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Community Spotlight
A deeper look at the people making a significant impact in our padel community.
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Dora Chamli
Tunisian professional padel player Dora Chamli on her path from tennis to FIP tournaments and her drive to inspire young athletes, especially girls.
16 Oct 2026
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Jason Manford Padel Academy
A shoulder injury that stopped his overhead serve led Jason Manford to padel, and the cost of playing led him to found JM Padel Academy.
13 Jan 2026
Jared Finkelstein
Miami-based wealth manager Jared Finkelstein first played padel in January 2021 and has since trained, competed and travelled for the sport.
13 Jan 2026
Bojana Jovanovic
After more than 15 years in professional tennis, Serbia's Bojana Jovanovic found a second sporting life in padel in 2022.
13 Jan 2026
Damian Hoo
Damian Hoo discovered padel in Bali in 2022, joined Jakarta's small early scene and has since competed across Southeast Asia and Australia.
12 Jan 2026
Frederik Sangill
Frederik Sangill went from drop-in sessions at his local club to creating some of the most influential padel content on social media.
9 Jan 2026
Georgie Plays Padel
Georgie started padel in 2023 at a David Lloyd club and shares the game as it's really played at club level in the UK.
31 Dec 2025
Cameron Dollimore
Cameron Dollimore picked up a padel racket in Spain at 11 and has represented Great Britain at the Junior World Championships three times.
31 Dec 2025
Demid Hrytsun
Demid Hrytsun, of Demid Padel, found padel in a casual game with friends and returned to it with new purpose in 2025.
30 Dec 2025
Bryant Salcedo
Former Vanderbilt tennis player Bryant Salcedo moved through pickleball to padel, with a focus on personal growth and building community.
30 Dec 2025
Pride Padel
Founded by Seun and Laura Crowe, Pride Padel is a community built on inclusion, accessibility and the joy of playing padel together.
26 Dec 2025
The Padel Player
Nick, aka The Padel Player, went from casual family games to open training sessions and a real hunger to improve and compete.
20 Dec 2025
Her Court Padel Club
Founded by Paige, Her Court Padel Club is a fast-growing female padel community in Cheshire for women of all ages and abilities.
18 Dec 2025
Chigz
Chigz had no racket-sport background when a spontaneous first match in Bali turned padel into a passion back home in Manchester.
24 Nov 2025
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