Background Information
Padel is played in doubles on an enclosed court. Scoring is the same as normal tennis, and the biggest difference is that the court has walls. The sport was invented in Argentina in the late sixties. It is currently most popular in Argentina, Spain, Mexico and some other Latin American countries and it is now beginning to spread rapidly across Europe and other continents.
Key Elements
- Players: Played in doubles only.
- Serves: Both 1st and 2nd serves must be underhand.
- Score: Scoring method is the same as in tennis.
- Ball: Very similar to tennis balls. Tennis balls are someti
mes used.- Paddle: Solid with no strings. May be perforated.
- Walls: Walls are used as part of the game.
Paddle
Maximum measures are:45,5 centimeters of length, 26 centimeters of width y 38 milimeters of thickness. They are perforated. Perforating holes are in between 9 and 13 mm.
Paddle Ball
They are rubber spheres with maximum diameter of 6.77 cm
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