Padel might be the fastest-growing sport in the UK, sold as healthy, addictive and packed with community spirit, but an increasing number of players are discovering there’s a darker side lurking behind the glass walls of the court.
From obsessive behaviour and toxic competitiveness to flirty messages, affairs and relationship breakdowns, some say it is becoming a real-life love rival.
The game – a mix of tennis and squash that is played with solid bats on courts enclosed by glass – has exploded from being quite a niche European pastime into one of Britain’s fastest-growing obsessions, loved by everyone from stay-at-home mothers to
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