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Spanish padel player, Paquito Navarro, sustained numerous injuries when he crashed through a glass wall during the Oeiras Valley Portugal Padel Masters on Saturday.
Navarro was taken to the hospital to receive treatment for cuts and bruises, but did not receive any life threatening injuries. Still, the video of the accident is quite dramatic.
Navarro took to Instagram to post a message following the accident.
Paquito Navarro suffered multiple cuts, but nothing too serious. They were about to win the SF and obviously had to… https://t.co/emVvqCsYeu— José Morgado (@José Morgado)1537635524.0
Some folks had some questions.
@josemorgado Glad he’s ok, but question...why do they use glass and not plexiglass....like the stuff around the boards at a hockey rink?— BradleyJTice (@BradleyJTice)1537664171.0
@josemorgado they should learn from squash courts— Shivaan Tandon (@Shivaan Tandon)1537649137.0
Navarro seems to have a sense of humor about it all.
Paquito 1 - Cristal 0 https://t.co/LQYdTbxJBI— Paquito Navarro (@Paquito Navarro)1537701170.0
@HuffPost That’s the most excitement Padel ball has seen since mike “the whiz” wisniewski clenched the 2003 men’s open.— future-primitive (@future-primitive)1537820647.0
@HuffPost Padel ball meets action movie.— Nick Powers (@Nick Powers)1537819655.0
@paquito_navarro @WorldPadelTour Something to show your grandchildren 😉— Jonas Pihlgren (@Jonas Pihlgren)1537704329.0
@paquito_navarro If his lob shot had been better wouldn't have happened lol— Steven Hill (@Steven Hill)1537827926.0
Padel is a racket sport that combines elements of squash, badminton and tennis, and it is not that well known in all parts of the world.
@JayAndDan What’s a padel— Steve (@Steve)1537795246.0
@JayAndDan @TSN_Sports What is this sport and why have I never heard of it! YouTube black hole engage....— Chris Renshall (@Chris Renshall)1537797260.0
@JayAndDan why is there glass for a mini tennis court lol they better oof with hockey boards around it instead lol— J (@J)1537798437.0
If it's always this dramatic people see a big future.
@JayAndDan New Olympic sport. #IOC— TML (@TML)1537794315.0
Be careful out there folks.
H/T: Huffington Post, SB Nation