Padel explainer: How to play the sport and rules of the court

What happens when you combine a green neon ball, a racket and an enclosed court with metal mesh walls? You get the fastest growing sport on the planet - padel.

Viewed as the more accessible cousin to tennis, padel has soared in popularity in recent years.

In the UK alone, LTA Padel reported that over 400,000 adults and juniors played the sport at least once last year.

But for all the other millions who haven’t caught on to the trend, Sports News Blitz writer Vanely Barumire goes through all the rules you need to know…