16 August 2026Reading time: 8 min
Buying your first padel racket can be surprisingly confusing. Walk into a shop or browse online and you are immediately faced with round, teardrop and diamond shapes, different weights, balance points, EVA densities and carbon finishes. The good news is that beginners do not need to understand every specification. A handful of features matter far more than the rest.
7 August 2026Reading time: 6 min
At Premier Padel's London tournament this week, the real action often seemed to be happening off court. Around the venue, racket brands, kit sellers and equipment stalls were doing brisk business, with hundreds of players and enthusiasts browsing grips, frames and court deals. Inside the arenas, though, some of the sport's biggest names played in front of noticeably empty seats.
5 August 2026Reading time: 5 min
Padel has gone from a niche racquet sport to one of the fastest-growing activities in Britain. New courts are appearing in city centres, leisure clubs, converted industrial buildings and even on the roofs of shopping centres. With celebrity backing, growing media coverage and major international tournaments arriving in London , the sport has clearly entered the mainstream.
24 July 2026Reading time: 4 min
Padel is booming, and that's not really news anymore. What is news, or at least what should be, is the gap opening up between how fast people want to play and how fast anyone is building courts for them to play on. Ask around at any club on a Tuesday evening and you'll hear the same complaint. Booking slots vanish within seconds of release. The sport's growth is starting to strangle itself.
19 July 2026Reading time: 5 min
Padel has stopped being a curiosity and started being an investment case. Court operators, private equity firms and even football clubs are now pouring money into a sport that barely registered in the UK five years ago. The numbers behind that shift are worth taking seriously, because they explain why the boom looks far from finished.
6 July 2026Reading time: 4 min
Padel looks simple from the sidelines. Two pairs, a smaller court, a bit of glass at the back. Then you step on court for the first time and nothing goes where you expect. These nine tips come from what actually trips beginners up, not from a textbook.
2 July 2026Reading time: 5 min
Padel courts are going up faster than most councils can process the planning applications. Five years ago you'd have struggled to find a court within an hour's drive of most UK towns. Now there are well over 500 venues and the number keeps climbing. But growth this fast always leaves gaps, and padel's gaps are becoming obvious.
25 June 2026Reading time: 6 min
Padel keeps smashing records. More than 35 million people now play it worldwide, with over 77,000 courts spread across 150 countries. New facilities pop up at a startling rate, and fresh talent floods national rankings every month. Yet one country offers a stark lesson in what happens when supply races too far ahead of demand. Sweden's padel bubble burst after a wild building spree left empty courts and shuttered clubs. As the UK and Ireland ride the same wave of enthusiasm, the question is simple: will we learn from it, or repeat the mistakes?