“Masters who have made history”. The performance of Bela and Tapia was unanimous in the Spanish media and the few foreign media that allow these galactic exploits to be visible worldwide. On social networks, personalities like Carles Puyol or Gianluca Vacchi bowed to the feat.

The outcome of the final of the Master Final of Menorca had the maximum media coverage to which the padel can now access. Obviously not up to the feat achieved by Fernando Belasteguin and Agustin Tapia, but an encouraging media fallout for the future. This feat would have deserved the full headlines of Marca, and even of every sports newspaper in the world, but the padel is not there yet.

Like Van Gogh, who died before knowing full glory, Bela will leave the padel before receiving what he deserves, but having contributed in an unimaginable way to the growth of his field. It will enable future talents from padel to be recognized as world stars, a status that he will not know during his lifetime as a player.

“The future of padel is completely insured, the circuit continues to grow, and these young players put on an incredible spectacle. I am very quiet when I think of my sports retirement, because I know that these young people will give us the best padel worldwide." expressed a moved Bela after the final.

The Lebron / Galan pair at their best were unbeatable this season. “Juan and Ale close all the exit angles of the ball” Bela said in an interview to analyze the game of No.1. But by precise tactical analysis, and perfect realization, Bela and Tapia did it in a match of a difficult level.

These words may sound trite, but it is the culmination of a lifetime. In an obviously much less developed sport, Bela was world number 16 for 1 years, he is now, at 41 years old, the oldest player to have won the Master Final of the World Padel Tour, never seen ! People certainly do not realize it yet, but the exploits of this player are comparable to those of legends of other sports like Michael Jordan, Diego Armando Maradona, Mohamed Ali, Ayrton Senna ...

Bela did not go down in history, he embodies the history of padel and this sport would be quite different without its appearance. The padel would not exist without Bela.

Gracias Fernando Belasteguin.

From his names, we can guess his Spanish and Italian origins. Lorenzo is a multilingual passionate about sports: journalism by vocation and events by worship are his two legs. He is the international gentleman of Padel Magazine. You will often see it on the various international competitions, but also on the major French events. @eyeofpadel on Instagram to see his best photos of padel !

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