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Could padel – a mutant concoction of tennis, table tennis and squash – be racquet sport's answer to T20 cricket?
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Padel is a racquet sport that combines the elements of tennis, squash and badminton. Padel is the world's fastest growing sport. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / code 10040 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Indoor sport facility for padel—a combination of tennis and squash—opens in North Austin | Community Impact Indoor sport facility for padel—a combination of tennis and squash—opens in North Austin | Community Impact](https://communityimpact.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/AustinPadelTennis_2.jpg)
Indoor sport facility for padel—a combination of tennis and squash—opens in North Austin | Community Impact
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Padel is a racquet sport that combines the elements of tennis, squash and badminton. Padel is the world's fastest growing sport. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / code 10040 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Bairo, Italy - December 2020: Guys Play Padel in an Indoor Court. Editorial Stock Image - Image of partner, caucasian: 205789799 Bairo, Italy - December 2020: Guys Play Padel in an Indoor Court. Editorial Stock Image - Image of partner, caucasian: 205789799](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/bairo-italy-december-guys-play-padel-indoor-court-padel-racquet-sport-combines-elements-tennis-squash-205789799.jpg)
Bairo, Italy - December 2020: Guys Play Padel in an Indoor Court. Editorial Stock Image - Image of partner, caucasian: 205789799
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Padel is a racquet sport that combines the elements of tennis, squash and badminton. Padel is the world's fastest growing sport. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / code 10040 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Padel is a racquet sport that combines the elements of tennis, squash and badminton. Padel is the world's fastest growing sport. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / code 10040 Stock Photo - Alamy Padel is a racquet sport that combines the elements of tennis, squash and badminton. Padel is the world's fastest growing sport. Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / code 10040 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2FK0BDG/padel-is-a-racquet-sport-that-combines-the-elements-of-tennis-squash-and-badminton-padel-is-the-worlds-fastest-growing-sport-photo-anders-wiklund-tt-code-10040-2FK0BDG.jpg)