In this blog, I’m going to take you on a pitstop tour of how the circuit and its rankings actually work. Finally, I interviewed a top GB talent to uncover the route into professional padel.

There is a burning question at the forefront of many a padel lovers mind in the UK - is the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) the appropriate governing body to allow padel to flourish?

Winning padel matches is as much about strategy as it is about physicality and technique. We’ve compiled a list of 9 top tips covering everything from the basic principles of padel all the way through to mental tricks used at the very top of elite sports. Whatever your level, if you’re struggling to win padel matches there will be something in here for you.

Undoubtedly, padel has come a long way from its humble beginnings, but it still has much further to go. Maybe you’re picking up a racquet for the first time and wondering ‘where on earth did this sport come from?’. Maybe you’re already hitting bandejas like Paquito Navarro and just want to know more; either way, here is a brief history of how padel came about.