Every year the tournament editions arrive, and every year the same question: is the paint the only difference? For the Wilson Blade 98 16×19 v10 US Open 2026 our answer is a careful one — on the figures we hold, yes.
The standard Blade 98 16×19 v10 is listed at €219.85: 98 in², 305 g unstrung, balance 32.0 cm, 16×19, recommended 22–26 kg, with a measured stiffness of RA 64 and a swingweight of 322. The US Open edition is listed at €289.90 and matches it on head size, unstrung weight, balance, string pattern and tension range.
What we do not have is a bench figure for the US Open edition's stiffness or swingweight. Those two cells are empty in our records, and an empty cell is not a match — it is a measurement we have not made. Until the frame goes on the bench we cannot rule out a layup that reads differently, and we will not fill the gap with the standard model's numbers.
That leaves the €70.05 sitting against a paint job and a tournament logo, which for some buyers is exactly what they came for. It is worth knowing that is what is being bought.
Written from our own catalogue records. Every figure above is the figure stored on the product page named beside it.
