoming ball. The compact head asks for clean contact and pays it back in control, and with a head-light 315 mm balance the racket is not late in quick exchanges.

The beam is thin, 23 mm at its widest, which means less free power than a thick frame but more feel. The open 16x19 pattern takes spin readily, and the new seventh-generation structure spins the ball harder than the model before it.