Moved to tears, throughout the week in Mendoza, playing in front of his Argentinian fans and a jubilant public, Fernando Belasteguin did not suffer a bitter defeat after having missed a match point during thea final of almost three hours, Sunday against Pablo Lima and Franco Stupaczuk.

In front of more than 11 spectators who gave her a standing ovation after the match, the legend of Pehuajó paid tribute to the winners, to the public, to her young partner Arturo Coello… and above all to the padel !

“I first want to congratulate Pablo and Franco, because we had a great game together. As they said, it was down to two points and victory could have gone to either team. I have the feeling that it is especially the padel who won in this dream final and I hope it will only be the first edition of countless that will be held here in Mendoza. We had a record day and a record tournament and that's thanks to all of you. »

Fernando Belasteguin after the final of the Premier Padel P1 from Mendoza in Argentina

"I have to thank you for all the support and love that I receive in every moment that I spend here in Argentina and I want to continue to make every effort to be able to continue to play such tournaments in front of you and to do so alongside you. 21-year-olds [Editor's note: he says pointing to his teammate], which I really appreciate. Now it's time to rest, get back to training and keep playing like I've been doing all my life. And I still want to congratulate Pablo and Franco for the great game they played and thank you all again. »

After 40 years of tennis, Jérôme falls into the pot of padel in 2018. Since then, he thinks about it every morning while shaving… but never shaves pala in hand! Journalist in Alsace, he has no other ambition than to share his passion with you, whether you speak French, Italian, Spanish or English.

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