Adidas Adipower Legend 2025

Technologies

Pros

• ✓The Dual Exoskeleton keeps the 38mm frame from twisting on smashes struck slightly toward the tip: the ball comes off flat and you lose that 'face opening up' feeling on off-centre hits. The sandy, 3D-textured surface paired with the Spin Blade treatment really bites on cross-court viboras and cut bandejas; the kick bounces high and pushes your opponent back without needing to snap the wrist. The medium-hardness Soft Performance EVA core delivers more ball exit than you'd expect from a diamond shape: block volleys need no extra push and second serves come out deep. At 360-375g with a high balance around 285mm, the flat smash picks up real mass without added lead: the racket does the work for you once you're set up.

Cons

• ✗The head-heavy balance costs you in defence: get to a low wall exit a beat late and the head weight leaves your lob short for the opponent to punish. The sweet spot sits high up the face and it's unforgiving; shots near the throat give little back and feel harsh through the forearm. The stiff frame combined with a medium-density EVA transmits plenty of vibration on fast-paced blocks - bad news if you're carrying elbow issues. With so-so maneuverability, a late emergency bandeja or backhand volley can catch you out unless your technique is already solid.

The Adidas Adipower Legend 2025 targets advanced players with consolidated technique who want more performance without yet moving to a pure competition racket. Its diamond shape moves the sweet spot to the top of the face, giving more leverage and power at the cost of some tolerance. The high balance adds weight to the swing and pushes the racket toward an offensive profile. Its 360-375g weight range places it in the medium-weight group, the most common among amateur players.

Ten years of Adipower distilled into a diamond mould: the Adidas Adipower Legend 2025 is the brand's tribute to Seba Nerone, built with a 3K carbon face, 38mm frame, Soft Performance EVA core and a weight of 360 to 375g set on a high balance, around 285mm.

The number 10 printed over the white-and-blue livery isn't just graphic flair - it marks a decade of the Adipower line. The name of the former world No.1, with adidas since 2018, sits stamped on a dark background.

Dual Exoskeleton: how this reinforcement holds up when the ball comes in hot

The Dual Exoskeleton locks the 38mm profile to the hitting plane, and its job in practice is to keep the frame from twisting on impact.

A smash struck slightly toward the tip is the acid test: on a frame that flexes, the ball drifts long or loses pace. With this reinforcement, the face stays firm and the trajectory goes where you aim.

The 3K carbon supplies the other half of the equation. It's a wider-weave fabric, a touch more elastic than tighter weaves, which softens the harsh feedback you'd otherwise get from such a rigid frame.

The Power Embossed Ridge beefs up the upper part of the face, right where a diamond shape concentrates its mass and where a power player looks to make contact. That's where this padel racket delivers its best ball.

Who is the Adidas Adipower Legend 2025 actually for?

This one's built for advanced players with a developed swing and solid technique on smashes and bandejas. It demands early preparation and centred contact. Below that level, the head-heavy balance and concentrated sweet spot turn every off-centre ball into an unforced error and forearm vibration.

Spin Blade and 3D sanding: the vibora as the signature shot

The combination of the sandy, 3D-textured surface and the Spin Blade treatment gives you about as aggressive a grip as you can ask from a carbon face.

It shows up in concrete ways: the cross-court vibora comes off with enough spin to open the angle and die into the side glass; the kick bounces high and pushes your opponent backward; the cut bandeja drops fast after the bounce.

It changes the drop shot too. With this much bite, the slice grabs on the first bounce and the ball sticks close to the ground - unusual for a diamond of this weight.

Smash, defence and wall exits: strengths and weak points

Up at the net and on attack, it behaves exactly as you'd expect from a diamond pushing 375g with the mass up top: the flat smash and the smash by 3 get their own push, with little need to accelerate the arm.

At the net it performs better than expected. The medium-hardness Soft Performance EVA keeps ball exit reasonable for the format: block volleys don't require extra push and second serves come out deep without forcing anything.

The cost shows up in defence. With the balance sitting around 285mm, the head feels heavy, and a low wall exit taken a fraction late turns into a short lob ripe for punishment. You need to prepare earlier than you're used to.

The other limitation is margin for error. The sweet spot sits high on the face and doesn't forgive: contact near the throat gives little back and feels harsh.

Adipower Legend 2025 spec sheet

Three signs this racket isn't for you

1. You play more than three matches a week and carry elbow niggles: the stiff frame plus medium-density EVA transmits a lot on fast blocks.
2. Your game is built on defending, lobbing and waiting for the opponent's mistake: the so-so maneuverability will catch you out on emergency bandejas.
3. You're not yet hitting centred contact consistently: here, every centimetre off the sweet spot costs you power.

Verdict: signature pop with a toll on the wrist

The Adidas Adipower Legend 2025 delivers exactly what its shape promises. It's an unapologetic power racket: it hits hard, bites the ball and handles off-centre contact better than a 38mm profile would suggest.

In return, it asks for a player who genuinely attacks. If your partner covers the middle and you live off the smash by 3 and the vibora, this adidas option pays you back in points. If your role is to hold the court and set up play, that top-end weight works against you deep into the third set.

Quick takeaway before you decide: this is a racket for closing out points, not building them.