The emerging racquet sport of padel is growing so fast that courts "will be full for the next 10-15 years", the national governing body for tennis has predicted.
Padel – a blend of tennis and squash – was invented in Mexico in 1969 but in recent years has grown in popularity, with an estimated 30 million players across the world.
Tennis Cymru said it expected there would be 4,500 padel players in Wales by the end of 2025, and more than 6,000 by 2026.
Roger Wheatley, 64, from Cardiff, who has been playing the sport for more than four years, said he wished he had found it "20 years ago".
