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Padel Tennis

Padel Tennis Basic Rules • A match is played as a best of three sets with a third • The receiver can either return to the server directly set tiebreak if needed across the net or they can use one of the back or side glass panels/walls first before getting the ball back to the server's playing area. If the ball is hit onto the wire • Always played in doubles • Both 1st and 2nd serves must be under-arm. The ball is dropped and when bouncing back must be hit mesh before the ball has bounced on the other side of the net it is a fault. You are only allowed to hit the ball once in your attempt to return the ball at or below waist level • During rallies the ball is only permitted to hit the playing surface once • Scoring is the same as in tennis http://www.padelengland.org/page/rules-of-play http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padel_tennis Basic Facts It has high surrounding walls of glass or concrete at A Padel court is smaller than a tennis court - 10m wide and 20m long, with simpler line markings Paddles are solid with no strings but must be perforated either end of the court with wire mesh in between When choosing a racket, the key things to take into account are the weight, materials (graphite or carbon), shape and balance. This will affect the control and power you have when striking the ball Padel balls have one atmosphere less of pressure than their counterparts on the tennis courts. This allows for a faster game with a smaller bounce and more natural rebound off the walls REF: http://www.carlonicchia.com/en/content/6-did-you-know-padel-tennis History In 2011 there were only 4 padel courts open to the public in the UK in Huddersfield, London and Rye. David Lloyd's 3 new facilities in Chigwell almost double this Padel was invented in Acapulco, Mexico, in 1969 by Enrique Corcuera with the aim of stopping balls getting lost In 1974, Enrique Corcuera's friend Alfonso de Hohenlohe enjoyed Padel Tennis so much that he brought the idea back home to Marbella, Spain In 1975, billionaire Julio Menditengui and friend of de Hohenlohe brought the sport to Argentina Today over 12 million people play it worldwide. It is now the biggest sport in both Argentina and Spain (ahead of football and tennis) 1860s - Squash officially founded. First purpose- built squash courts built at Harrow School, London In 2012 it is predicted to become one of the most popular fitness and sporting trends in the UK 1860 1974 2011 1859 1875 1969 1975 2012 1875 - Veterans returning from India started the first badminton club in Folkestone, UK David Lloyd launched Padel Tennis in the UK on the 9 January 2012 at its Chigwell Club In 1859 Harry Gem and Augurio Perera invented lawn tennis in Birmingham, UK The UK's two highest ranked players, Richard Brooks (currently the UK's number 1 with a World Ranking of 444) and Tom Murray (also on the Pro Tour), played at an open weekend in a series of exhibition matches against two of Spain's elite - Dani Dios and Fernando Geijo REF: http://www.padelengland.org/page/history of padel Top 10 Male & Female Players in the World Ranking Spain Carolina Navarro Björk Spain Juan Martin Diaz Martinez Argentina Cecilia Reiter 2 Argentina Fermando Belasteguin Spain Patricia Llaguno Zielinski 3 Spain Juan Mieres Petruf Spain Iciar Montes Arce 4 Brazil Pablo Jose Mongelo de Lima 5 Argentina 6 Argentina Argentina Valeria Pavon Heman Auguste Evangelista Spain Alejandra Salazar Bengoechea Matias Diaz Sangiorgio Argentina Nelida Beatrizbrito Argentina Cristian Gutierrez Albizu Argentina Catalina Tenorio 8 Argentina Miguel Lamperti Argentina Argentina Sebastian Nerone Spain Maria Jose Sachez Alayeto Carlos Daniel Gutierrez Amaya Spain Maria Pilar Sanchez Alayeto 10 Rankings accurate as of March 2012 REF: http://www.padelprotour.com/web/ranking/

Padel Tennis

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This infographic is about one of world’s most exciting racquet sports - padel tennis. Padel tennis is fast, exciting and easy to play but its popularity is specific to hand full of countries includi...

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