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DEDHAM, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — A racket sport is on the rise, giving pickleball a run for its money.
Chase Woodsum, owner of Padel Boston in Dedham, calls padel a cross between tennis and squash.
"Because it's two-on-two, over a net, but there are walls that are in play," Woodsum said. "15/30/40 game, sets to six, [and you] usually play the best two out of three sets."
Padel Boston opened its doors in 2024. The padel-playing space recently introduced an expansion, nearly doubling its size to 25,000 square feet.
Woodsum said the game is easy to pick up, showing WBZ NewsRadio's Suzanne Sausville the tricks of the trade.
"Most tennis players don't want to use the walls right when they start," Woodsum said. "But as we saw, I fed you a few, you missed the first three and then you made the next four in a row, so it just took kind of 30 seconds, and then you sort of figured out the timing and you picked it up very quickly."
Padel Boston is open daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
WBZ NewsRadio’s Suzanne Sausville (@WBZSausville) reports.