The Babolat Pure Drive Cortex is another version of bestselling Pure Drive team. Like its successor, the Cortex features the woofer technology that adds pistons to the side of the frame that act as suspension for the strings that absorb unwanted vibrations and increase the sweet spot and permit more forgiveness when miss-hits occur. Unlike its successor, it features the Cortex technology that adds a dampener-like addition to the racquet located above the grip below the throat. This blocks most shock that would potentially hurt the player overtime. The new filtered feel that reaches the player’s hand has been labeled by Babolat as the “Pure Feel”

The paintjob is not the only thing changed, this new model has an enhanced stiffness that permits more feel and maneuverability for easier ball placement. The racquet’s light weight makes it easier to generate head speed and to apply more speed and spin on the ball. Like the older version, the racquet has a balanced feel that will have players awing at its versatility. The racquet performs very well at the baseline able to keep your opponent on his toes and always let you be on the offensive. The racquet stays firm at the net allowing for easy put-aways and short-angled shots. On the serve, the pop this racquet offers grants players the ability to put more pace on the ball and achieve optimum performance.

The Pure Drive Cortex has lived up to the Pure Drive legacy that has obtained a cult-like status. This is a good tweener racquet that performs best for aggressive baseline players who have a moderate to fast swing rate.