Blade 100 v9.0
Braided graphite. 100 in² head, 300 g unstrung, 32 cm unstrung balance, 16×19 string pattern.
Where to buy
prices as we recorded them, not a live feed — each row says whenSix criteria
calculated from the verified specifications, scored out of 10, shown against the category averageSpecifications
Where it wins and loses
against the average for this categoryBelow the average for this category — think twice if you already hit long when you go for it.
From 100 in² head, RA 60.
Above the average for this category, so this frame suits a player who aims at lines and wants the ball to go there.
From 16×19, 100 in² head.
Above the average for this category, so this frame suits an arm that has complained before.
From RA 60, 300 g.
Within 0.3 of the category average: neither a reason to buy this frame nor a reason to avoid it.
From 16×19, balance 32.0 cm.
Within 0.3 of the category average: neither a reason to buy this frame nor a reason to avoid it.
From 300 g, balance 32.0 cm.
Within 0.3 of the category average: neither a reason to buy this frame nor a reason to avoid it.
From balance 32.0 cm, 300 g.
Tension calculator
The calculator takes this frame's verified specs plus your playing style and returns a tension in kilograms and pounds, with the reasoning behind the number.
The 100 in² sibling of the Blade 98 v9 we've already bench-tested — same family, same control-first identity, one size up in head size, this exact model still awaiting its own bench check.
What the sources agree on
RA of 60 and a 322 swingweight put this in similar territory to the Speed MP 2026 above — soft-feeling on paper, stable through contact — which tracks with what our own bench-tested Blade 98 v9 already showed: this Wilson family reads as control-first and forgiving of a full swing rather than free-power. The larger 100 in² head over the 98 in² sibling is the one clear spec difference, and a bigger head is the most consistent, least-disputed lever for a slightly more forgiving sweet spot and marginally more free power.
Where they disagree
We're extrapolating from a sibling racquet's bench results here, which is a reasonable starting point given the shared frame technology, but it isn't the same as testing this exact 100 in² version — head size changes enough about how a frame plays that we're not carrying over the Blade 98 v9's actual score, just the qualitative direction its numbers point in.
