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What is padel and how do you play it?

At the moment it seems like lots of people are playing and talking about padel.

The game - which is a bit like a combination of tennis and squash - has been described by the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) as "the fastest-growing sport in the world".

It has been taken up by celebrities and fans all over the world.

According to the LTA, who are the governing body that look after tennis and padel in the UK, thousands more people played it last year than the year before.

But what exactly is padel? De-Graft has been finding out...

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