I started as a complete beginner a few months ago and my research led me to the Head Radical Microgel Midplus. It's $90 at Tennis-Warehouse and it's been great for me.

I think weight is the most important thing. Lighter racquets are more maneuverable but less powerful. Look for something under 300g. You can always add weight via lead tape, but you can't really remove weight.

Next would be the head size. Look for 100 sq in or higher.

I started with the Wilson Burn and I had a lot of fun with it. Serving felt effortless.

Once I started playing better my balls tended to go long so I went to the Blade and then to the ezone.

I’ve tried lots of racquets. This morning I tried the Nox Pro Cup Hard. I paid £95 for it. It’s an amazing racquet for the money. It’s not too hard not too soft. Has loads of control and plenty of power. It’s really lovely to play with. It’s everything I hoped the Nox AT10 12k would have been.

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Thanks for the info. Its currently up for sale for €120 so not to bad

I’m a beginner and did quite a bit of research. Key take aways I found.

300g or less unstrung

100 inch seems to be the most recommended

Make sure you get the right grip size 

And this is maybe more key, since we’re beginners we don’t really know what we want in a racket spin, control etc. so just go with something more comfortable. I ended up with a Völkl V-Cell 8 as it felt nice and was on sale. 

I got a Babolat Boost Aero from my local tennis shop, HUGE upgrade from the $17 one I'd been using! It's relatively light, feels great, and has pretty colors lol

Demo demo demo. Cheap and easy. Your racquet is not my racquet. Go to a pro shop and ask them.

Ezone 100 and don’t look back

I am an adult (25) beginner. I have been playing tennis with my friends for last 6 months.

Welcome to tennis. I hope you enjoy this game as much as I do.

I have used some old rackets, but now want to buy a tennis racket that us comfortable, lightweight and beginner friendly. I want to use the racket for next few years and learn proper techniques with it. Please recommend which racket I should buy.

I would go with any racket that you like, and generally falls in these categories.

• 100 SQ in or larger hoop
• No heavier than 300g (unstrung weight)
• adult size racket: length is 27 in.
• Get the right grip size for your hand.
• Stay away from poly and copoly strings until you are breaking syngut or multi within a month of a new string job.

I would recommend that you try a couple of different rackets within these specs, and see how they feel and pick the one you like best. You can always tweak the last 25% of feel by swapping out tennis strings once you choses your racket.

tennis player here (dati nalang pero nagcompete din) :C

mas okay to buy sa physical stores, op! mas maganda tignan yung grip at kung kaya mo ba yung weight niya. ayan ang masasabi ko na icheck mo primarily as a beginner.

i tried wilson nung beginner palang din me and mabigat yung nagamit ko. then, nagswitch ako to prince. medyo mas magaan na siya. at first, dahil sa sobrang sanay ko sa mabigat, pag hampas ko sa bola sumasama raketa. i can say nakatulong siya sa ball control ko and yung grip ko mismo sa raketa. kinaya naman in the long run, pinagpapalit ko sila depending sa performance ko hahahaha

so, up to you if ano mas magugustuhan mo or ano sa tingin mo comfortable ka when you are checking out rackets.

hi op! tinuloy mo ba bilhin itong wilson? Im planning to buy it sana as a beginner racket

Not as good pero pwede na siya sa beginner.

Buying a racket is one of the things that is best done physically, not online(unless reordering the same model as the one you had before). Better to test out the "heaviness" when you hold/grip it.

The Head TI (https://tenniscreative.com/head-ti-s6-review/) is a fantastic beginner's racquet, particularly if you're not super fit to start with

The investment that will make a bigger difference is a good pair of tennis shoes

As a beginner your racquet really doesn't matter all that much. As long as it's graphite anything will do to start. When you get better and understand what you are looking for you can get something more suited to your preference.

If you can find any of the below for a good price I think you’d prefer those. Great condition used you should be able to find for a good price

Head radical team l

Head extreme team l

Head speed team l

Head instinct team l (older model but will be the same)

Also if you remove the l from the name, that version is slightly heavier

My mum played a bit and she tried the radical team and even commented how much easier it was to use.

Go on Facebook marketplace and get one used!! You’ll get a racket you can grow with for cheap. I bought my Wilson clash for $80 and couldn’t be happier

Just use Ezone bruh

Wilson Clash is generally thought to be a solid beginner’s racket, but just go for any legitimate, quality racket that you can grow into, with a weight of around 305g unstrung. Get the standard “middle” version of the racket within any particular line and you’ll be fine.

I would recommend Wilson clash sticks as a beginner friendly racket with opportunity for growth.

A "complete beginner" would not have to spend as much as $175 on a good racket to learn tennis. There is a reason why manufacturers label rackets for casual/recreational/beginner use or intermediate and advanced level players. The essential things to consider are the grip size ( must be appropriate for you), head size (bigger is better) and weight (lighter is better). When the beginner player has learned consistency on basic ground strokes with proper technique and has developed better fitness levels, the racket preference is likely to change. That is when you upgrade equipment.

Get the Speed MP Graphene XT, it'll only set you back 99 bucks, it's a great racket, and it hits a lot of the stats that are great for a beginner

16x19 300g 100sq inches

There haven't been mega changes to the speed since it came out, and this generation of speed MP is still used and loved by some of the members in my club.

https://www.tennis-warehouse.com/Head_Graphene_XT_Speed_MP/descpageRCHEAD-GXSMPR.html

Maybe consider putting a multifilament string like NXT or NRG2 in it instead of the synthetic gut it comes with

Ezone 100

I think for 30 pounds you’re better off with using whatever they can give you at a training session with a coach. If you just want to go down and hit youself with someone, then probably any cheap used would be okay. Try to have it somewhere between 275-300g weight, and at least a 100 inchsquare head size.

For ball I can only recommend for clay, the Dunlop Fort Clay is the most popular, followed by the Wilson Roland Garros. Both are good, the Dunlop is more widely played on clay tournaments. Idk about grass or hard court, we don’t have grass court around here, and I don’t play hard (I should though).

Also you probably need shoes.

A 300g babolat pure drive on eBay (get the right grip size) is around 40-50 pounds. It’s only slightly different to the new version which is close to £300

Racket will last you a few years atleast. It’s a great racket for strong beginners to advanced.

Issue is, tennis is expensive. Court booking, balls and strings will all add up to more than £30 a week

Young adult in your late teens? Just say you’re 19😭😭😭

Yonex Ezone 100 is the jam. Good for every level. Even Ruud uses it.

Wilson burn comes in at 318g strung, could be a good beginner racquet.

Tenniswarehouse.com has a program where you can demo 3 racquets for $20 but that price was from years ago may be different now. Try to stick with something 100 sq in. headsize or bigger. You can't really go wrong with any of the major brands, just pick something that feels the best in your hands.

eBay or Facebook marketplace are good resources for used heavier racquets. Also check out r/10s since this sub is fit professional tennis discussion.

100 sqin 295-305 G racket. Just anything with this spec

Get the Wilson clash 100 v2, it's on sale as well. Pretty great beginner racket