Premier Padel is a worldwide circuit and similarly to the pro tennis tours it features four major tournaments at venues like Roland Garros in Paris and the Foro Italico in Rome.
The Miami tournament is a P1-level event that lies just below the majors in terms of importance — kind of like the Miami Open tennis tournament.
“I am convinced that there will be a before and an after with Premier Padel coming to Miami. Just like in Paris and Rome and everywhere that Premier Padel goes,” Fernando Belasteguín, the recently retired padel standout who is the Miami tournament director, told The Associated Press.
Played in doubles inside a cage that is smaller than a tennis court, padel is a cross between tennis and squash with players allowed to hit the ball off the glass and metallic mesh walls that surround the court.
The tournament will be played March 18-23 at the Miami Beach Convention Center.
