During his appearance on the podcast Now or Never, Sanyo Gutiérrez took on a delicate exercise: answering a question deliberately left open until the end of the show. The question, both direct and tricky: Who do you consider the most overrated player in the history of padel?

Sanyo is so appreciated because it never backs down. The proof.

A conscious choice, but with lots of love

With humor but also a certain restraint, the Argentinian admitted that the question was not easy to address. However, true to his reputation as a frank man, he finally revealed a name: Miguel Lamperti, one of the most popular faces on the circuit.
But Sanyo wanted to clarify from the outset: “This is not an attack. He is someone I admire enormously and have always had a great relationship with.”

Gutiérrez explains this choice with an observation: the gap between the public's image of Lamperti and his results on the circuitFor many fans, the gray-haired Argentinian embodied panache and spectacle, to the point of sometimes being seen as a potential world number one.
However, according to Sanyo, its The list of winners does not quite reflect this media aura. : “He had everything he needed to write an even bigger story in this sport. His style, his charisma, his game… but the results didn't always match the expected level.”

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Gutiérrez, however, insists on one important point: Considering a player overrated does not mean he is bad, quite the contrary. “He's one of the best. But I think he could have gone even higher.”

At the end of his speech, Sanyo sent an affectionate message to the man he nicknamed “Canoso”:
“I love you so much, Miguel. No matter what you win or lose, you're still a special player.”

A career still far from over

Sanyo Gutiérrez, now 40, also continues to play professionally. While his recent seasons have been more inconsistent, he doesn't plan on hanging up his boots anytime soon:
“I've set myself the goal of playing until I'm 45. But my body will decide.”

Currently in a duo with Alex Chozas, after a short association with Javi leal, the Argentine veteran wants to enjoy his last years on the slopes without putting unnecessary pressure on himself.
“I'm not going to push myself if I feel physically impaired. I love this sport, but I want to play with pleasure, not under duress.”

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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