18 19 bhgrecollection.com | | THE DISTINCTIVE LIFE® Volume 13 L I FE & LEISURE padel tennis 101: RULES AND HOWTOPLAY Padel tennis, or padel, is one of the fastest-growing racket sports in the world, played by roughly 25 million people across the globe. But, in the United States, participants play the game in an entirely different way. Think of padel in the U.S. as an up-market activity, a luxury sport, if you will, that led to the first World Padel Tour in 2022 and the opening of roughly 28 dedicated padel clubs in the country. Country clubs across America have embraced padel tennis, as have high-end homeowners with enough space to install their own court. The sport that combines elements of squash and tennis may have roots in Mexico, but it has found new life in the U.S.
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