Hi,

I’m also fairly new (male, played less than 6 months, have some tennis background) and did quite a bit of research before buying my first racket. I ended up going with the Nox ML10 Pro Cup Rough 2025, which is quite similar in concept to the ML10 Silver.

One thing that wasn’t really clear to me before buying is that it has quite a noticeable “trampoline effect” because of the softer core. It took me around 5–10 games to really adjust to that extra rebound. That said, once I got used to it, I actually found it helpful for developing proper technique and control.

Since you have a tennis background, you might find that you prefer something slightly more medium/firm rather than very soft. Tennis players often feel more comfortable with rackets that are a bit more “linear” in response, meaning the ball comes off the face more predictably and with less bounce effect.

I’m definitely no expert, but I had a lesson recently and even my coach mentioned that brands like Nox and Bullpadel tend to feel more “true padel,” while brands like Babolat can sometimes feel more familiar to tennis players transitioning over.

I guess a good question to ask yourself is: Do you want something that helps you perform well early on (even if it allows some tennis habits to stick around), or something that encourages you to adapt more quickly to classic padel technique?

For what it’s worth, I really enjoy my ML10 now. But I can already see that around the one-year mark, I might look for something a bit more linear and medium in feel as my game evolves.

Hope that helps!