Double wall that opens
The common name for a ball that hits your side glass and then your back glass, so it comes out of the corner towards the middle of the court. Our page on side then back covers the same shot in more detail.
When to play it
On angled balls into your back corner that strike the side glass first. Against pairs who aim at the side glass near the back.
How to play it
Spot the side glass contact and move behind the ball, a little inside its line. Let it come off the back glass and drift towards the middle. Play a lob or a soft ball through the middle.
Common mistakes
Moving into the corner, so the ball comes out behind you. Expecting it to come out as far as a ball that hits the back glass first.
Rules for this shot
Questions
Is the doble pared que abre legal in padel?
Legal under Rule 12: after a good bounce on your side the ball may hit any of your walls and stays in play until it bounces a second time.