The first ever padel courts in Cambridgeshire are officially open and ready for people to try them out.

Game4Padel have opened up two courts at St Ives Golf Club on Needingworth Road, making them the first of their kind in the county.

Although the courts are at the golf club, anyone is welcome to go and try it out.

The padel courts are now open.The padel courts are now open. (Image: Game4Padel)

The sport is now the world's fastest growing sport, with celebrities like Andy Murray and David Beckham giving it a go and popularising it.

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Forecasters predict that by 2032, padel will become an Olympic sport.

More and more people are taking up padel.More and more people are taking up padel. (Image: Game4Padel)

Thomas Munt, the St Ives Padel Courts General Manager, said: "We are delighted to bring the first padel courts to Cambridgeshire.

"We have opened courts all around the country so have plenty of experience of growing thriving padel communities.

"The courts have been busy already and we are working with the Club to put on coaching clinics and trial days for people that are new to the sport, or keen to improve."

For more information about the St Ives padel courts, including how to book one, click here.