![]() ![]() At that time, I actually suggested we move to Thailand because they already had padel courts, whereas Bali did not,” Toni recalled his experience.Įlisa, however, insisted that the family should make Bali their new home. ![]() “We had lived in London and Spain, where from tennis I fell in love with padel, before moving to Bali in March 2021 to escape the lockdowns. When Coconuts Bali interviewed Toni Montesanti, a 51-year-old Italian man who is one of the owners of Jungle Padel, he candidly mentioned that it was his wife, Elisa, 48, who indirectly triggered the idea of bringing padel to Bali. Jungle Padel: The first of many padel centers “Jungle Padel opened a club in Pererenan, and after that, padel really took off,” Omata said. Still, Omata cited Jungle Padel as the key to the sport’s current popularity. Separately, Terry Omata, one of the owners of The Island Sports Club that recently opened the first padel club in Uluwatu, believes that Bali’s first padel club opened way back in March 2021 at the Melia Resort in Nusa Dua. Shcherbakov cited Italian Toni Montesanti, one of the owners of Jungle Padel in Pererenan, which was launched in early 2022, as the very person who is responsible for popularizing the novelty racket sport in Bali. Their Sanur facility currently has two padel courts, while two more are in progress. Liga.Tennis established three padel courts at their Umalas facility in December 2022 and another was added last month. From a business perspective, padel courts are cheaper to build since they are smaller than tennis courts. “Almost everyone can play padel from the first day,” Shcherbakov added. Padel, on the other hand, is relatively easy to play. Not everyone is ready for that or can afford it,” he said. “ a hard sport to study, which requires hundreds of hours of practice and serious investments to pay lessons. Ukrainian Dmitry Shcherbakov, who runs the Umalas and Sanur based Liga.Tennis, told Coconuts Bali that in the past five years he had seen many people come to the club, tried their hand at tennis, and never came back. The amount of exercise is less compared to tennis, I don’t have to use much physical strength but can still burn enough calories,” she said. Known for being a social and accessible sport, as well as suitable for players of various ages and skill levels, padel has become increasingly popular on the Island of Gods as well. Padel has gained popularity in recent years, particularly in Europe and Latin America.
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