Babolat

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Babolat is the oldest racket sports brand in the world, founded in Lyon, France in 1875 — the year the modern tennis racket string was invented. Today Babolat dominates the tennis world (Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and dozens of top-100 ATP/WTA players use Babolat frames) and produces a strong badminton and padel line. Central Sports stocks the complete UK Babolat range across tennis rackets, badminton rackets, padel rackets, strings, balls, shoes, bags and accessories. The Babolat tennis racket families Pure Aero — power and spin. Rafael Nadal’s racket . The defining racket of modern heavy-topspin baseline tennis. Aerodynamic frame, open string pattern, designed for spin generators. Pure Drive — power all-court. The world’s best-selling tennis racket family for over 20 years. Forgiving, fast, generates easy power. The default recommendation for intermediates moving up from a beginner frame. Pure Strike — control and precision. Dominic Thiem’s racket family . Tighter string pattern, more flexible feel, for technical players who hit through the ball. Drive — lighter Drive variants for juniors and intermediate adults transitioning up. Browse all Babolat tennis rackets . Babolat badminton and padel Babolat’s badminton line is built around three frames: X-Feel (power), I-Pulse (control) and Prime (balanced all-rounder). Increasingly popular in UK club badminton thanks to forgiving frames and competitive pricing. For padel, Babolat is one of the leading global brands — we stock the Air Veron, Counter Viper and Technical Veron ranges across diamond, teardrop and round shapes. Browse all padel rackets . Babolat strings, balls and shoes Babolat’s string range is the gold standard for spin-focused tennis — RPM Blast (polyester, used by Nadal and most of the top 100), VS Touch natural gut , and Pro Hurricane Tour . We string in store using your chosen Babolat string at your specified tension with same-day turnaround. Browse Babolat tennis balls and Babolat tennis shoes (Jet