Ophélie Meunier: “The memory of a lifetime of being the captain of Tello, Di Nenno and Gonzalez”

Well-known face on the small screen, Ophélie Meunier is preparing to swap TV sets for padel tracks. On the occasion of Bullpadel Show, organized the June 20 and 21 in Juan-les-Pins, the host reveals another side of her personality: competitive, committed... and ready to give everything to beat Laura Boulleau.

The first steps in the paddle

Teo : How did you discover padel?
Ophelia : My parents live in Barcelona and there is a padel court just below, which is quite classic in Spain. Little by little, I continued to practice and I also started to do it in France.

Teo : You managed to erase your reflexes of tenniswoman ?
Ophelia : You have to break certain reflexes and unlock others, that's all the work I'm doing to be ready. 20 June. Obviously, the tennis It helps to be comfortable with a racket, but you also have to get rid of many bad gestures. In the end, I even wondered if having played tennis before is really an advantage.

Un Show, but not without stake

Teo : What are your ambitions for the Bullpadel Show ?
Ophelia : Win, obviously! With Laura Boulleau, we know each other well: she, the high level athlete ; me, with a winning mentalityWe both want to win and we're going to play hard. Even if it's for the Show and for associations, it remains a competition.

Teo : You are team captain, how are you going to handle this?
Ophelia : I'm going to have to manage the emotion, between the admiration for the players who will surround me and, at the same time, telling myself: "Come on, let's go, we're here to win." It's the memory of a lifetime to be captain of guys like Juan Tello, Martin Di Nenno ou Bea Gonzalez, but I will not forget my goal.

Teo : You will play with it Redouane Bougheraba. Will it distract you?
Ophelia : Redouane already played last year, so he knows the event. This isn't a first for him. He's going to want to win, so no, he's not going to try to distract me, but rather the opposing teamWe are both here for the same goal.

Meet us on June 20 and 21 at the Pinède in Juan-les-Pins for the Bullpadel Show.