Babolat Tennis Balls: Quality Balls for Every Surface
Babolat was one of the first companies to turn its attention to “tennis equipment”. As early as 1874, company founder Pierre Babolat developed a natural gut tennis string that became famous and popular worldwide throughout the 20th century. Finally, in 2001, the first Babolat tennis balls came onto the market. Alongside the distinctly performance-focused Babolat tennis rackets and Babolat tennis shoes, the brand thus covers another essential area of the sport.
Babolat tennis balls are available in several categories. These include, above all, Babolat tennis balls with ITF certification, which are also approved for tournament play, as well as pressureless balls from Babolat, mostly used in training. There are also pressurised balls from Babolat, as well as Babolat coaching balls and Babolat tennis balls for children and juniors — also known as “Play & Stay” — which round out the range. At Tennis-Point you can explore the wide selection of Babolat tennis balls for yourself and stock up on enough supply.
How do Babolat tennis balls differ from one another?
Fundamentally, there are two types of tennis ball — and this is true for Babolat too. Pressureless balls are made from a solid rubber core that delivers excellent bounce purely through the rubber's own elasticity. Pressurised balls, on the other hand, have a thinner rubber shell but are filled with compressed air. Their bounce is livelier than that of pressureless balls, but it noticeably fades after a few hours of play.
At tournaments and among experienced players, Babolat's pressurised tennis balls are generally the ball of choice. Pressureless balls, meanwhile, are the top pick for coaches, since their bounce barely changes — or only changes slightly — over their lifespan. That means they can be used especially often, though like pressurised balls they do show wear on the felt over time.
The thinner the felt covering, the less a Babolat tennis ball is slowed down in flight, which reduces playability. A thicker felt layer also allows for better shot control, since the racket's strings dig into the felt at contact, giving the ball a cleaner release off the strings.
Finding the right Babolat tennis ball and ordering online
Babolat tennis balls are every bit as important for your enjoyment of the game as a properly strung racket with the right weight and grip size. Yet many players still make the mistake of replacing their tennis balls far too rarely. When the internal pressure of Babolat tennis balls — so crucial to their bounce — starts to drop, the game becomes more of a slog, since the balls barely accelerate and no longer bounce high enough.
Depending on the ball type, Babolat tennis balls should be replaced with new ones after five to eight hours of play at the latest. Babolat's pressureless tennis balls are especially suited for filling your own coaching basket or restocking the club ball machine. These balls have the advantage of barely losing bounce quality over time. What's more, pressureless Babolat tennis balls are generally cheaper than pressurised ones. When buying Babolat tennis balls, one simple rule applies: premium products, of the kind played by tournament players, deliver maximum performance but wear out faster and tend to cost a little more.
The best approach is to try out several Babolat tennis ball options to find your personal favourite. At Tennis-Point you benefit from fast delivery, so you'll soon be serving up with new Babolat balls — whatever surface you love to play on.