A few days ago we shared with you our top 6 craziest places where it is possible to play padel. As it is allowed to dream, here is already our letter to Santa Claus for December 2023...

The oldest among us may remember that in 2005 tennis players Roger Federer and Andre Agassi played an exhibition game in an incredible place: the heliport of the luxury hotel Burj Al Arab, to Dubai. An extraordinary site located 211 meters above the sea. For the record, the Swiss had beaten the American 6-3, 6-1, in less than an hour.

The stunning Burj Al Arab hotel

When will such an exhibition with a track of padel on this same helipad? With for example some of the most airy players on the circuit: Franco Stupaczuk, Juan Tello, Arturo Coello or Javi Garrido...

But beware, not sure whether to invite Agustin Tapia: the Argentinian will sometimes recover balls so far outside the track (see for example this video) that he would risk… taking the plunge!

After 40 years of tennis, Jérôme falls into the pot of padel in 2018. Since then, he thinks about it every morning while shaving… but never shaves pala in hand! Journalist in Alsace, he has no other ambition than to share his passion with you, whether you speak French, Italian, Spanish or English.

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