From my experience I’d say it’s better to get a solid foundation on tennis first, as padel is easier to learn, even though you have to get used to the walls. After establishing a good technique for both, then you can keep playing both. I stopped playing tennis for too long and it was a real challenge to recover the topspin and the serve. I still have a strong influence of padel in my game, but now I can use it to my benefit. My tennis opponents always complain about my shallow slices. Padel definitely helps the defensive game in tennis, especially when you have to reach for a ball that requires you to use a wrist movement to lobby, for example. I’ve developed a great control in this shot.
I play tennis and padel at the same time (sometimes on the same day a tennis and padel game) and for me it works. I compete in both padel and tennis tournaments and I win a lot of matches in both.
@@Padelactico You are way too hard on yourself. You are already hitting some quality balls after not having a tennis racket in your hands for some time. I do agree with you, that if your ambition is to get as far as possible in one of the 2 sports, then you have to choose between them and go all in. But if you just want to be a really good tennis and padel player at the same time (High level in your country) -> that is 100% feasible! If your goal is to become pro or trying to achieve your full potential -> choose :)
Its fun to play both. Padel can help doubleplayers in tennis approach the net more. You can do both unless you have an all-or-nothing personality type.
I know there are a lot of players that keep playing both tennis and padel, including myself, but only at recreational level, which is 100% feasible. Personally, I use 100% continental grip in padel, so that can't hurt my tennis groundstrokes at all. The only shots that can be affected are volleys, because of the different distance between your grip and the sweet spot. After having started padel I have improved my tennis lobs, esp. BH as I am a right padel court player and of course my tennis overheads have become more accurate and consistant and much more slicey, bandeja style!
I play both tennis and padel as well and my rating is about 4.5 NTRP (or whatever it's called) and playtomic 4, but if I want either to do at a higher level, it will probably cause the other to suffer. The 5.5 NTRP ratings and over can maintain padel at a higher level of course because they stepped in at a higher level. My tennis volleys actuall have improved because of padel hehe. Ground strokes suffered though.
