Wilson Python/ Defyer - Released July 2026
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Tim Buktu
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Is looking alot like a wilson promo movie.
Not sure if they are objectieve. I hope though
Tim Buktu
Rookie
Well, he's sponsored by a big tennis shop in the UK and the other guy speaking on the video is the actual owner of the same big tennis shop! So I doubt you'll hear anything critical in the video.
Need someone truly objective and who isn't afraid to tell it as it is eg TennCom guy
According to Lafino 100L and ul are only available with Defyer print?
thebigz
Professional
You almost certainly can. Certain items had brand restrictions to ship outside EU but not most. 24 euro starting shipping fee but lower MSRP for many items especially strings. Been buying from TWE to US for a decade myself
However, you might get a fat customs bill from FedEx afterwards. Not sure if the import custom status has changed. The last time I ordered within the last 12 months, got a ~ 20% customs bill after. Historically there’s been 800 usd threshold to trigger customs but it was removed during trade war. Do some research on import customs for sporting goods from Germany
thebigz
Professional
Beckett will be the first to tell you that racquet reviews are inherently subjective.
We each only test with our own strokes, game, and preferences
Tim Buktu
Rookie
Yeah but he knows his own mind and he's not afraid to give his own genuine opinion, rather than just copy the online hype or parrot from the marketing brochure.
We need more independent thinkers in the tennis social media space and less brain dead / paid for product promoters.
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RuudAwakening
Rookie
TWE has it at 326 SW and 66RA. Didn't feel like it was crazy stiff when i hit with it and I do get arm pain. Still a couple points lower than Ezone100 and actually very similar to Radical MP (300g, 323SW, 66RA). Concern might be what string setup you need to match it with to get the best out of it as I'm someone who doesn't like stringing above 48
So, the Defeyer is finally on sale in the shops. The big question now, of course, is… how are we going to fill that huge void that’s been left since today? No more releases to look forward to. No more rumours to share. No more endless chatter about ****ty colour and names. Difficult times ahead, guys.
thebigz
Professional
Pure Aero 98 is like 71 RA unstrung per Babolat, 66 RA strung per TW by the way.
Your estimate might be a bit off. And subjectively it should be a fair bit more comfortable than PA98
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tele
Hall of Fame
i did not watch the lafino video, but that would be my guess. I think the concept edition is just what is available right now.
thebigz
Professional
Trust me there will still be flocks of new comments ****ting on the color and name. The same ones that already filled up 10+ pages of this thread.
Tim Buktu
Rookie
Nope, I've measured the RA loads of racquets over the years as I used to string in a tennis shop. Aero unstrung RA is typically about 68-69 and there's also some variance within their batches of racquets going upwards. TW just average a small sample.
Spin value seems to be calculated from string pattern, mass, head size, maybe stiffness. Some values can give you a vague idea I guess.you have a racket comparison on the extreme tennis website. I can't say that my impression is the same for all rackets, but I agree with the general impression for most rackets. It turns out that this is a very stiff racket.
thebigz
Professional
This situation been explained multiple times in this thread, by me and others. Please go back 15-20 pages to read (I’m not kidding) from just a few days ago haha
The redline texted units were just early units already produced before they changed the name a few weeks ago. None of them will ship to the North American market because the name change is due to “redlining” being associated to the historical discriminatory practices in the US, for which its impact is still well alive today.
RuudAwakening
Rookie
Oh, did you not hear? All the ATP pros are now playing the V98 codename "Vyper". Rumour it's going to compete with control rackets and be released as the Radline, but then last minute might be called the Wilson Ryot. Will have an RA of 79 but will be insanely comfortable like a clash. Very precise and controlled as long as it's strung at 70lbs or above.
yourtennisfit
Professional
What's funny as hell is that they still have some Redline references around - e.g. the dampener is an RPM gauge in redline 
raymondumbara
Rookie
Surely now we need to forget this thread, and start a new one for the Defyer?
No more speculation etc, more real world retail-edition experiences
No more speculation etc, more real world retail-edition experiences
ForehandCross
G.O.A.T.
The 100 is getting universal praise. While 98 is seems, as Tennis nerd said, geared towards blade /pro staff users.
Tim Buktu
Rookie
you have a racket comparison on the extreme tennis website. I can't say that my impression is the same for all rackets, but I agree with the general impression for most rackets. It turns out that this is a very stiff racket.
Wow, that's another indicator that they've jacked up the stiffness for the retail release as Blade 98 and Speed Tour are pretty comfortable racquets with a nice amount of flex.
For comparison purposes, what other racquets in that database have a comfort score around 61?
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EJS
New User
Now we actually have to go back to practicing to evolve, not trough magic tricks and fancy marketing.
tele
Hall of Fame
i know that. maybe you should respond to the person who asked me.
thebigz
Professional
Meant to sorry. Well it can be for anyone still wondering that will come across this page
tele
Hall of Fame
no worries
wedge
Semi-Pro
100%.
thebigz
Professional
As I said specifically, 71 unsturng is listed by Babolat:
Babolat also lists 71 +-3 for the RA variance btw.
You and them can both be right. I’m sure it’s possible that different machines can produce different readings.
For Defyer 98 Pro, strung RA seems to come out around 64, which is inline with most P98 prototypes measuring around 64-65 strung.
We all know at this point, RA is a very limited reference for indicating subjective experience of stiffness or comfort, especially for modern frames that are engineered with different firmness level at different parts of the frame, all with varying levels of dampening tech.
I would just urge you to go by subjective testing to draw conclusions and not by a number
Tim Buktu
Rookie
For some reason they don't have aero 98 on the site. But this is the closest thing.
Hmm....those comfort numbers don't really make sense. Ultra 100 is a stiff rigid racquet. Blade 100 v9 is soft, flexy racquet. Yet they both have almost the same comfort score. The comfort number for the Blade 100 must be wrong.
but I look forward to the next 100 of complaints and customizations. Lets go 
The 100 is 66RA and SW 326 on Tennis Only, tempted to demo one as they are available unlike the V10 pros which they don't have demos for.
Federauer
New User
This color looks so sick...had it in my hand
Tim Buktu
Rookie
Bit worrying that they've had to add lead tape to the 98 and are still moaning about swing weight despite the retail racquet having increased in weight over Python.
Where exactly did Wilson add the +5g?? Nowhere?
What I find really odd about Nerd's videos is that he never shows the actual specs of the sample that he's using despite him having a Head 4-in-1 machine at home. Wilson clamping down on influencers showing QC variations? It's therefore difficult to know if he's got an underspec, overspec or outlier of a sample.
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extreme_western
Rookie
Yep, this is a dealbreaker for me given the competition's stability at stock weight
Cayenne321
Rookie
A lot of the reviews so far had it strung with ALU power in the low 50s and kept mentioning they'd want it tighter into the mid 50s to tame the power. Must be a pretty comfortable stick if you're putting your poly at 55+.
I mean there are many Redline pics now but no one seem to care about 100L. Curious if it is also printed Redline like 98pro and 100. I wanted to order a 100L redline but finally ended with 100 because I want the concept edition more than Defyer.
It is very common that all L and UL models of all brands get very few reviews.
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MatiasR
Rookie
Same machine with the 26PA98 gave 67 and 71, not far from the 68 and 69 of the Defyer 98 Pro.
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konstantinos kalfountzos
Hall of Fame
The quality of tennis rackets reviews from the most-known reviewers have hit rock-bottom. Especially, when two head sizes are presented 100 and 98, I know what I'm gonna hear beforehand. Luca Berg from Rackets and Runners and then Beckett aka Tenncom seem to offer more thorough descriptions of what they felt while playing with the rackets they review. Of course, they will through some "sauce" here and there to keep our attention.
I mean, if I play the Aero 100 and Aero 98 reviews side-by-side with the Defryier 100 and 98, 90% of it it's the same.
I mean, if I play the Aero 100 and Aero 98 reviews side-by-side with the Defryier 100 and 98, 90% of it it's the same.
Cayenne321
Rookie
I dunno, there seemed to be an expectation that the 98 was a carbon copy of the PA98 but its sounding more like a blade with extra juice. The wilson marketing bangs on about how flexible the head is in all sorts of directions, so I wouldn't take the RA at face value.
71 unstrung is nosebleed levels, though. taking it at face value ...
