Tennis gear scores, refereed — strings first.
Reviewers disagree about racquets and strings. We collect the reviewers who actually publish scores, put them side by side on every product, and label exactly how many scored sources stand behind each number. No score appears here without a named source, and no score is ever converted between scales.
Quick picks — from verified scores only
| What you need | Pick | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest-scored string (retailer playtest) | Weiss CANNON Blue Rock N Power Hybrid | 9.2/10 | Tennis Warehouse (retailer) — now Panel: TennCom adds 4/13 |
| The string the sources fight about | Luxilon ALU Power | 94/100 vs 6/13 vs 8.5/10 | TW (retailer) vs TennCom vs Tennis Companion — all three shown, none averaged |
| Highest independent racquet overall | Babolat Pure Strike 98 16x19 (Gen 4) | 8.81/10 | Tennis Companion (independent) |
| Top spin rating (verified category) | Babolat Pure Aero (100) — Topspin 9.2 | 8.69/10 overall | Tennis Companion (independent) — guide/review conflict flagged on the page |
| Softest feel (verified category) | Prince Premier Control — Comfort 9.1 | 8.5/10 | Tennis Warehouse (retailer) |
| First Consensus racquet | Tecnifibre TFight 300S | 8.3/10 · 16/18 · category scores | TW (retailer) + TennCom + tennis MAGAZIN |
Consensus products — 3 scored sources each
| Product | Scores, side by side | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Tecnifibre TFight 300S | 8.3/10 — Tennis Warehouse playtest (retailer) 16/18 — TennCom tier list (written spreadsheet) (independent) categories only — tennis MAGAZIN (Germany) Schlagertest (independent) | Consensus |
| Luxilon ALU Power | 94/100 — Tennis Warehouse playtest (retailer) 6/13 — TennCom tier list (written spreadsheet) (independent) 8.5/10 — Tennis Companion (independent) | Consensus |
| Solinco Confidential | 89/100 — Tennis Warehouse playtest (retailer) 13/13 — TennCom tier list (written spreadsheet) (independent) 8.13/10 — Tennis Companion (independent) | Consensus |
| Solinco Mach-10 | 8.5/10 — Tennis Warehouse playtest (retailer) 13/13 — TennCom tier list (written spreadsheet) (independent) 8.1/10 — Tennis Companion (independent) | Consensus |
| Solinco Hyper-G | 90/100 — Tennis Warehouse playtest (retailer) 8/13 — TennCom tier list (written spreadsheet) (independent) 8.1/10 — Tennis Companion (independent) | Consensus |
| Babolat RPM Blast | 85/100 — Tennis Warehouse playtest (retailer) 6/13 — TennCom tier list (written spreadsheet) (independent) 8.03/10 — Tennis Companion (independent) | Consensus |
6 products have earned a Consensus label so far, 10 sit at Panel (2 sources), and the rest are honestly labeled Single-source. The counts grow as mining reaches each product — we'd rather show a small honest table than a big padded one.
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Strings — the repeat buy
A racquet lasts years. A poly string goes dead in 10–20 hours of play. The string database — 37 brands, 112 families, by material and gauge — plus tension and restring guidance is the heart of this site. 35 string families carry scored pages so far.
Racquets — the big decision
19 brands, 58 lines, 169 models in our census. 26 racquets carry scored pages; the rest have census pages that say plainly when no scored source has rated them yet.
How we score
Consensus (3+ sources), Panel (2), Single-source (1) — the label is on every score. Tennis's deepest scored source is a retailer; we flag that on every single use.