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The best padel tennis clubs in London, from singles' nights in Earls Court to AI gameplay in Canary Wharf

Source: Padel Social Club

You’ve finally succumbed and jumped on the padel tennis train. The next step now that you’ve drunk the Kool-aid? Finding a court.

The sport has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years — more than 89,000 Brits now play regularly, and counting. Regulars at some London clubs are known to stay up until midnight to bag fresh slots.

Happily, new clubs are springing up across the capital faster than you can say “volley” — and there’s much more to them than a few courts and a simple reception desk. Think plant-filled co-working spaces, clubhouses inspired by Soho House and AI-powered technology to analyse your gameplay.

From London’s largest padel community in Stratford to the members’ club of padel tennis in Earls Court, here are the hottest

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