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Can the ball hit the walls during a rally?

A padel coach discusses a ball rebounding from a glass wall with learners, headed “PADEL: PLAY OFF THE GLASS”, with The Sports Rise branding below.
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Yes. After the ball bounces once on your side of the court, it may rebound off your own back or side glass walls and you can still play it legally. A ball returned to the opponents' side may also bounce on their ground and then off their walls and remain in play. However, a returned ball must not hit the opponents' fence/mesh or any wall before it bounces on their ground — doing so loses the point.

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  1. Preserved legacy publication: Can the ball hit the walls during a rally? ↗The Sports Rise · Accessed 2026-09-27

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