Well, an American audience is about to find out as the Premier Padel tour makes its debut in the U.S. this month with a tournament in Miami.

As the Miami Open matches kick off, we look at these tennis stars and what they bring to the game. BEN SHELTON PHOTO BY CORINNE DUBREUIL, COURTESY OF ATP TOUR The 22-year-old Ben Shelton (@benshelton) is making waves within the world of tennis.

Many people in the tennis fraternity are excited at the prospect of a Rafael Nadal comeback on the professional tennis tour. The five-time Madrid Open winner has been specially invited to run in this year’s competition.

I like being active and doing things; now is the time to organize my next chapter.” These words of Rafael Nadal don't give the impression that he is missing tennis too much post-retirement. The post Rafael Nadal Trades His Love for Tennis as the Spanish Legend Tries His Hand at a New Sport After Retirement appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Swedish star Joachim Johansson had one of the best serves in the tour, beat top players like Rafael Nadal and Andy Roddick, but had bad luck with injuries. As he attempted several comebacks, he burned out from tennis.

Joining Eala in the wildcard entries of the 128-player field are former Grand Slam champions Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) and Sloane Stephens (USA), Victoria Mboko (Canada), Sayaka Ishii (Japan), Tyra Caterina Grant (USA) and Ajla Tomljanovic (Australia).