Babolat Pure Drive
The large-headed graphite racket that became the standard for modern baseline tennis.
Babolat, founded in 1875 to make gut strings, launched the Pure Drive in 1994. The racket is powerful and makes it easy to hit with a lot of spin.
It became one of the most played rackets in the world. Rafael Nadal and many others have used rackets built on the same idea.
Materials: Graphite frame, polyester or nylon strings
Manufacture: Made by Babolat in Lyon from 1994.
The large head with an open string pattern.
The thick, aerodynamic frame.
The Babolat double-line logo on the frame.