Words: Joanna Ebsworth
MEET THE ELITE
After swapping tennis for padel in 2015, Tia Norton has risen quickly through the ranks to become the British Women’s No.1 padel player. Since making her professional debut on the World Padel Tour in 2021, she has become the first British woman to win a match on the tour.
MY JOURNEY
‘I started playing tennis from the age of seven but kept getting invited to try padel at a club in Birmingham. I had no idea what it was, but I finally went along when I was 12. In its simplest form, padel is a
