Now, she leads a weekend padel group for women at a local club in Lahore. “It’s the first sport I didn’t feel intimidated by,” she says. “You don’t need to be super fit or perfect.

Padel isn't a solo sport. It's a double-date, a family hangout, a mid-week escape. It's the rare athletic activity where players and spectators both feel like part of the action, blurring the lines ...