If you’re a fan of the latest Nike Vapor lineup, you’ve got two new options to choose from for 2025, as the brand recently launched both the Vapor 12 and the Vapor Pro 3.

As Nike continues its confusing naming run of tennis footwear, the Vapor 12 features a reworked upper and updated traction pattern meant to be lighter than the Vapor 11. Returning to the line once made famous by Roger Federer is a Nike Air Zoom unit in the heel. A “firm midfoot plastic piece,” as the brand calls it, also makes a return to the lineup, which helps reduce rubber on the outsole while still offering stability when cutting.

With a reworked outsole also came an updated rubber compound designed to be lighter than the previous rubber. Nike reduced the weight of the upper and then created a “firm foot frame” wrapping the midfoot plate from the heel to the toe meant to improve stability.

The Vapor Pro 3 takes a different approach, with the Air Zoom unit not in the heel like the Vapor 12, but under the forefoot. The updated Pro 3 features a smaller unit than the previous version, but the brand says that also allows the shoe to offer more flexibility in the toe box.

The new rubber compound on the Vapor 12 is also available on the Vapor Pro 3. The midsole foam remains the same, but Nike did update the feel around the midfoot and heel meant to improve stability during cutting.