{"id":18216,"date":"2019-08-02T16:46:50","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T16:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.padel-test.de\/padel-wissen\/unterschiede-tennis-padel\/"},"modified":"2022-11-03T00:07:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T00:07:51","slug":"differences-tennis-padel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.padel-test.de\/en\/padel-knowledge\/differences-tennis-padel\/","title":{"rendered":"Differences between tennis and padel?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What are the differences between padel and tennis?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Padel is played on a much smaller field (10x20m). A normal tennis court with a run-off zone can fit about 2-3 padel courts.<\/li>\n<li>Padel is always played in doubles. There are a few single padel courts, but they are only for practice. Padel tournaments are really only played in doubles.<\/li>\n<li>Padel is much, much quicker to learn than tennis.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/padel-knowledge\/paddle-beater\/\">Padel rackets<\/a> are significantly shorter than tennis rackets and have no sides, but are made entirely of plastics (glass fibre, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), carbon, polyurethane (PUR), carbon aluminium technology, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Bei Padel geht es mehr ums &#8222;K\u00f6pfchen&#8220;, also Spielwitz und weniger um Kraft und Athletik.<\/li>\n<li>Rallies are much longer in paddle sports than in tennis.<\/li>\n<li>Serve from below (the padel ball must be hit below the hip)<\/li>\n<li>Padel balls are slightly softer than tennis balls (lower air pressure)<\/li>\n<li>Tennis has already existed since the 16th century (at that time <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeu_de_Paume\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Jeu de Paume<\/a>\u00a0 but: the tennis of that time was much more similar to today's padel. So tennis is actually descended from padel? \ud83d\ude09 Here is more info on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.padel-test.de\/en\/padel-knowledge\/padel-history\/\">Padel history<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Padel is cooler! No wonder that many celebrities and sports professionals like J\u00fcrgen Klopp now play padel almost daily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And there are many more differences between tennis and padel - just try it out for yourself!<\/p>\n<p>Here you will find an overview of the <a href=\"\/en\/paddle-courts\/\">Padel courts in Germany<\/a> - I'm sure there's a padel court near you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9038\" style=\"width: 356px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9038\" class=\"wp-image-9038 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.padel-test.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Jeu_de_paume.jpg\" alt=\"Jeu De Paume - the precursor to tennis and padel\" width=\"346\" height=\"460\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jeu De Paume - the precursor to tennis and padel<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-slate-fragment=\"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\">And which is better for the knee joints - padel or tennis? <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-slate-fragment=\"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\">That's where the scholars argue! Some studies have shown that padel is better for the knee joints because it causes less vibration. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-slate-fragment=\"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\">However, other studies have shown that tennis is better for the knee joints because it strengthens the joints. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-slate-fragment=\"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\">Therefore, it is difficult to say which game is better for the knee joints.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>However, good padel shoes and\/or a high-quality sports sole that cushions well should be helpful in both cases.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Differences Tennis Padel: What are the differences between padel and tennis? 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