The padel racquet doesn’t have wires like the ones on the tennis racquet. It is shorter, wider, made of a light material, and as a rule, has to be perforated.

After a couple of games, many players want to buy themselves a racquet. The main question you ask us in this case is how to choose the right padel racquet for yourself. Padel racquets are classified based on their shape, balance, and weight.

Based on shape, they are divided into:

-Round padel racquets which are the best for beginners and players with a bit more experience who wish for a bit better control over the racquet.

-Diamond-shaped padel racquets which are a good choice for the more experienced players who seek strength

-Tear-shaped padel racquets which maintain the balance between speed and strength. They allow for better control than the diamond-shaped ones, but also greater strength than the round ones.

According to their balance, padel racquets are divided into those that provide high, middle, and low balance. Padel racquets whose mass is distributed towards the head of the racquet provide better balance and greater force, but are more difficult to control. The padel racquets that have lower balance are the ones whose weight is distributed towards the handle. These racquets are easier to control but provide less force.

When it comes to mass, the perfect choice for a player depends on their body weight, among other things. The main rule is that complete beginners pick light racquets that are simple to control. As they gain experience, they can move on to heavier racquets that provide more force

Padel balls and tennis balls are quite similar. The only difference between them is that padel balls have a lower internal pressure so they also bounce slightly lower.

Padel balls are made in white and, a far more popular, yellow colour. In the past, orange balls were used for padel, but these are not considered standard any longer.

The weight of a padel ball should be between 56 g and 59.5 g, while it should bounce somewhere between 135 cm and 147 cm

The difference between the serve rules in padel and tennis is that padel players are required to serve underhand on both trials.

The serve is conducted from the right service court into the diagonal field of the opponent’s side.

The ball must bounce once from the ground before being hit below the waist level.

For the serve to be valid, the ball must hit the ground in the opponent’s field first, and then touch one of the walls. If after bouncing off of the ground the ball hits the steel mesh, it is considered a fault.

The serving player must keep at least one foot on the ground during the serve, and their feet mustn’t touch or cross the service line

When returning the ball, the players can bounce it off of the screens on their side of the court. However, if the ball touches the wall on the opponent’s side before it makes contact with the ground, it counts as a fault.

When the ball bounces from the opponent’s field to their wall and then the metal fence on their side, it is also considered a fault. Another scenario that is seen as a fault is when a player hits the ball against their wall and it lands on their side of the field instead of the opponent’s.

The scoring system in padel is taken over from tennis.

- A game is scored in exactly the same way: 15/0, 30/0, 40/0, etc.

- Six won games—you win a set

- For one couple to win, they need to win two out of three sets.