The HOP London Padel Open took place at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre from the 3rd to the 6th of August for a second time. This year Graham’s Port and Altano Wine, both owned by the Symington family, have been chosen as the exclusive wine provider of the HOP series and one of the courts of the HOP London Open was named ‘Graham’s Port Court’.
Guests of the HOP London Padel Open were able to enjoy a selection of refreshing port cocktails using Graham’s Blend Series with fresh and innovative twists. Leading the way were Blend Nº5 White Port and Blend Nº12 Ruby Port – the first ports produced by Graham’s specifically for mixing.
Vicky Symington, 5th generation family member and Graham’s Port Brand Manager, says “We’ve been working closely with Padel in Portugal for the last few years, sponsoring competitions and events so we’re extremely excited about being the official drinks partner in the UK this year. We’re delighted to be bringing the refreshing flavours of the Graham’s Port Blend Series to padel spectators at various HOP events this summer. Whilst the padel players will bring their very best serves on the court, we’re looking forward to providing the perfect port serves to those cheering them on!”
Served from two Graham’s Port branded bars, guests were delivered a selection of cocktails including Blend Nº5 White Port & Tonic. Meanwhile, those attending the Adidas HOP Tour were enjoying a selection of Graham’s Ports at various sampling stands at over twenty HOP events across the country this summer.
Besides port’s cocktails, padel tennis fans were enjoying Altano wines, produced by the Symingtons, a leading winemaking family of Scottish, English and Portuguese ancestry who have been making Port in the Douro for five generations.
Padel is an accessible and social racket sport, similar to tennis and played on an enclosed glass court roughly half the size of a tennis court, is the fastest-growing sport worldwide with over 18 million active players. Home of Padel (HOP) is the leading UK Padel company run by National GB Men’s Coach and former GB Captain, John Leach and former LTA Padel Tour player Javier Serrats. Founded in 2020, HOP delivers padel tournaments and events to support the development and growth of UK padel. We cannot wait until the HOP London Padel Open 2024!
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