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Babolat · Brutal spin
AeroPro Drive
Nadal's frame — the original clay-court spin weapon
LegendSpinPro's choiceClassic
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Specifications
Head size100 in²645 cm²
Weight300 g10.6 oz · unstrung
Balance320 mm
LevelAdvanced
Year20102010
Source: — · last checked — · unverified
How it plays
0–100 editorial ratings compiled by Tennistory from specs and published reviews, not lab measurements.
Feel
Fast through the air with savage spin — Nadal's signature weapon as he broke through.
Background
The AeroPro Drive Nadal used as he broke through — the ancestor of the modern Pure Aero.
Successor: Babolat Pure Aero (2026)
Players
- Rafael Nadal · played it
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