This racquet has been around for several years now, but the Head Liquidmetal Radical remains a competitive racquet for intermediate and advanced players, and one version is actually used by the pros.

Those familiar with previous Radicals will notice this racquet is a little heavier than in the past. This is a welcomed change for us because the ground strokes feel a lot more comfortable. Actually, everything off the ground felt very comfortable with the Head Liquidmetal Radical. The feel on slices, top spins and volleys were all great and felt crisp with tons of control.

When serving, the Liquidmetal Radical mid-plus gave us excellent control over the ball, and each serve felt great coming off the racquet. Returning serves at high speeds was no problem either.

Overall, the comfort and feel the Head Liquidmetal Radical gives you, especially off the ground, explains the reason why this is one of the best-selling racquets of all-time. We recommend this to any strong intermediate or advanced player looking for a fair-priced option.

As a bonus, anyone looking for some extra comfort will be happy to know that the over-sized model gives an additional nine square inches. The larger sweet spot makes it all the more easy to hit steady shots.

While a larger head usually results in less control, we hardly noticed the difference in that department. The Radical had great control for an over-sized racquet.

Serving was great with the over-sized model too. The power was excellent and the control too, but it was somewhat harder to put spin on the ball when serving.

The only negative about the over-sized racquet as compared to the mid-plus was the lack of spin on the over-sized. Anyone who emphasizes spin would be keen to go with the mid-sized racquet.

More advanced players would probably prefer the mid-plus to the over-sized, but both of these models proved to be excellent racquets, and the rest of the tennis world seems to agree.