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World Padel Day: padel gets its own day and sets its sights on Brisbane 2032

FIP and Premier Padel have officially recognised 20 October as World Padel Day, launching a campaign for padel's inclusion in the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. We break down the numbers behind a sport of 40 million players — and how to pick your first paddle if you're one of the newcomers.

Milano P1: Tapia-Coello complete the poker, Ari Sánchez joins the greatest winners of all time

The world No. 1s came back against Lebrón-Augsburger (4-6 6-3 6-2) to close the European swing with a fourth straight title, their twelfth of 2026. In the women's draw, Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero rallied from 2-5 down against Josemaría-Bea (7-6 6-3) for their fifth title of the season: with 58 trophies, Ari now stands alongside Gemma Triay and Alejandra Salazar as the most decorated player in professional women's padel.

Milano P1: finals day with a Brussels rematch and the women's No. 1 spot up in the air

Lebrón and Augsburger came back from 0-6 against Galán-Chingotto (0-6 6-2 6-2) and today meet Tapia-Coello, who chase a fourth straight title after Coello's historic 300th win. In the women's draw, Ari-Ustero's fourth consecutive final against Josemaría-Bea, a rematch of the Rotterdam final, with the ranking lead on the line. Finals today from 15:00 at the Allianz Cloud.

Milano P1: quarter-finals without upsets, and a Galán-Lebrón clash of champions in the semis

The top eight seeds all made it through at the Allianz Cloud. Tapia-Coello took their Pretoria revenge in 59 minutes (6-2 6-2) and chase a fourth straight title against Stupa-Sanz; defending champions Galán and Chingotto face Lebrón and Augsburger. In the women's draw, Triay-Brea meet Sánchez-Ustero again and Calvo-Fernández take on Josemaría-Bea.

Milano P1 2026: Galán's fortress and the six champions on round-of-16 day at the Allianz Cloud

Thursday brings all 15 round-of-16 matches at the Oysho Milano P1 from 9:30, with the women's top four pairs debuting: all six past champions in Milan play on the same day. Galán, with three titles from four finals, defends his court against the breakthrough pair, Gil-Valenzuela.

Milano P1 2026: the top seeds debut at the Allianz Cloud and these are their rackets

The Oysho Milano P1 (October 12-18, Allianz Cloud, €479,068) completes its round of 32 today with the debuts of the top four men's seeds — Tapia-Coello, Galán-Chingotto, Augsburger-Lebrón and Stupa-Sanz. A look at the draw after Tuesday's early scare, and the real rackets of the favourites, all listed in our catalog.

Germany P2: Coello-Tapia complete the Paris-Rotterdam-Düsseldorf treble and Calvo-Fernández take their revenge

The world No. 1s beat Stupa-Sanz 6-2 7-6(5) for their 11th title of 2026, a third consecutive one after the Paris Major and Rotterdam; in the women's draw, Calvo-Fernández (6-3 6-0 in 1h08) avenge their Paris Major final loss to Sánchez-Ustero and claim their second title as a pair.

Germany P2 finals day: the Rotterdam rematch and a three-peat on the line

Tapia-Coello (6-2 6-3 over Lebrón-Augsburger) and Stupa-Sanz (7-6(3) 6-4 over Galán-Chingotto) replay last week's Rotterdam final; in the women's draw, Sánchez-Ustero beat No. 1s Triay-Brea 7-5 3-6 7-5 and meet Calvo-Fernández, who came back from two match points down to beat Josemaría-González (6-4 5-7 7-6(5), 3h07). Finals today at the Castello Düsseldorf from 14:00, with the catalog rackets of the finalists.

Germany P2: Libaak-Alfonso's World Cup comeback and the top seeds' round-of-16 debuts

Libaak-Alfonso came from a set down against Leal-Guerrero (3-6, 7-6(2), 7-5) on the same day Argentina announced their Doha World Cup squad, and today they chase the quarterfinals against Solano-Pereyra. All 16 round-of-16 matches (8 men's, 8 women's) start at 09:00 with the debuts of Tapia-Coello, Galán-Chingotto, Lebrón-Augsburger, Stupa-Sanz, Triay-Brea and Sánchez-Ustero, among others: every pairing, the first-round results and the catalog rackets.

Rotterdam P2: Coello-Tapia defend the crown and Ari Sánchez's 100th final ends in victory

Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero beat Josemaría-González 6-4 6-4 for their second consecutive title: Magic Ari won her 100th career final, the youngest player ever to reach that mark. In the men's draw, world No. 1s Tapia-Coello beat Stupa-Sanz 6-3 6-2 to defend their Rotterdam crown and claim a tenth title in 2026.

Rotterdam P2 finals day: Ari Sánchez hits 100 career finals and Stupa-Sanz play their first final as a pair

Sánchez-Ustero beat top seeds Triay-Brea (6-2 6-3) and Ari reached her 100th professional final, the youngest player ever to do it; Josemaría-González chase a seventh title of the year. In the men's draw, Tapia-Coello face Stupa-Sanz, who play their first Premier Padel final together after winning the battle for the top 4 (6-0 6-4 over Yanguas-Nieto). Finals today at the Ahoy from 16:00, with the catalog rackets of the finalists.

Rotterdam P2: seeds 2, 3 and 4 fall in the quarters — the semi-finals line-up and the rackets

Stupa-Sanz beat Galán-Chingotto (6-4 6-4), Yanguas-Nieto beat Augsburger-Lebrón (7-6(0) 6-3) and Momo-Campagnolo came from behind to beat Di Nenno-Navarro (2-6 7-6(1) 7-5): the Rotterdam P2 quarter-finals knocked out three of the top four men's seeds. Today, four semi-finals at the Ahoy from 12:00 on Red Bull TV, with the catalog rackets of the 10 semi-finalists.

Rotterdam P2: the double race for world No. 1 resumes in the Netherlands — the aspirants' rackets

The CUPRA Rotterdam P2 (September 28 – October 4) restarts Premier Padel with both world No. 1 races at stake: Coello-Tapia (9 titles) against Galán-Chingotto (7) on the men's side, and six titles apiece for Triay-Brea and Josemaría-González on the women's, with Leal-Guerrero arriving fresh off their FIP Platinum Lyon title. Official draw with the top four seeds in each bracket and their rackets in our catalog.

Spain's squad for Doha is set: the rackets of the 16 World Cup picks

Spain's federation confirmed the definitive squad for the World Cup in Qatar (Doha, November 2-7) on Thursday: Goñi and Marta Ortega make the cut, Salazar misses out in her final year. We break down the catalog rackets of Gutiérrez's eight and Navarro's eight.

Paris Major 2026: Coello and Tapia complete the four-peat as Sánchez-Ustero lift their first Major

The Golden Boys came back from 5-2 down in the third to beat Galán-Chingotto (6-3, 4-6, 7-6) and win their fourth straight Paris Major; Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero crushed Calvo-Fernández (6-2, 6-0) in 71 minutes for their first Major together. A record 81,000 spectators over the week.

Paris Major 2026: finals day at Roland-Garros — Coello-Tapia chase four in a row, Galán-Chingotto chase revenge

Saturday's semi-finals set the dream card: Coello-Tapia, three-time champions in Paris, replay the 2025 final against the Galán-Chingotto pair that just won the Madrid P1; and an unexpected women's final between the Sánchez-Ustero duo that came back from a set down and the Fernández-Calvo pair that has now beaten the world No. 1s three times in a row. Schedule, the finalists' rackets and the story lines closing out the Major.

Paris Major 2026: Goñi and Alonso knock out the Madrid runners-up — quarter-finals day

The round of 16 delivered the statement win of the tournament: Edu Alonso and Aimar Goñi eliminated Yanguas-Nieto, the Madrid P1 finalists, 6-4 6-3. Recap of a round that also ended the Moya-Leygue run, Friday's order of play at Roland-Garros and the catalog rackets on court, from Paquito's Hack 05 to Momo's Endure.