All Racquet Sports articles
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ArticleNox, Playtomic sponsor an MLP (guest) team
Spanish brands Nox and Playtomic have attached their names to Europe’s maiden Major League Pickleball guest team.
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News briefsPaddletek buys pickleball paddle maker PIKKL
PIKKL joins a portfolio spanning Bantam, Tempest and Honeyfoam, as Paddletek also signs three unrelated pro Johnsons.
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News briefsPremier Padel names Fanatics master licensee in retail deal
Padel’s biggest tour just got a retail partner used to running NFL and NBA merchandise.
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News briefsUK tennis body LTA turns to VC firm Redrice for growth
The tie-up will target innovations in facilities, technology and player pathways in tennis and padel.
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ArticleFP Movement, ASICS launch debut footwear collaboration
ASICS’ first joint run-tennis release uses a lifestyle brand to extend beyond performance retail.
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ArticleThe Slazenger brand revival is a 43-minute comedy film
Yes, comedy. Slazenger’s answer to decades of decline is a 43-minute film starring its 23-year-old creative director.
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Market ReportsTennis Market Report UK Germany France 2026
How tennis players in the UK, Germany and France think, shop and spend. Based on 894 active players, the report compares consumer profiles, spend levels, purchase channels, brand preferences and the padel effect across three markets, side by side.
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ArticleKostyuk reaches Wimbledon quarterfinal in Wilson dress
Her second Wilson dress sold out in days. Now Marta Kostyuk has matched it with her first Wimbledon quarterfinal.
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ArticleA tennis shoe wears the table tennis name
Little Tokyo Table Tennis puts its own stamp on a 2013 ASICS tennis shoe, rebuilding it for their community.
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ArticleTF rebrands as World Tennis from January 2026
Seven bodies, fragmented rights, $3.5bn Gaudenzi says could double. World Tennis inherits the ITF’s governance problem unchanged.
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ArticleNike to enter padel?
Nike contacted Spanish padel brand Nox seeking world No. 1 Tapia, whose contract runs to 2028, per Nox founder Ballvé.
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News briefsASICS aims for decision simplicity at retail
ASICS cuts through tennis footwear complexity with a two-profile system built around how players move on court.
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ArticleWTA names Accenture technology partner
Multi-year deal covers digital platform development, AI integration, audience growth and live event experience — starting with the WTA Player Zone.
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News briefsPadel earns medal status at South American Games
FIP adds South America to a continental multi-sport calendar that now spans four continents and six events by 2027.
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ArticleHEAD named official ball of amateur padel circuit
Austrian manufacturer HEAD has secured its first official ball deal with the world’s largest amateur padel circuit, with a global rollout already in the works.
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ArticlePickleball goes vertical, again
Six businesses, one holding structure, one CEO — and Apollo Sports Capital writing the cheque.
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ArticleOura lands its third major US sports body in six months
The USTA’s first wearable deal covers US Open players, grassroots programs and the federation’s 2027 Player Performance Center.
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News briefsLamborghini and Babolat bring five new looks to padel
The 2024 automotive-racket crossover returns with five colorways, as luxury co-branding in padel intensifies.
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ArticleEverything padel has become is coming to Barcelona in May 2026
The British army, a former champion and the global federation of padel walk into a trade show. It’s not a joke, but the set-up for the Padel Summit.
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OpinionISO 25808: Establishing global standards for the padel industry
The padel industry is building its first global technical standard. Here’s what ISO 25808 means for investors, operators and court builders.
