Newcastle has jumped on the popularity bandwagon with the opening of the town’s first padel tennis courts. The facility was officially unveiled at a grand opening on Kirkland street on Sunday, (February 11)
Organiser of the day and owner of Prime Padel, Junaid Ismail was ecstatic at seeing his vision of bringing the sport to Newcastle become a relaity. “I am very excited to be opening the first padel courts in Newcastle and the surrounds,” he said.
“My hope for our padel courts is to bring family and friends together, keep out community fit and active and best of all have fun,” he continued
What is Padel tennis?
Padel is a racquet-based ball sport that could be described as a mixture of squash and tennis.
It’s usually played in doubles on an enclosed court surrounded by walls of glass and metallic mash. The court is one third of the size of a tennis court.
It is the fastest growing sport in the world.
Currently, some 25 million people play it worldwide, with Mexico, Argentina, and Spain being among the nations where the game is most popular both professionally and at the grassroots level.
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