Warm-up, suspensions and medical breaks
Matches start with a three-minute knock-up. A player who is not ready ten minutes after the start time loses by walkover. An injured player gets one three-minute treatment, which can be repeated at the next two changes.
Warm-up
Before the match the four players have three minutes to warm up together. A pair not on court and ready ten minutes after the official start time loses by walkover, unless the referee accepts it was out of their hands.
Suspensions
If rain, bad light or an accident stops the match, it restarts exactly where it stopped. After up to 5 minutes there is no warm-up; after 5 to 20 minutes, one minute; after longer, three minutes. If light is failing, play stops after an even number of games so both pairs come back to the same ends.
Medical breaks
A player with an injury or a treatable condition gets one three-minute treatment, which may be repeated at the next two changes of ends within the normal time. Each condition is treated once per player. For something not caused by play, such as fainting or an allergic reaction, the referee may allow up to 15 minutes, and a player who falls or is hit by the ball may get up to five minutes to recover.
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How long is the warm-up in padel?
Three minutes in official matches.
Can you have a medical time-out in padel?
Yes: one three-minute treatment per condition, which can be repeated at the next two changes of ends.