Paquito Navarro, interviewed during the Hexagon Cup, spoke about the diversity of playing surfaces in padel. According to him, “I can see perfectly well that we can play on grass, as we do now. I can see perfectly well that we can play on carpet, as was done in the past. I can see perfectly well that we can play on quick tennis.”. He points out that even the lawn can be adjusted: “the grass itself can be a little higher or a little lower”, which would influence the playing conditions.

However, clay seems more complicated to operate, particularly due to the constraints linked to the court windows: “We see clay more complicated because of the windows”. However, he believes that it is possible to adapt padel to different surfaces and also adjust the choice of Balles.

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Navarro emphasizes the impact of the ball renewal, explaining that “If we always play with very lively balls and change them every seven or nine games, it is very difficult for the games to last a long time.”.

Without wanting to appear as a complaining player, the Spaniard is keen to stress that he would like these elements to be taken into account to ensure a fairer and more balanced competition: “I don’t want to be heavy-handed on this subject or give the impression of complaining. I would simply like that, if we think about sport and we want to make it more and more fair, this involves, in my opinion, the regulation of these aspects.”.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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