Adrien Maigret, French international, and Yoan Boronad, member of the French junior team and hopeful of the padel French, won a P1000 this weekend in La Rochelle, the first of the young Catalan's career. Adrien tells us about this little event.
The idea of playing a P1000 with Yoan came when he asked me for advice and to help him find a material sponsor for this year. I put him in contact with Kristina Clément from Nox. He finally signed for the brand and so I told him that I was taking on the role of godfather in Team Nox and that I would play a P1000 with him this season.
With my somewhat busy schedule, I was unable to find an earlier date without the season but I had the opportunity to be free for the P1000 on the 4thPadel from La Rochelle, a club that I really like with a superb atmosphere. I have a friend who lives there and it allows me to see him again every year.
Yoan accepted my request and we won this tournament with a good performance. We lost only one set, in the quarter-final, but it was mainly because of me: I had an air gap in the second set, I was tired of the P2000 / FIP Bourg-en- sequence. Bresse. He held the house in this quarter-final where he was very solid. Victory 7/5 4/6 6/2 against Paumard / Durieux. In the semi-final, victory by both playing very well against Coirault / Boutel: 6/2 6/3.
Victory in the final 6/4 6/4 against Armagnac / Coulombeau. Great final, Yoan was very good in controlling the game in defense which allowed me to be impactful in attack. He didn't shake at the end of the set.
I briefed him on the whole tournament. For me, his areas of improvement are in the baseline/net transitions and in his volley quality. On everything else: intensity, mentality, defensive play, exposure time, vibora, bandeja, he is already at a very good level!
I am very happy and very proud to have helped him win his first P1000, at only 16 years old. When he's on the circuit Premier Padel and I will comment on his matches on Canal + in four or five years, I will be proud to say that I helped him in his rise.
Photo credits: David Dadet