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Padel club catches on with NYC billionaires and athletes: ‘You can’t get a court’
So this is the place Gordon Gekko would take Bud Fox circa 2024 to teach him a lesson.
Manhattan’s inaugural padel club has become a hot haunt for billionaires and sports stars, we hear. Padel (pronounced pah-dell) is kinda like pickleball — but its enthusiasts would bristle at the mention, saying it’s more serious and mixes squash and tennis skills.
Reserve is the Hudson Yards outpost of billionaire Wayne Boich’s popular Miami padel spot where players have included Formula 1 stars Lando Norris and Max Verstappen, Andre Agassi, David Beckham, Derek Jeter and Jimmy Butler to name a few.
The NYC location has attracted players such as billionaire hedge funder Daniel Sundheim and top legal eagle Perry Weitz, we hear.
“You can’t get a court,” said one recent convert to the game, who added, “Padel is to pickleball as freebase is to Sanka.”
A student of the billionaire lifestyle told us its so hot, “I wouldn’t be surprised if your own padel court on the roof of your brownstone is the new basement lap pool.”
Connected former pro squash player Jordan Brail is the director of Reserve, and we hear he’s been bringing top-tier talent to the courts.
NBA star Butler has said, “Padel complements my basketball skills mentally… Physically, it’s about endurance, ankle stability and change of pace and direction.”
The Post reported last year that the sport has over 25 million people who play around the world, and that padel is the fastest-growing sport in Europe and South America.
Lionel Messi and Dwyane Wade are also devotees, and tennis stars Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic have all given it a shot.
