Not many players in the UK know this, but you can play singles padel. The sport’s current popularity is based on its fun, sociable doubles format; but singles courts do exist. As all padellers know, a standard padel court is 20m x 10m. Try playing singles on that and you quickly realise you cannot possibly […] The post ‘Padel singles? Yes, it’s a thing!’ appeared first on The Padel Paper ..read more

The Padel Hub and the Padel Travel Club have formed a partnership to give members the opportunity to experience sun-kissed padel travel holidays and training camps. With 25 years of travel experience, the Padel Travel Club specialise in curating exceptional and fully ATOL and ABTA bonded padel trips in a wide variety of locations across […] The post The Padel Hub partners with Padel Travel Club appeared first on The Padel Paper ..read more

UK-based Soul Padel has announced a new partnership with global sports brand Decathlon, kickstarting an ambitious joint programme with a summer padel festival. The collaboration will see two pop-up padel courts, installed and supplied by PADEL1969, at Decathlon’s Stockport store and an additional two courts at Glasgow’s Braehead store. The festival will go ‘live’ from […] The post Soul Padel partners with Decathlon UK appeared first on The Padel Paper ..read more

The Pro Am Padel Tour has announced CUPRA, one of Europe’s fastest-growing car brands, as its official automotive partner for 2024. The new partnership will see CUPRA, a brand that already has strong ties to the global padel community, working collaboratively with the Pro Am Padel Tour to continue the sport’s fast upward trajectory in […] The post Pro Am Padel Tour and CUPRA to drive padel to the next level appeared first on The Padel Paper ..read more

Karen Crawford can’t choose between padel and pickleball. She’s been flipping between the two courts for less than a year – and is already lifting top-level trophies in both sports! Karen, a school teacher from Aberdeen, won the recent LTA Padel Grade 1 trophy at West of Scotland Padel, despite only meeting her American partner […] The post Karen Crawford: crossing courts and winning medals! appeared first on The Padel Paper ..read more

Tom Farquharson and his brother Sandy are two of the most recognisable figures in padel thanks to their 10 years running The Padel School with its snackable and informative coaching content. Tom, 32 (the younger brother by eight years), was a world top 400 tennis player, Wimbledon junior doubles winner and hitting partner of Roger […] The post Tom Farquharson: ‘Is padel a threat to tennis? Not yet’ appeared first on The Padel Paper ..read more

Padel has been included in Sport England’s Active Lives survey for the first time – and its newly-published 2022-23 report says there is a core base of 23,000 players in the country. Sport England – the non-departmental public body under the Department for Culture, Media and Sport – produces two separate reports every few years […] The post Sport England says ‘23,000 padel players in the country’ appeared first on The Padel Paper ..read more

GB No.1 Tia Norton lifted her first FIP Tour trophy of 2024 with victory alongside Spain’s Sylvia Lopez Vidal at the FIP Promotion Sharjah. Teaming up with world no.223 Sylvia for the first time, the 20-year-old from Leamington Spa topped the podium in the United Arab Emirates and earned 15 points in her continuing quest […] The post GB No.1 Tia Norton wins first FIP padel title of 2024 appeared first on The Padel Paper ..read more

Manchester Metropolitan University student Fernando Carmona wants YOUR views for research into the state of padel in the UK. Fernando’s final thesis aims to provide a thorough analysis of the padel ecosystem in the UK, encompassing market dynamics, business viability, demographic shifts and significant obstacles impeding progress. Through this examination, the study aims to provide […] The post Research seeks YOUR views on the state of padel in the UK appeared first on The Padel Paper ..read more

PadelStars has announced a major investment by leisure specialist Dwellcourt Group that’s set to fast-track a host of new padel clubs across the Home Counties and beyond. Under the terms of the agreement, Dwellcourt will take a significant stake in PadelStars and provide strategic advice as well as operational and administrative know-how to accelerate the […] The post Padelstars’ new investment to fast-track growth of club portfolio appeared first on The Padel Paper ..read more