Nox Pro Cup Hard Padel Racket 2027 by Agustin Tapia

The Pro Cup comes in two versions on the same teardrop mould and the same aluminised fibreglass face. What changes is the core, and it changes a lot. On Padelful's scores for the 2026 editions, the Hard rates 9.1 for control and 7.1 for rebound; the AT10 Pro Cup Soft is almost exactly the reverse, 9.1 for rebound and 7.4 for control. Power, handling and sweet spot sit within half a point of each other.

In plain terms, the Soft throws the ball off the face for you and the Hard waits for you to hit it. With a full swing, the Hard puts the ball where you aimed and doesn't fly long. With a short, tentative swing, it feels dead. Padelful rates its touch medium-hard, and Padel Shack describes the 2027 version the same way.

The face is aluminised fibreglass, which Nox labels silver. It's more forgiving than carbon and less stiff, so the firm core does more of the talking. The frame is carbon. Padel Shack lists Nox's Spin Surface, a 3D sectorised pattern finished with silica sand, plus EOS Flap holes in the side of the frame, Pulse System rubber inserts that run down to the butt cap to damp vibration, and a Smartstrap you can replace without tools.

Zona de Padel lists it at 38 mm thick with a medium balance, and pitches it at intermediate and advanced players.

Below it, the round Equation Hard Advanced uses the same HR3 Hard core on a fibreglass face, slightly lighter at 355 to 365 g, for players who want firm control in a simpler racket. Above it, Tapia's Genius 18K Alum 2027 keeps the teardrop but moves to a carbon face and MLD Black EVA core. Lamperti's ML10 Pro Cup is the round fibreglass Pro Cup for players who want the sweet spot lower and the balance in the hand.

Intermediate players with a confident, complete swing, and advanced players who want a fibreglass racket for control. If you come from tennis and hit flat and hard, the Hard will tame it. Our teardrop padel racket page has more shapes like this, and the intermediate padel racket picks cover other brands.

A Nox protector on the frame saves it from the glass. A tacky overgrip from our padel grips range helps on a firm racket that asks you to commit to every shot. For balls, a tube of Nox Pro Titanium or anything from the padel balls page; for your feet, padel shoes with a herringbone sole. Comparing more widely? See every padel racket or read how to choose a padel racket.