![Padel on path for Olympic dream after rapid rise in Spain and Beckham and Messi backing - Mirror Online Padel on path for Olympic dream after rapid rise in Spain and Beckham and Messi backing - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article27492750.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_SAM30751.jpg)
Padel on path for Olympic dream after rapid rise in Spain and Beckham and Messi backing - Mirror Online
Just as we're getting used to the pickleball craze, international favorite padel is also growing quickly in the U.S.
![Padel: With 25 million players worldwide, sport only tipped to get "bigger and bigger" by tennis star Andy Murray | CNN Padel: With 25 million players worldwide, sport only tipped to get "bigger and bigger" by tennis star Andy Murray | CNN](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/221216152956-andy-murray-padel.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill)
Padel: With 25 million players worldwide, sport only tipped to get "bigger and bigger" by tennis star Andy Murray | CNN
![Padel: With 25 million players worldwide, sport only tipped to get "bigger and bigger" by tennis star Andy Murray | CNN Padel: With 25 million players worldwide, sport only tipped to get "bigger and bigger" by tennis star Andy Murray | CNN](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/221216152958-padel-rackets-general.jpg?q=w_1110,c_fill)