Our verdict

What looked like a vibrant entrance into the tennis shoe market, turned out to be a work in progress. Just by looking at the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie, we were ready to fall in love but the reality kicked in during our lab tests as we found some pretty serious issues with this shoe. However, we can't discard it either given how many boxes it ticked (like grip and cushioning). Overall, we think that it is a good start but reebok run needs to revisit some of the shoe's essential components to turn the Nano Court into what it was meant to be. In the meantime, it is a damn good-looking kick for an occasional racquet sports player with narrow-to-medium feet.

Turned a 90s reebok run Sneaker Into a $1 Pros

  • Insane grip
  • Responsive Floatride cushioning
  • Exceptional breathability
  • Solid lateral stability
  • reebok run x Token 38 x SneakersNStuff Kamikaze 2 Isiah Thomas PE sz 10.5
  • CHOCOMOO × reebok run CLASSIC INSTAPUMP FURY SANDAL CREATE YOUR OWN LIFE BLACK
  • Can be used on and off the court
  • Eye candy

Turned a 90s reebok run Sneaker Into a $1 Cons

  • Poor abrasion-resistance and durabilty
  • reebok run Classic Legacy AZ sneakers
  • Not for wide feet (stay away!)
  • reebok run Speed Shorts Mens

Audience verdict

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Who should buy

Here is the profile of a player who, in our opinion, will get the most out of the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie:

  • a non-professional racquet sports player who occasionally enjoys a game of tennis, pickleball, padel, racquetball, or badminton
  • someone who primarily plays indoors
  • a person with narrow-to-medium feet
  • an all-court player who doesn't need a high stable shoe

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Who should NOT buy

el producto Reebok-classics Classic Leather EU 40 Int-Black.

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All of the suggested shoes also have a more down-to-earth heel-to-toe drop.

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Breathability

The Flexweave upper of the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie showed absolute class in breathability! It effortlessly expelled all the smoke we pumped into the shoe's upper in our breathability test below.

Examining the Flexweave more closely through a microscope, we could see how large its pores actually are!

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Using very thin but strong strings to wrap around the thicker weaves allows this fabric to form wide spaces between the threads.

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And as our transparency test revealed, it's not just the shoe's toebox that boasts fantastic ventilation. The tongue and the vamp are also made of a very porous and airy fabric.

With all these findings, we can confidently state that the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie will keep your feet very well aerated no matter how hot and sweaty your court session gets! We easily give it the highest breathability score of 5.

Test results
Nano Court 5
Average 3.3
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
1
Breathability
5

Durability

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To protect the integrity of the Nano Court during aggressive toe drags, reebok run added ToeTection rubber and a translucent TPU overlay on the lateral side of the shoe's toebox.

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Applying sandpaper to the blue ToeTection rubber for 22 seconds at 10K RPM Dremel speed resulted in very moderate damage. We felt confident brushing this compound against the court throughout the playtest.

But here is the bad news - if you touch the court with the Flexweave part (even though it's covered in TPU), it's not going to last long. You can see how brutal the damage is in this area compared toe the ToeTection rubber.

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That's why we are lowering the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie's toe guard durability score to 3 out of 5. It's nowhere near the protection offered by other tennis shoes in the same price range.

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See how even the lace eyelet area is reinforced in these tennis shoes.
Test results
Nano Court 4

Toebox durability

As you can see, Flexweave does not bode well with aggressive brushes against rough surfaces like hard courts.

As our Dremel test shows, this woven textile simply lacks the necessary abrasion resistance to sustain that kind of damage in the long run.

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We are surprised that our 12-second sandpaper drill did not result in a see-through hole but based on the damage, it won't be long before that happens.

But because the material put up a fight, we didn't give it the lowest durability score. The nano Court earned 3 out of 5 for toebox durability.

Test results
Nano Court 3
Average 3.8
Compared to 26 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
1
Toebox durability
5

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This neoprene-ish material stood strong against our sandpaper test showing nothing but a minor scuff.

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Confident in its ability to resist intensive friction, we rated its heel padding durability with a high score of 4 out of 5.

Test results
Nano Court 4
Average 3.2
Compared to 26 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
1
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5

Outsole hardness

We were very excited to see what kind of outsole reebok run had come up with for its first tennis shoe release in years. But to our dismay, it fell awfully short of durability...

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First of all, we found that its rubber compound was a bit softer than what we normally see on tennis shoes. Our Shore C durometer returned 80.0 HC which is some of the lowest/softest readings we got in tennis shoes.

On the bright side, this softer rubber offered incredible grip but more on that later.

Test results
Nano Court 80.0 HC
Average 85.7 HC
We use an average of four tests. The photo shows one of those tests.
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
73.4 HC
Outsole hardness
92.0 HC

Outsole durability

The moment our Dremel touched the rubber, we knew... It's going to drill the heck out of that outsole.

After 22 seconds of drilling, we saw that the tread pattern had completely smoothed out in that area! According to the tread gauge, the damage was as deep as 2.1 mm and that's the worst result we ever got in this durability test...

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Yet another reason to NOT recommend the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie for hard outdoor courts... If you want this shoe to last, we recommend limiting its use to indoor courts.

Test results
Nano Court 2.1 mm
Average 0.7 mm
Compared to 26 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
0.0 mm
Outsole wear
2.0 mm

Outsole thickness

Even though we measured the shoe's outsole thickness at 4.0 mm which is on par with the average tennis shoe, we don't think its lifespan is going to be the same. The abrasion resistance is just not strong enough.

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Test results
Nano Court 4.0 mm
Average 4.1 mm
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
3.0 mm
Outsole thickness
5.1 mm

Weight

On foot, the weight of the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie felt just right and never dragged our feet down. So we were not surprised when our scale showed 12.3 oz (350g) in a men's US 9.

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The Nano Court weighs just as much as the Adidas Adizero Ubersonic 4.1 and the Une Maison Margiela x reebok run Classic Leather fait surface.

Test results
Nano Court 12.35 oz (350g)
Average 12.84 oz (364g)
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
10.30 oz (292g)
Weight
14.71 oz (417g)

Cushioning

Heel stack

Loaded with a good amount of midsole foam, this reebok run shoe returned a stack height of 30.8 mm.

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Test results
Nano Court 30.8 mm
Average 29.3 mm
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
25.3 mm
Heel stack
33.0 mm

Forefoot stack

But this is where it gets tricky...

The forefoot of the Nano Court showed a mere 16.1 mm of stack height! That's the lowest we've ever recorded among the tennis shoes in our lab!

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Obviously, the court feel is very pronounced in this setup but why go so low? The balls of our feet certainly felt the impact of pounding on the court after a longer session.

We believe that a few extra millimetres of foam would provide the necessary cushioning without compromising the ground feedback.

Test results
Nano Court 16.1 mm
Average 19.6 mm
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
17.0 mm
Forefoot stack
23.4 mm

Drop

The brand's choice of such a drastic heel-to-toe drop in the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie left us puzzled.

Sure, it is common for tennis shoes to have a higher drop to support the forward-leaning motion involved in the sport. But it typically hovers around 10 mm... And the Nano Court raised it to 14 mm!

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In our opinion, this could do more harm than good as most players are used to having 8-10 mm of heel elevation, and 14.7 mm can definitely feel like too much.

We think that a more moderate drop would accommodate more athletes and would minimise the chance of toe jamming and heel slippage, among other inconveniences.

Test results
Nano Court 14.7 mm
Average 9.7 mm
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
6.3 mm
Drop
12.4 mm

Midsole softness

Note: a low durometer measurement equals a soft material, whereas a high measurement means it's firm.

On the other hand, we were elated by the use of the Floatride cushioning in the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie. This TPU-based foam is far from plush but it offers a very lively bounce instead.

According to our Shore A durometer, the Floatride is actually not much firmer than the average. At 29.9 HA, it sits right in the middle of the tennis shoe foams.

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We thoroughly enjoyed bouncing back from the shots with this responsive setup. But unfortunately, our take-offs didn't feel as charged because the shoe's really thin forefoot stack and flexible forefoot didn't let the Flotride reveal its full potential.

Test results
Nano Court 29.9 HA
Average 29.0 HA
We use an average of four tests. The photo shows one of those tests.
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
20.0 HA
Midsole softness (soft to firm)
34.0 HA

Insole thickness

A generously padded insole plays a major role in the Nano Court's underfoot cushioning. At 7.1 mm, it takes up nearly a third of the shoe's heel stack!

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On the flip side, this is a WARNING sign for people with wide and flat feet. The arch can feel bumpy and take up space in the already snug-fitting bootie of the Nano Court.

Test results
Nano Court 7.1 mm
Average 5.2 mm
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
3.9 mm
Insole thickness
8.5 mm

Stability

Lateral stability test

Having tested the side-to-side stability of the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie, we would describe it as solid. It's not on the same level as the Adidas Barricade or the Jurassic World x reebok run The Answer DMX reebok run mens pride graphic tee.

reebok run added a whole bunch of stabilising components throughout the shoe:

  • the Rubber Aid flanges (blue and grey rubber protruding upwards)
  • the non-stretch yarn (the checkerboard pattern in the forefoot)
  • the thick synthetic saddle (with the reebok run logo)
  • the TPU heel clip (yellow, around the heel), etc.

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If only reebok run broadened the midsole of the Nano Court, it would've boosted the shoe's stability greatly but more on that below.

Torsional rigidity

We can clearly see how all of the shoe's components come into play together as we attempt to twist the Nano Court sideways.

There is hardly any give to the shoe and there is no movement in the heel and midfoot portion of the shoe. On the court, this means that your foot will not be rolling anywhere during forceful lateral shifts.

Thus, we confidently rated the torsional rigidity of this reebok run shoe with a high score of 4 out of 5.

Test results
Nano Court 4
Average 4.3
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
1
Torsional rigidity
5

Heel counter stiffness

The heel hold, on the other hand, is a mixed bag.

A stiff TPU Heel Clip around the base of the heel did an awesome job preventing our heels from shifting and sliding sideways during the test.

But the rest of the heel counter has practically no structure to it! Pushing and squeezing it in our manual test, we rated its stiffness as 3 out of 5. Flexible and forgiving, it doesn't hold the ankle very firmly.

Together with the soft bootie design and a flared heel collar, there is a high chance of heel slippage in the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie. Especially considering its very high drop.

Test results
Nano Court 3
Average 3.9
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
1
Heel counter stiffness
5

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Flipping the Nano Court upside down, we immediately noticed its narrower midsole dimensions, especially in the midfoot.

Being used to wide lateral flanges on tennis shoes, we had to get used to the fact that there were no walls to fall back on in this reebok run shoe. In the widest part of the forefoot, our calliper showed 107.1 mm which is a few millimetres narrower than average.

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We wouldn't say that it is catastrophically narrow but players with wide feet and those who dominate the baseline are very to lack the width.

Test results
Nano Court 107.1 mm
Average 111.7 mm
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
105.3 mm
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117.4 mm

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The shoe's midsole also proved to be narrower than average in the widest part of the heel. Our calliper returned 86.1 mm in this area.

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Test results
Nano Court 86.1 mm
Average 89.8 mm
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
82.4 mm
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99.7 mm

Turned a 90s reebok run Sneaker Into a $1 | Flexibility

Stiffness

The product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie turned out to be one of the most flexible tennis shoes in our catalogue.

Our force gauge test showed that it needed 47% less force than average to bend to a 90-degree angle.

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The shoe offered a rather natural and grounded underfoot experience during the playtest but, on the other hand, we lacked the snap needed for explosive takeoffs.

Test results
Nano Court 20.3N
Average 30.2N
Turned a 90s reebok run Sneaker Into a $1.
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
18.8N
Stiffness
44.9N

Grip / Traction

Having poured a great deal of critique on the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie, we are happy to finally talk about its positive highlight. And that would be the outsole grip.

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The shoe's Griptonite outsole happens to be softer than average and has a very pronounced texture in addition to the herringbone pattern.

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reebok run Classic Sport Clean super tacky bite which allowed us to effortlessly stop on a sixpence and push off with maximum force.

If only reebok run found a way to improve this rubber's durability, we are sure that it would become great success on the tennis shoe market.

Size and fit

Toebox width at the widest part

Unfortunately, our toebox measurements are slightly distorted by the shoe's external overlays and show as much as 102.3 mm in the widest part of the forefoot.

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Please take this number with a grain of salt as our medium-width feet felt borderline snug in the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie.

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We are sure that a wide-footed athlete would feel constricted in this reebok run shoe. So, we would highly recommend the K-Swiss Hypercourt Express 2 reebok runner 3.0 dv9074.

Test results
Nano Court 102.3 mm
Average 101.1 mm
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
97.8 mm
Toebox width at the widest part
105.0 mm

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Even though the toebox width at the big toe showed an average measurement of 77.2 mm, it didn't seem to make the Nano Court a more accommodating shoe.

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Test results
Nano Court 77.2 mm
Average 76.7 mm
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
74.8 mm
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79.8 mm

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The shoe's locked-in bootie design is another problem for wide feet and high arches/insteps.

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Its shoe mouth can only open this much and some folks would need to struggle their way inside the boot every time.

Sure, it's nice snug once it's on but the on-and-off process can be a deal-breaker for some people.

Test results
Nano Court Bootie

Turned a 90s reebok run Sneaker Into a $1 | Comfort

Tongue padding

The product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie is very lightly padded inside. Its tongue doesn't pack much foam showing only 6.0 mm of tongue thickness in our measurement.

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Because of that, this shoe doesn't feel very cosy but it does feel one-to-one with the foot.

Test results
Nano Court 6.0 mm
Average 7.9 mm
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
2.5 mm
Tongue padding
13.1 mm

Heel tab

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Test results
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Removable insole

If you are not a fan of the shoe's moulded insole or you prefer a custom pair of orthotics, the insole of this reebok run shoe is not glued and it's easy to remove.

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Test results
Nano Court Yes

Price

We agree that the below-average price is fair for this experimental tennis shoe from Reebok. It is also fair that the shoe is not in the budget category considering the advanced materials used in it (Flexweave, Floatride, etc.).

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But if you hope to draw the best value for money from the product eng 1025573 Sweatshirt reebok run Cl Rbk Nd Fleece Hoodie, you have to make sure that none of its flaws are deal-breakers for you (see Who should buy).

Test results
Nano Court $120
Compared to 28 all court tennis shoes
Number of shoes
£65
Price
£200