Tag:sport=padel
 sport = padel
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A racket sport typically played in pairs, where the objective is to bounce the ball in the opponent’s court, with the option of using the walls during play. 
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Padel is a racquet sport invented in 1969 in Acapulco, Mexico.
It is a racket sport that combines elements of tennis and squash. The court looks a bit like a tennis court but it is smaller and it is enclosed by walls and fences. The game is usually played as doubles, on a court measuring 20m X 10m. There are also singles courts (much less common) which are 20m X 6m. The players can use the glass walls and fences during play to bounce the ball.
It originated in Mexico and is most popular in Spanish-speaking countries, but spreading rapidly across Europe and other continents.
Not to be confused with sport=paddle_tennis, also known as POP tennis, which is played on an open court (without walls), mostly in the United States.
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sport=paddle_tennis- A game adapted from tennis and played for over a century. Compared to tennis, the court is smaller, there are no doubles courts, and the net is smaller.