{"product_id":"nox-ea10-ventus-hybrid-12k-xtrem-2026-padel-racket-edu-alonso","title":"NOX EA10 Ventus Hybrid 12K Xtrem 2026 Padel Racket (Edu Alonso)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdu Alonso’s signature frame — a teardrop built for the player who rotates between attacking and defending and refuses to specialise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlonso is 25, Spanish, currently around world number 16, and NOX signed him in 2025 as one of the pillars of the brand alongside Agustín Tapia. If the ML10 is the veteran’s racket, this is the one from the other end of the career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it actually plays.\u003c\/strong\u003e The genuine playtest we found rates it 75\/100 and lands on one honest finding worth repeating: the power is almost entirely player-driven. It rewards clean mechanics and will not cover for a late or sloppy contact. Independent scoring has it unusually even across attacking, hybrid and defending roles, which backs NOX’s own “multipurpose” label — one reviewer described it as the racket for the advanced all-court player who hates specialising.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe core is MLD Black EVA, a multilayered rubber, rated intermediate-to-hard. The face is 12K Xtrem carbon — NOX’s Xtrem process reduces the waviness in the weave, which makes the sheet flatter and stiffer than an ordinary 12K. The surface is NOX’s Dual Spin finish — a 3D texture combined with a sandblasted bath, so the bite on the ball comes from the surface itself rather than a coating that wears smooth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStated weight is 360–375g, profile 38mm. NOX doesn’t publish a balance figure; independent measurements put it around 255mm, medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn comfort.\u003c\/strong\u003e We have \u003cem\u003enot\u003c\/em\u003e flagged this racket as arm-friendly, and that’s deliberate. It is firmer than the ML10 with a smaller sweet spot, and one independent scorer specifically cautions against it for players with elbow or wrist sensitivity. If that’s you, the ML10 Ventus Control is the racket in this range to look at instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne correction worth making.\u003c\/strong\u003e Several retailers list this racket’s face as “12K Alum Xtrem” and its core as HR3. Both are wrong — those are the AT10 Genius specifications. NOX states 12K Xtrem carbon and MLD Black EVA for this frame, and that’s what we’ve listed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eSpecifications from the manufacturer, verified 2026-08-20. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/noxsport.com\/en\/products\/ea10-ventus-hybrid-12k-xtrem-by-edu-alonso\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSource\u003c\/a\u003e. Manufacturer weights vary by around ±10g.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NOX","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64076285673843,"sku":"APS-NO-0033","price":455.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/6287\/6275\/files\/ea10-ventus-hybrid-12k-xtrem-by-edu-alonso-pea10ventush1226-8435778902676-9207640.png?v=1787226354","url":"https:\/\/australianpadelshop.com\/products\/nox-ea10-ventus-hybrid-12k-xtrem-2026-padel-racket-edu-alonso","provider":"Australian Padel Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}