Le padel is a team sport, it is played in pairs. And the relationship with your partner is important to be able to win a match, a tournament. Winning and losing together is a powerful feeling that makes us progress both sportingly and humanly.

However, in some places there are also tennis courts. padel individual, smaller, where you can also play matches without a partner. Even if it is true that they are few in number today in France.

How to play padel individual?

Obviously, this form of padel, which is not regulated and for which there are no tournaments, is totally different. There are some players who prefer it, and others who like it more when they play padel "Traditional".

The rules of each padel (single or pair) are exactly the same: points are counted equally, etc.

The specificities of a padel One-to-one

The big change is in the size of the playing surface. padel have an important difference: the length is exactly the same, but the width is reduced, from 10m to 6m. In this way, it is very easy to cover the whole ground just knowing how to position yourself correctly.

 

The height of the net, side walls, etc. remain the same. Also the placement of the service line remains unchanged. Of course, you will have less space, but you would not need more.

Just take into account the problem of the width, especially to avoid getting the walls on the sides when you start.

Padel 1v1: the advantages.

For those who can not hold more than two points without touching a ball, or for those who are reluctant to play with a partner, this mode of play may very well be appropriate. Here, the ball comes to you.

You rely on yourself to win. This advantage is relative to the previous one. No more anger at the partner, that feeling of "we lost, but it's not because of me" that every now and then, almost unwittingly, comes to mind.

You alone are responsible for defeat, and victory. But of course, you can always blame the ground, the ball, the lights, etc.

Perfect when you don't have a partner. This can undoubtedly be the best advantage of having tennis courts. padel individual nearby. On days when you don't have a partner, when it is impossible to find four players. With this type of terrain, you have no problem, having only one opponent is enough.

Padel 1v1: The disadvantages

There is no volley. In this type of terrain, it is almost impossible to go on the fly, unless you have a huge arm.

Unlike padel in pairs, in this game mode you cannot cover most of your space when you go up to the net. So it is almost a suicide to go there. As soon as your blow is not very deep, the opponent holds you at his mercy.

The environment is not the same. The good atmosphere when four people are on a field, with the classic jokes, the chambrages on certain points, etc. You lose a bit of that in 1v1 terrain. Being two is not the same as being four, and it feels like you're losing the spirit of the sport. It will depend on everyone of course.

Lack of habit of playing on such a field. It is always about playing two, not being adapted to the dimensions of the pitch (it's not exactly half the normal pitch, it's a little wider) or competing without a partner, it can be a bit stranger.

Alexis Dutour

Alexis Dutour is passionate about padel. With his training in communication and marketing, he puts his skills at the service of padel to offer us articles that are always very interesting.

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