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ASICS Gel-Resolution 9 vs Babolat Pure Aero Gen9 (2026) vs Yonex Percept 97
Axes first, then the short verdict. The overall Court Score is not an average.
Listing
Court Score
4
4
3
Powerfree depth
3
4
3
Controlaim when swinging out
5
3
5
Spinshape / dip
3
5
4
Comfortarm-friendly sessions
3
2
4
Valueworth street price
4
3
3
Verdict
A wide, stable hard-court shoe that lasts a rec season if you are hard on laterals.
The yellow spin frame club players still mean when they say Aero—Gen9 is a bit more muted than the 2023 beast, still the clearest primary demo in the spin lane.
Yonex’s club-player control stick—surgical 97 aim, buttery FlexCon pocketing, and enough spin to keep full cuts honest.