The relation between Ale Galán et Juan Lebrón seems definitively broken. More than a year after their separation on the circuit, a new element has fueled tensions: Galán stopped following Lebrón on social mediaAn action that rekindles speculation about the state of their relationship outside the padel courts.

New revelation in the file

While we thought that the tensions between Gallant et Lebrón had calmed down, a new element has revived speculation about their relationship:

Ale Galán has stopped following Juan Lebrón on social media.

A symbolic gesture obviously but which could mark the definitive break of their old friendshipSome see it as a consequence of the participation of Lebrón and Stupa in Cancún P2, a tournament boycotted by the best players on the circuit Premier PadelA decision that could have annoyed Gallant, confirming a growing gap between the two former partners.

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The story of the end of a legendary pair

A resounding breakup

One of the most iconic pairs of padel, the Spanish Alejandro Galán et Juan Lebrón terminated their collaboration on March 8, 2024, following the decision of Gallant to turn the page on a four-year project marked by domination of world padel.

The world of padel was nevertheless expecting the inevitable at the start of the 2024 season when Alejandro Galán announced on its social networks the end of its partnership with Juan Lebrón. The next day, Gallant formalized its association with the Argentinian Federico Chingotto.

The two Spaniards concluded their joint journey with a final in Acapulco, where they bowed to the new world number 1, Arturo Coello et Agustín Tapia.

An impressive track record

The two Spanish players made padel history by dominating the circuit during three consecutive seasons (2020, 2021, 2022) as world number 1. Their last season together, in 2023, ended with a title in Premier Padel et four titles on the World Padel Tour.

The pair Lebron / Galan, it is :

  • 33 tracksincluding 6 in Premier Padel
  • 2 Majors (Italy and Paris)
  • 3 years as world number 1
  • An exceptional 2022 season with 14 titles (4 in Premier Padel and 10 in WPT)

A difficult separation

After landing a title in Riyadh P1 during the first tournament of the 2024 season, the pair world number 1 at this time dispute his last game together au Qatar MajorTheir journey ends in eighth finals facing the pair Yanguas / Garrido, in a match marked by high tension.

À 3-3 in the third set, Juan Lebrón, visibly frustrated, throws the ball close to Mike Yanguas' face, causing a verbal altercation between the Yanguas / Garrido and Lebrón clans. A few hours later, Lebrón will apologize, but this incident appears to have been the last straw to Alejandro Galán, which will officially announce the end of their collaboration two days later.

Despite the official announcement of the end of their collaboration, Alejandro Galán et Juan Lebrón played one last tournament together, the P1 of Acapulco, marking their final participation side by side on the circuit.

This breakup was particularly difficult for Juan Lebrón, which was not the origin of this decision. Even today, he struggles to accept it with this statement made a few months after their separation:

“Living 300 meters from my house and not having the courage to say it to my face hurts a lot. He says I've been a drag throughout his career.”

For its part, Ale Galán seemed to have handled this separation better. August 2024, he declared:

“We cannot reconcile if one of us does not want to.”

However, he hinted at a possible future reconciliation:

“I will always reach out to Lebrón.”

This tension between the two players came during the season 2023, more complicated than the previous ones. The attitudes of Lebrón have annoyed Gallant, gradually leading to the breakdown of their agreement before the final separation at the beginning of the year 2024.

Change of direction

With this separation, both players had to find a new partner to pursue their careers. If Gallant had anticipated his association with Federico Chingotto, Lebrón, he found himself caught off guard by this sudden decision.

Galán / Chingotto: a rise in power

The Spaniard, originally from Madrid, has joined forces with Chingotto, thus forming the world's number 3 pairTheir adventure began at P2 of Puerto Cabello, with a final against the world number 1s, thus launching a new great rivalry.

The pair Chingotto / Galan finished the season world number 2, picking up 5 tracks, including L'Italy Major, and arguing 10 endings, confirming their status among the padel elite.

Lebrón: a contrasting season

For its part, Juan Lebrón has had several partners, successively playing alongside Momo GonzálezAnd then Paquito Navarro, before finally joining forces with Martín Di Nenno.

His season 2024 was marked by a title in Finland P2 et third place at the Master Final in Barcelona, a decent record, but below expectations for the former world number 1. Spanish chooses to join forces in 2025 with Franco Stupaczuk, with whom he won the last tournament Premier Padel, Cancun P2, in a table deserted by the best world players.

Nicolas Fillaudeau

A big sports enthusiast and former tennis player, I discovered padel a few years ago without really focusing on it. Then I became addicted to this sport by practicing it and watching the premier padel matches. Looking forward to sharing the 2025 news with you!

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