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 ...

In recent years, padel, pickleball and tennis have surged in popularity, each attracting enthusiasts for different reasons. Here’s a breakdown of their differences and what makes each sport appealing.

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 ...

Padel is a racket sport that offers the athleticism of tennis, intensity of squash and speed of pickleball. The game is similar to tennis in that points are scored by winning rallies. The same ...

“People love it. And it’s a rewarding sport, it’s fun … when you play tennis and you suck at it, you can see people look really insecure on the court … It’s not like that in padel. … If someone misses ...

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 ...

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 ...