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Do important points change the game? Technical-tactical performance in high-level men’s padel

Rafael Conde-Ripoll
1
,
Adrián Escudero-Tena
1
,
Jesús Ramón-Llin
2
,
Álvaro Bustamante-Sánchez
1

  1. Universidad Europea de Madrid. Department of Sports Sciences. Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports, Madrid, Spain
  2. Research Group on Sports Technique and Tactics, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Biol Sport. 2026;43:1303–1313
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.158680
Online publish date: 2026/04/20
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