Head Protector
 

PRICE: $300
HEAD SIZE: 102 sq. in. (mid-plus); 115 sq. in. (oversize)
LENGTH: 27.3 in. (MP); 27.75 in. (OS)
WEIGHT: 10 oz. (MP); 9.8 oz. (OS)
BALANCE: 3/5 in. head heavy (MP); 1 in. head heavy (OS)
FLEXIBILITY: Firm
IDEAL SWING: Medium to long (MP); short (OS)
NTRP: 2.5–4.5 (MP); 2.0–3.5 (OS)

FIRST TAKE:
If you suffer from tennis elbow, you know what [...]

Head MicroGEL Radical
 

Price: $200
Head Size: 98 sq. in. (mp); 107 sq. in. (os)
Length: 27 in.
Weight: 11.1 oz.
Flexibility: Extremely Flexible Balance: 2/5 in. head light (mp); 3/5 in. head light (os)
Ideal Swing: Long
NTRP: 4.0–7.0 (mp); 3.0–5.5 (os)SALES PITCH:
The latest update to the Radical is designed to deliver optimal feel and control to advanced players.
COMPARE TO:
Head Flexpoint [...]

Head Metallix 4
 

PRICE: $225
HEAD SIZE: 107 sq. in.
LENGTH: 27.3 in.
WEIGHT: 9.7 oz.
FLEXIBILITY: Firm
BALANCE: 4/5 in. head heavy
IDEAL SWING: Medium
NTRP: 2.5–4.0SALES PITCH
With a racquet face in between a mid-plus and an oversize, this Head will give you some extra power without
sacrifi cing control.
COMPARE TO
Head Flexpoint 4
HOW IT TESTED
The biggest praise for the Metallix 4 came in [...]

Head Metallix 10
 

PRICE: $275
BALANCE: 2/5 in. head heavy
HEAD SIZE: 124 sq. in.
FLEXIBILITY: Flexible
LENGTH: 27.3 in.
IDEAL SWING: Compact to medium
WEIGHT: 9.2 oz.
NTRP: 1.0– 4.0SALES PITCH:
By lowering the bridge section of the throat and making the shaft stronger, Head has created its most powerful racquet to date.
COMPARE TO:
Head Flexpoint 10
HOW IT TESTED:
An entry into the gameimprovement field, [...]

Head Liquidmetal Radical (Oversize)
 

LENGTH: 27 in.
WEIGHT: 11
IDEAL SWING - Short: No
IDEAL SWING - Medium: No
IDEAL SWING - Long: Yes
MANEUVERABILITY: High
CONTROL: High
POWER: Low
COMFORT: MediumLike a fine wine, the Radical gets better with age. It debuted in 1992 as a basic graphite, but the sixth and latest incarnation of this advanced-player’s frame incorporates Liquidmetal, a super-stiff alloy [...]

Head Liquidmetal Radical (Mid-Plus)
 

LENGTH: 27 in.
WEIGHT: 11
IDEAL SWING - Short: No
IDEAL SWING - Medium: No
IDEAL SWING - Long: Yes
MANEUVERABILITY: High
CONTROL: High
POWER: Low
COMFORT: MediumLike a fine wine, the Radical gets better with age. It debuted in 1992 as a basic graphite, but the sixth and latest incarnation of this advanced-player’s frame incorporates Liquidmetal, a super-stiff alloy [...]

Head Liquidmetal 5
 

PRICE: $225
BALANCE: 4/5 in. head heavy
HEAD SIZE: 107 sq. in.
FLEXIBILITY: Firm
LENGTH: 27.3 in.
IDEAL SWING: Medium-long
WEIGHT: 9.6 oz.
NTRP: 3.0–4.5FIRST TAKE:
It’s bound to happen sometime in your tennis-playing life: You’ll start to feel more pain in your swinging arm and dish out less pain to your opponent. That’s when you should switch to a more [...]

Head Liquidmetal 4
 

Length: 27.3 in.
Weight: 10.4
oz.
Ideal Swing - Short: No
Ideal Swing - Medium: Yes
Ideal Swing - Long: No
Maneuverability: High
Control: Medium
Power: Medium

The tennis equivalent of the Swiss Army knife, the Liquidmetal 4 is a versatile tool that can be used in almost any situation, be it offense or defense, at the baseline or the [...]

Head i.Radical (Mid-Plus)
 

Length: 27
Weight: 10.9
Ideal Swing - Short: No
Ideal Swing - Medium: No
Ideal Swing - Long: YesWhen Agassi goes for his third U.S. Open title this month, he’ll be using this brand-new stick, which updates the Ti.Radical with energy-transforming piezoelectric fibers in the throat (for more power and less vibration). Will this racquet return the [...]

Head i.Prestige (Mid-Plus)
 

Length: 27.5
Weight: 11.7
Ideal Swing - Short: No
Ideal Swing - Medium: No
Ideal Swing - Long: YesThe Head i.Prestige is just like a drill sergeant: it’s very demanding. Just ask Gustavo Kuerten, who’s playing with the midsize as we speak. The i.Prestige has piezoelectric fibers in the throat, which give the frame more pop than [...]