Overall, it is a very solid all court frame. I generally don’t like the feel of Wilson racquets because of the stiffness, but the BLX Pink was surprisingly comfortable! The frame still had a crisp feel when I made good contact with the ball. The string pattern offers good control to help take away some of the power of the racquet, I prefer a more open string pattern for additional spin, however; this tighter pattern did not affect the spin of the ball that much.

Groundstrokes – The racquet offered solid power and control off of both the forehand and backhand. The racquet was extremely easy and “whippy” feel and I was able to generate good pop and spin on the forehand and with my one handed backhand. Also, the slice backhand was very nice off this racquet; the ball penetrated the court and spun out to the side quickly.

Serve – Wilson’s BLX Pink serves a very nice flat ball. I tend to hit my serves with a lot of spin and save the flat serves as a change of pace, since my hard flat serve is pretty low percentage. However, with this racquet I went the opposite direction and was able to hit a lot more flat out wide and down the T, which surprisingly went in on a consistent basis. It had very solid directional control on flat serves. My kick serve was also very effective and popped up above the shoulder! The one place I struggled was with my slice serve, I couldn’t seem to generate the pop I needed to get that good slice out wide that I love.

Volleys – The touch felt a little off and I felt a little disconnected from the racquet. Punch volleys and swinging volleys were decent, but touch shots volleys were a little harder to come up with. The ball tended to sail a little bit on me. So if there was a weakness for me with this racquet, it would be on the volleys overall. I’m not sure what it was about being at the net with that racquet, however; it just didn’t produce through the court as much as I had hoped.

Serve Return – I was able to rip several return winners during match play and I often had my opponent on the defensive with my return. The balance and power of the racquet, combined with the tight pattern gave me a lot of confidence to go after the return. However, on slower paced (second serves) serves I had to be careful to not overswing on the forehand, if I did the ball would sail long easily or dump right into the net.

General  overall performance- This racquet is light enough for some customization and still has a solid swing weight and decent stability for being extremely light. It has a crisp feel, but not in a way that feels overly stiff. While I prefer a more open string pattern, I was surprised at the spin I could generate for such a dense string pattern.

Wilson BLX Blade 98 Pink Racquet Specs:
Head Size: 98 sq. in.
Length: 27in / 69cm
Strung Weight: 11.3oz
Balance: 2 pts HL
Swingweight: 335
Stiffness: 64
String Pattern: 18 Mains X 20 Crosses