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Exclusive Profiles

Interviews

Nov 6, 2026

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4 min read

“Build It and They Will Come”

Is a myth. CourtsApp's Daren Hornig wants to be padel's front door. The "Expedia of racquet sports" just went national, and its CEO talks empty 1 p.m. courts, AI agents booking your next match, and why padel won't be a parks-and-rec sport.

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Interviews

Oct 28, 2026

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3 min read

Year One Was the Idea. "Now We Get to Build It."

Andi Neugarten-Maio spent two years dreaming up the Athena Padel Cup. Miami just proved women's padel wanted it, and next October it doubles.

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Interviews

Sep 18, 2026

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3 min read

Primetime Padel Profile: The Rafa Nadal Academy US Tour

Rafa’s Nadal's Academy ran its first U.S. amateur circuit through Miami, Austin, and a Hudson Yards finale. Here’s why they built it that way.

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