Jonas Bjorkman et Thomas Johansson played their first tournament padel professional on the occasion of the Grand Master of Sweden ofAPT Padel Tour. The two Swedish legends go to the microphone of Franck Binisti!

“A great experience”

Jonas Bjorkman: “The other two players were stronger -Relis Ferreyra and David Gutierrez-. It's always very difficult for amateurs to play against professional players. But we get better when we play with them. It's cool, it's a good improvement process. We even had a few possibilities in the second set, but we really have to play perfectly. ”

Thomas Johansson:“I prefer to be in the office… But we really had fun! They really show us how to play padel. It is true that we had some possibilities in the second set. I would like to replay a few times. ”

Johansson / Bjorkman vs Ferreyra / Gutierrez

“We have a dream”

Jonas Bjorkman: "At padel, an amateur can play against a professional and the difference in level will not be as great as in tennis. We've wanted to play together for a long time, but we still have to learn. When we don't hurt them enough it gets very physical… we need more training! ”

“We would like to be part of the national selection! But Thomas works from 8 a.m. to 17 p.m. on the APT, and I have a lot of things too. If we put that on hold, we could practice. But next year I'll be 50, and Thomas is 47. So maybe it'll just be a dream. But it would be very interesting to train 4 times a week and see the level that we could reach. It's a pleasure to play with Thomas. I know exactly where he's going to put the ball. 

Thomas Johansson: “Jonas has the same attitude on the court whether it is at padel or tennis. We would have done better against these tennis players. It's really cool to play because we didn't see each other that often. It is such an addicting sport that we would love to play all the time. We will register for another tournament! ”

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