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title: "Tennis Habits That Hurt Your Padel | What to Change First | IT"
url: "https://padel.how/it/mistakes/tennis-habits/"
description: "Tennis habits that hurt padel: big swings, flat winners, avoiding the glass, singles positioning, hard serves, and rushing points too early."
date_published: "2026-05-31"
date_modified: "2026-05-31"
locale: "it"
---

## Risposta diretta

> Tennis habits that hurt padel: big swings, flat winners, avoiding the glass, singles positioning, hard serves, and rushing points too early.

# Tennis Habits That Hurt Your Padel


Tennis experience helps with coordination, racket control, and confidence. It also brings habits that can create mistakes in padel if you do not adapt them to walls, doubles positioning, and smaller targets.


## Tennis habits to adapt


The goal is not to forget tennis. The goal is to keep what transfers and change what costs points.


| Tennis habit | Why it hurts in padel | Padel adjustment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Big groundstroke backswing | There is less time and more body pressure. | Shorten preparation and use compact contact. |
| Trying winners early | The court is smaller and defenders have walls. | Build pressure before finishing. |
| Avoiding the glass | You rush balls that could become easier. | Learn when the rebound gives more time. |
| Hard flat serve | It may be illegal, predictable, or hard to follow. | Use legal contact, placement, and first-volley readiness. |
| Singles positioning | You open middle gaps and separate from your partner. | Move as a pair and protect shared space. |


## Keep the skills, change the rhythm


Tennis players often start padel with better hand skills than true beginners. The problem is usually rhythm. Padel rewards patience, height, glass use, and repeated pressure more than first-shot winners.


The fastest adjustment is mental: stop judging a shot only by speed. A slower ball that keeps opponents low or deep may be the better padel shot.


- [How to play against tennis players](https://padel.how/it/strategy/how-to-play-against-tennis-players/)
- [Paddle or padel](https://padel.how/it/how-to-play/paddle-or-padel/)
- [Attack vs control](https://padel.how/it/strategy/attack-vs-control/)


## Use the walls and your partner


In tennis, letting the ball pass you is usually a problem. In padel, selected balls should pass and rebound from the glass. That changes timing, spacing, and defensive decisions.


Doubles positioning matters just as much. A strong tennis player who plays alone inside a padel pair still gives opponents easy gaps through the middle or behind the net players.


- [How to use the glass](https://padel.how/it/defense/how-to-use-the-glass-in-padel/)
- [Padel doubles strategy](https://padel.how/it/strategy/padel-doubles-strategy/)
- [Court positioning](https://padel.how/it/strategy/how-to-position-yourself-in-padel/)


## FAQ

### Does tennis experience help in padel?

Yes. Tennis helps with coordination and racket skills, but some habits need to be adapted.

### What tennis habit hurts padel most?

Trying to win points too early with big, flat swings is one of the most damaging habits.

### Should tennis players use topspin in padel?

Sometimes, but slice, flat control, height, and compact contact are often more useful in padel situations.

### Why do tennis players struggle with the glass?

They are used to taking the ball before it passes them, so they often rush rebounds instead of using them.

### How can a tennis player improve padel faster?

Practice compact swings, glass timing, doubles movement, and controlled point building.