Nox AT10 Pro Cup Soft By Agustín Tapia 2026

Technologies

Pros

• ✓The low-density HR3 Soft EVA core gives you a really generous ball exit — off the back wall and on low wall rebounds you're not having to manufacture all the pace with your arm yourself

Cons

• ✗The fibreglass face caps your raw power — on a flat, full-blooded smash you'll feel it soaking up part of the impact compared to a pure carbon face

The Nox AT10 Pro Cup Soft By Agustín Tapia 2026 is designed for competition or pro-level players who prioritise performance and precision over comfort. Its teardrop shape shifts the sweet spot slightly upwards, striking a balance between control and power. Its 360-375g weight range places it in the medium-weight group, the most common among amateur players.

Nox AT10 Pro Cup Soft: Agustín Tapia's teardrop bets on comfort

The Nox AT10 Pro Cup Soft By Agustín Tapia 2026 is a 360-375 g competition teardrop racket combining a Fiberglass Alum face, HR3 Soft core and 38 mm frame, with EOS Flap and Pulse System as the headline new tech. It's the softer sibling in the Argentine's Pro Cup line, built for players who want top-level performance without hammering the arm.

That word — comfort — sums up the whole project. Nox hasn't chased the stiffest racket in the range here, but one that absorbs and gives back.

What's new versus last season's mould?

The AT10 Pro Cup Soft builds on Agustín Tapia's 2025 mould with two concrete additions.

The first is EOS Flap: perforations along the sides of the frame that shave mass off the tip area and speed up the racket's rotation through the air. The upshot is maneuverability well beyond what you'd expect from a teardrop at this weight.

The second is the Pulse System, anti-vibration side inserts that filter how much of the impact travels back into your hand. This isn't just marketing fluff: on off-centre hits — the ones that punish your elbow the most — the feedback arrives cushioned rather than harsh.

Fiberglass Alum + HR3 Soft: why the ball exit is so fast

The aluminised fibreglass face is more flexible than a carbon weave. It flexes into the ball on contact and springs it back out with a trampoline-like effect. Underneath, HR3 Soft is a low-density EVA that amplifies that rebound.

The result is a medium-firm feel with one of the most generous ball exits you'll find on a competition padel racket. You don't need to generate all the pace yourself — the racket does its share of the work.

The counterbalance comes from Dynamic Composite Structure (DCS). The frame is 100% carbon and stiff, while the face is soft. That stiffness mismatch usually creates dead zones near the perimeter; DCS is designed to close that gap, giving a more even response across the whole hitting surface.

On the hitting surface itself, Nox uses a dual texture: a 3D hexagonal grain in the centre of the face surrounded by sanded zones. Together they bite into the ball nicely both on topspin drives from the back and on cut drop shots.

Shot by shot: how it plays

Bandeja and vibora. This is where the EOS Flap really shows its worth. The racket whips into the shot fast and lets you close the face without feeling like you're dragging extra weight. The vibora comes off with plenty of sidespin thanks to the sanded texture.

Smash. The face is the ceiling here. The fibreglass soaks up some of the impact on a flat, full-power smash, and if you're coming from a carbon-faced racket you'll notice it. On the smash por 3 and the kick smash, where arm speed and spin matter more than raw power, the trade-off is smaller.

Defence and wall exits. Its strongest suit. With HR3 Soft, an awkward ball tight to the wall comes out deep without forcing anything. Defensive lobs reach the back of the court with minimal effort.

Volleys. Its most debatable area. The soft feel gives you less feedback on mid-height blocking volleys against a fast attack, making it harder to nail the exact contact point. Volleys where you're moving into the shot, on the other hand, hold up fine.

Low balls. The teardrop shape places the sweet spot above the geometric centre. Balls at your feet come off flat if you don't adjust your contact height.

Who is the Nox AT10 Pro Cup Soft for?

Nox positions this for advanced and competitive players who prioritise comfort without giving up performance. That's an honest description.

The profile that gets the most out of it:

1. **All-round players** who attack and defend in equal measure, not pure smashers.
2. **A history of elbow or wrist niggles** — the Pulse System and soft core are built exactly for that.
3. **Solid, established technique**: the 38 mm frame and up to 375 g on the top-weighted models demand a wrist used to moving that balance.
4. **Backhand or forehand dominant players alike**, thanks to its all-round nature.

Players chasing raw power and a crisp, hard response should look toward carbon faces and stiffer rubbers instead. This padel racket is deliberately built in the opposite direction.

Verdict: a teardrop that trades stiffness for mileage

This model solves a real problem: competing at a high level without ending the season with a battered arm. The Fiberglass Alum + HR3 Soft combo delivers ball exit and forgiveness on off-centre hits, and the EOS Flap makes it more agile than its shape would suggest.

The trade-off is raw power on the flat smash and slightly less feedback on blocking volleys. If your game leans on the full-power smash, this isn't your racket.

But if what you want is a forgiving competition teardrop that defends comfortably and lets you play three matches in a weekend without paying a physical toll, the AT10 Pro Cup Soft is built exactly for that.