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 ...

As a lifelong tennis player, I’ve managed to dodge the pickleball craze. The courts are crowded, the plastic-ball thunk isn’t exactly music to my ears, and the gameplay feels a little…flat. But when I ...

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 ...

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 ...

Having an excellent serve in padel is a crucial advantage during your matches. The serve is of course very different between a beginner and a professional. But you can learn a lot by analysing the ...

HUMANS HAVE long enjoyed hitting things back and forth. A predecessor to badminton was supposedly played in Asia more than two millennia ago. In the 12th century members of the French royal family ...

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 ...