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Nexxfield installs the first permanent Padel courts in Canada

Sani Sport, who have two high class tennis centres, has been managed by the well known Garceau family since 1974. Staying at the cutting edge for 30 years, Sani Sport continues its leadership in the tennis business by installing 3 padel tennis court at their center in Brossard, Quebec.

Padel tennis is a racquet sport <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racquet_sport> played extensively in Spain and Latin America. Padel is typically played in doubles on an enclosed court about half the size of a tennis court. The balls used and the scoring are the same as normal tennis, with just a little less pressure. The biggest difference is that the court has walls and the balls can be played off them in a way similar to squash.

The sport was invented in Mexico by Enrique Corcuera in the late sixties. It is currently most popular in Argentina, Spain, Mexico and some other Latin American countries and it is now beginning to spread rapidly across Europe and other continents. Padel is great for players of all ages and skills, as it is both quick and easy to pick up, and is less physically demanding than similar sports like squash. Most players get the hang of it within the first 20 minutes of playing and find it easy to achieve a level of proficiency. This makes the game enjoyable for the average athlete as it is not as dominated by strength and serve as tennis (in fact, the serve in padel is under-arm).