Bullpadel Vertex Junior Girl Padel Racket (2026)

Tennisnuts lists this racket at 335 to 345 g in its spec table (330 to 345 g in the description text, a small internal gap of its own), a diamond shape, medium or even balance, a Polyglass fibreglass face and a carbon fibre tubular frame. Every one of those figures matches the already-overlaid Vertex Junior Boy 26, and our own catalogue description for both rackets is worded identically. That backs up what our kids padel racket guide already says: this is a genuine colour-only pair, not two different builds.

The page's own shape guide text claims diamonds are generally high balance, which doesn't match this racket's own spec table figure of medium. That reads like boilerplate copy rather than a number specific to this model, so we're going with the spec table's medium balance.

Tennisnuts calls the Boy 26 an advanced racket and this Girl 26 beginner to intermediate. Nothing in the weight, shape, core or face backs that distinction up: both are built the same way for the same kind of attacking junior player. Treat the level label as retailer positioning rather than a reason to pick one colour over the other based on your child's ability.

An advanced junior, roughly 9 to 13 depending on height and strength, already hitting with a full swing and wanting more pop on the smash than a forgiving entry racket gives. It's built the same as last season's Vertex Girl Junior 2023, so either generation suits the same player if you find one in stock before the other.

A tacky overgrip from our padel grips page keeps a fast junior swing secure on the handle. A racket protector is worth adding too, since a diamond's edge takes the brunt of an off-centre hit. Junior padel shoes matter for grip on sand-dressed turf, and our padel ball page covers what keeps a session going. The full padel racket range and the Bullpadel rackets page cover everything else in the family, and our guide to choosing a padel racket explains shape and balance from the start.