Padel is a game taking parts of the world by storm and now it has reached New York.
This is America's first time playing padel.
It's also 16-year-old America Marin's first time playing the sport.
Much of the country needed an introduction to the sport.
"I found Padel in Mexico on vacation. My friend said there's a tennis court nearby. We walked in, we saw glass, we saw sand, we were like this is not a tennis court," Evan Brown said.
He left his job in tech to bring what would become his passion and a global phenomenon back home to New York.
"Then we got the opportunity to bring this back to New York and actually make it more accessible for folks and not just this 'members only' club, but have it be something people can play and build community around, and I was like this would be a dream come true," the Mink Padel co-founder said.
The game came alive at the Mink building in West Harlem through a collaboration with Janus Property.
"The striking thing about these kids in one hour went from never having played the sport to just all smiles. And so I think what we're trying to do with this tenant and bringing this sport to this neighborhood is bring more smiles here," Janus Property developer Scott Metzner said.
Padel is big in Spain, which is where coach Jose Daureo is from.
The racket sport, which has hints of tennis and squash, is fairly easy to learn.
That's partly why it has exploded in popularity worldwide.
"I expect that is going to happen the same here. It's going to overtake even pickleball," Daureo said.
Though you typically wouldn't see padel in West Harlem, it's already winning over America.
"It's better to know how to enjoy things and do other things other than what you do. You know?" she said.
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