The Changeover: Your March 2026 U.S. Padel Recap
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Dear Padel Nation readers,
March was arguably the most eventful month in the entire 32-year history of U.S. padel thanks in large part to:
The second-ever Premier Padel tournament being held on U.S. soil in Miami — which featured packed stands and jaw-dropping points like this one…
The third edition of RacquetX taking place in Fort Lauderdale, with padel predictably stealing the show yet again (despite the rise of new challengers like TYPTI)…
Padel being featured on Good Morning America for the second time in a segment about teenagers playing padel at Nicol NJ as part of “The Balance Challenge," an initiative aimed at helping kids build a healthier relationship with screens…
Leading U.S. business publication Inc. magazine featuring an in-depth article on the rise of U.S. padel and Padel United Sports Club co-founder Jonathan Krieger, which declares that “entrepreneurs are flocking to tennis’s cooler cousin”…
A whole slew of big U.S. padel investments being announced, most notably the Pro Padel League raising $15 million in a round led by Rick Schnall, co-chairman and governor of the Charlotte Hornets of the NBA…
All-time padel legend Fernando “Bela” Belasteguín playing his way across Southern California before heading on to Miami for the Premier Padel P1, and…
The National Padel League hosting its National Finals and crowning a number of National Champions from around the country.
Meanwhile, we saw new padel courts and clubs added everywhere from Chicago (at my friend Alex Vainberg’s new venue Proximo Padel)… to New York City (at SPORTIME Randall’s Island)… to Katy, Texas (at the newest — and perhaps most impressive — Racket Social Club location yet)… just to name a few.
We also got word of splashy new clubs coming to locations across the U.S. including San Jose… Palm Beach… and Chicago (at what looks like it could easily become one of the most iconic padel venues anywhere on Earth).
And, last but not least, we got expansion news from Salt Lake City Padel Club and a brand-new court from Privé Padel at the THesis Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida (which, according to Patricio Misitrano, is the U.S.’s 1,000th!).
On a personal level, it was also an incredibly busy month, largely spent knocking out the final chapters of my forthcoming 21-chapter padel book, which you can pre-order on Amazon here or from Barnes and Noble here.
Oh, and I also managed to publish a few U.S. padel articles, too, which you can find directly below.
Thanks for reading and play up!
ae
««« Reebok Joins Padel Party Via GLDN PNT »»»
Big name brands like Rolex, On, and Golden Goose have all been getting into the padel game lately (namely via partnerships with World No. 1 Arturo Coello) — and to that list you can now add the nearly 70-year-old iconic yet irreverent sports-culture brand, Reebok.
This is thanks to a recently announced collaboration with leading padel fashion brand and Padel Nation preferred partner, GLDN PNT. Everything you need to know about this exciting new development (including how to get your hands on some of their limited-edition gear) can be found here.
««« The Ultimate Show Stealer at RacquetX? »»»
Last month, I traveled all the way to Goshen, Indiana in the middle of winter to see something I think has the potential to completely re-shape the U.S. padel landscape going forward — and this month, what I saw there debuted at RacquetX.
««« Padel Set to Pop in the Pacific Northwest »»»
Three new states (Idaho, Oregon, and Washington) will soon get their first-ever publicly accessible padel courts thanks to (at least) four new padel clubs.
This includes Pacific Padel in Seattle — whose co-founder, Pablo Arcuschin, wrote a great guest post we published this month entitled, “From Courts to Culture: What Actually Makes a Padel Club Successful,” which you can read right here.
««« The “Hidden” Key to U.S. Padel Growth? »»»
In yet another great guest article we published this month, Rodrigo Fernández —who is the co-founder and CMO of Kraken Padel Club in Dallas — explored one of the biggest (yet least talked about) drivers of padel growth in the U.S., which may well also hold the key to the sport’s future here in the States. Check it out here.
««« Padel Pro-Am Heats Up California Desert »»»
While pro tennis has always been the main reason for racquet-sports fanatics to head to the California desert in March, the recent Palm Springs Padel Pro-Am proved that padel has a place in the conversation, too — as you can see for yourself here.
(And this month there will be even more padel pro-am action in Indio, CA, thanks to an exciting collaboration between Padel Up, Playbypoint, and Siux — so be sure to stay tuned for more details!).
… and that’s a wrap — until next month, at least!
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