Posts in category: Padel Tennis

The rules of Padel are similar to tennis however, there is no singles for Padel, only doubles, which some people prefer as there is more of a social side to playing the game. To play Padel Tennis, you will need a partner, two opponents and a Padel / Tennis ball. Here are some of the basic Padel rules for you to have a better understanding of the game and how it differs to tennis.

• Much like tennis, you start the point with a serve or return and the scoring format is the same. The difference in the serve is that in Padel Tennis, you have to bounce the ball on the ground and ensure it bounces below hip height before serving it cross court into your opponent’s service box like tennis.
• You also score points similarly to tennis through a double bounce, hitting the ball into the net or directly against the walls (we will get to the walls soon), hitting outside the playing area or your own side and if you hit your partner or get hit then you automatically lose the point.
• In Padel, the walls are used frequently for attacking and defensive plays and you need to have good vision to detect where you think the ball will be directed after coming off a wall.
• Like squash or racquetball, you can use the walls to your advantage by trying to make the ball bounce and then go into the wall to confuse your opponents and make their next shot much more difficult. However, the ball you hit must bounce before hitting a wall on your opponent’s side. When it comes to the walls on your side of the net, you are able to hit a ball off any of the walls on your side so long as it crosses the net and lands onto your opponent’s side.
• Lastly, the coolest rule in Padel, you can run out of the court and hit the ball through the entrance onto your opponent’s side. This is a crazy rule which mostly occurs in professional or high skilled amateur matches where the ball is hit and bounces over the walls.