Padel guides

Plain-English guides to the rules and scoring of padel, the new star point, and how to run Americano and Mexicano nights that everyone enjoys.

Padel rules

How to play padel: the court, the underarm serve, the walls, when you lose a point and the 2026 changes.

How a padel score works: 15-30-40, deuce, golden point, Star Point, sets, tie-breaks and Americano points.

Two advantages, then one decisive point: the 2026 FIP deuce rule, with the official wording and a worked example.

Courts, rounds, points per match, resting players and tiebreaks: run a fair Americano night without a spreadsheet.

How a Mexicano works: live-ranking courts, the three pairing rules, scoring and a worked 8-player example.

Free: paste your player list, get fair rounds and a live leaderboard.