Our aim in this study was to analyze gender differences across amateur and professional padel players related to the last shot of each rally. We analyzed a total of 180 games per category (professional and amateur), with 90 games for each gender. We performed descriptive and inferential analyses, including the Chi-square (?2) statistical test, the Cramer`s V coefficient (Vc), subsequent Z-tests and corrected standard residuals (CSR). Results revealed that male amateurs produced more winners than female amateurs (CSR = 3.2). Conversely, male professionals exhibited more forced errors (CSR = 3.0) than female professionals, while female professionals committed more unforced errors (CSR = 3.8). In addition, there was a significant relationship between the type of the last shot played and player gender among amateurs, particularly when the last shot resulted in a winner (p < .001) or an unforced error (p = .011). Similarly, among professionals, there was a significant relationship between gender and last shot play when the last shot was a forced error (p = .009). Likewise, there was a relationship between the court zone and gender in amateur padel, when the last shot was an unforced error (p = .002) and among professionals, when the last shot was a winner (p = .001). In conclusion, the type of technical-tactical action, its effectiveness, and the area of the court were influenced by the players` sex in both amateur and professional padel.
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