Padel tennis

flamingowings · All-time great

RE: Padel tennis

Born2WinTennis · Club Coach

I can't decide if Padel represents a threat to tennis participation figures? I've read a few articles and people in Spain seem to say it doesn't impact negatively, but if there's no topspin can playing padel be good for your tennis game?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Born2WinTennis wrote:
I can't decide if Padel represents a threat to tennis participation figures? I've read a few articles and people in Spain seem to say it doesn't impact negatively, but if there's no topspin can playing padel be good for your tennis game?

Roger played a lot of squash as a teenager. Don't think it killed his tennis game smile

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I see that the International Padel Federation filed a court of arbitration case against the ITF yesterday, accusing the ITF (effectively) of trying to muscle in on Padel tennis, and steal the governing rights away from the existing federation.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Coup Droit wrote:
I see that the International Padel Federation filed a court of arbitration case against the ITF yesterday, accusing the ITF (effectively) of trying to muscle in on Padel tennis, and steal the governing rights away from the existing federation.

Mike Dickson reporting that this failed to pass the itf member states vote and so wont happen , anytime soon at least . Good. Let Padel organise their own tours, etc, they dont need tennis muscling in.