That’s the surprising sound that comes off my perforated paddle as I hit a ball with it for the first time. I’m expecting a lighter noise, something like the click you get in ping-pong, or the echoey ...

The fast-growing racket sport of padel could overtake tennis in Britain just as it already has in Spain, according to the nation’s greatest doubles player Jamie Murray. The total number of padel ...

Spanish padel star Alejandro Galán is one of the best players in the world, having reached the rank of number one, and is renowned for his power and precision on the court. Padel is one of the fastest ...

MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 06: Martin Di Nenno of Argentina in action during the doubles match with Francisco Navarro of Spain against Juan Lebron and Alejandro Galan of Spain during the Final of Madrid ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Coleman is a U.K.-based journalist who covers entrepreneurs. Success as an athlete requires huge amounts of self-motivation ...

Private clubs and public facilities are striving to be more things to more people as they try to defuse the tension between tennis and fast-growing racket sports like pickleball. Padel, pickleball and ...

From squash to tennis to padel, here's what to know about the trendiest paddle sports: Still the world's most popular racket sport, tennis has royal origins, with its predecessor often alluded to as ...

Count Carlos Alcaraz a big fan. With 16 courts, camps and tournaments, the sport is an integral part of Rafael Nadal’s academy in Mallorca. And no, we’re not talking about tennis. Madrid may have been ...