Spanish for “blade”, an allusion to the path of the stroke. This is an aggressive form of a bajada shot from the back wall that applies more side spin...
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| Definition | Spanish for “blade”, an allusion to the path of the stroke. This is an aggressive form of a bajada shot from the back wall that applies more side spin. Paquito Navarro is famous for this shot. |
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Overheads or other high shots to return lobs that the player’s opponent is sending. Lobs and their returns, the aerial game, are more important to pad...
When counting the score, “all” is used in tennis and padel to indicate that the score is tied. For example, “thirty all”, means that the score is tied...
A type of padel tournament composed of several rounds where players have a new partner and set of opponents each round and the score is calculated ind...
The group of shots where the player strikes the ball on the non-dominant side of their body with the dominant hand across the body. Due to the muscles...
From the Spanish, bajadar, “to bring down”. A usually aggressive padel shot from the back of the court where the player hits the ball down low from a ...
