HEAD Tour Backpack 25L

Tennis Nuts lists two main compartments on this bag. One is the padded racket compartment, sized for one or two rackets. The other is the main space for a towel, a top, water and whatever else the evening needs. On the outside there's a zip pocket, two mesh side pockets for a bottle or a tube of balls, and a small phone pocket.

The outer fabric is 75% polyester, 15% nylon and 10% PU according to the same listing. HEAD adds new padding to the straps and back panel, which is the part you notice after a walk from the car park to the court.

Shops disagree on the shoe compartment. Tennis Nuts calls it an integrated shoe department. Padel Nuestro's text says "integrated shoe space", while its own spec table says no shoe compartment. Read together, the likeliest answer is a space for shoes rather than a separate vented pocket like the ones on HEAD's bigger bags.

Pack court shoes in a bag liner or a carrier bag, soles inward, so sand-filled turf doesn't end up on the towel. If you play most nights and the shoes live in the bag, a bag with a proper vented end is a better home for them. Our padel shoes range has options for both men and women.

Twenty-five litres is the smallest of HEAD's padel bags in our range. The choice is mostly about how many rackets you carry, and whether you want to carry them on your back.

Beginners picking up their first racket and not yet owning a spare, commuters who cycle or take the train to the court, and anyone who plays one evening a week. Pair it with a beginner racket such as the Head Speed Team or the Head Gravity Team and you've got a sensible starter kit.

It's also a good second bag. Plenty of regulars keep a big tour bag for match days and use a small backpack for training.

Racket in a cover from our padel racket covers in the padded compartment, a tube from padel balls in a side pocket, a spare overgrip such as the Head Pro overgrip pack in the zip pocket, and shoes in the shoe space. If you carry more than two rackets, see all our padel bags, or browse the full padel racket range first. For travel weekends, HEAD's folding Tour Court Bag 40L takes the overflow, and the 40 litre Tour Large padel bag is the racket bag to move up to. If you want a backpack with more room, HEAD's 40 litre rolltop Tour Racqpack holds up to three rackets.