Technical Viper Lebron

The Babolat Technical Viper Lebron is a variation of the Technical Viper with two changes: a harder core and a slightly rougher surface.

This racket has surprised reviewers with how hard it is. “It’s basically a block of wood,” one reviewer opined. It is probably the hardest racket on the market. As a result, its sweet spot is smaller and its ball output is lower than the Technical Viper - a racket with a small sweet spot and a very hard touch.

The 2023 Technical Viper changed from Babolat’s “X-EVA”, two layers of hard EVA sandwiching one layer of soft EVA, to a single density of hard foam, purportedly at Juan Lebron’s request. This year’s Technical Viper remains with X-EVA.

The face of the racket has an additional layer of roughness on a shiny varnish, whereas the Technical Viper has a matte surface.

This racket also offers Babolat’s new strap-changing system and two Lebron wolf logo straps, one in sky blue and the other in red. Some of our reviewers prefer it to Nox’s as it doesn’t have a knot that scratches the bottom of their palm during gameplay.

This racket offers power, control, and maneuverability to those who can manage its hardness, small sweet spot, and 27cm balance.

This racket is recommended for very advanced players only.