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 ...

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 ...

From packed clubs in Spain to newly built venues across Europe and beyond, padel is rapidly growing into a global phenomenon.

The sport is played with a racket on a court with a net, but watch out for those bouncing shots from the back wall. Reporters take a look at the padel scene in New York City. Credit...Videos by ...

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 ...

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 ...