Jorge “Coki” Nieto , currently  9th world player , plays alongside his Spanish compatriot  mike yanguas , thus forming  the 4th pair in the world . On the occasion of an interview with  The House of Padel , he confides on several subjects: his coronation at  Final Master , the new version of the pair  Nieto/Yanguas , as well as his dream as a professional player.

 His relationship with Maxi Grabiel 

 Maxi Grabiel , a former professional Argentinian padel player who later became a coach, trains  Coki Nieto  for two years and supervises the pair  Nieto/Yanguas  male side as well as  Icardo/Jensen  among the ladies.

“Above all, Maxi brings me happiness every day. He makes everything much easier; he's always smiling and he knows padel very well; he knows a lot about everything. He's been playing his whole life and has been a coach for a few years now. But what I remember most is that he's always in a good mood. He never has a bad day, and that makes everything easier.”

The pair  Coki Nieto/Mike Yanguas  is also accompanied by  Maty Marina , next to  Maxi Grabiel , to supervise the pair during this new season  Premier Padel .

“I have a great relationship with Mati. I've known him for 10 years, he's a great guy, we're friends. When Mike told me, I was delighted, because I know he's a serious person who works well. And Mike, sometimes you have to give him a bit of direction, so Mati can help him with that. I think they're a very good team.”

 The return of the Nieto/Yanguas pair 

“I think we're both in a better phase than before. Three years ago, we were playing together, but I think we've both progressed. We've matured and we can be a better pair than we were three years ago.”

The two Spanish players remain on a  promising 2024 season  before their association.  Coki Nieto , last winner of the  Final Master  last December, and  mike yanguas , who won a title at the  NewGiza P2  next to  Franco Stupaczuk  and reached  three finals including  two in Major  ( Qatar and Mexico ), is already establishing himself as one of the best players in the world at  22 years . The two players do not start from scratch, since they were already associated in  2022 , notably winning the  Challenger of Lower Aragon  en  World Padel Tour .

 The status of 4th world pair 

 Coki Nieto , current  9th in the world , and  mike yanguas ,  7ᵉ , form the  4th world pair on the circuit Premier Padel , which allows them to avoid meeting the  three world top pairs  before the semi-finals A very different status from  2022 , where they were out of the  Top 8 .

“Being a number 4 pair is an accomplishment for me. I don't know if I ever imagined I'd be number 4. So, from now on, I have to enjoy it and try to win as many matches as possible.”

 His dream and his best memory of 2024 

Before winning  two titles last season , the dream of  Coki Nieto  was from  win a tournament on the circuit Premier Padel , done with the  Bordeaux P2  and the  Barcelona Final Master .

“Now, it would be to be number one. But hey, it's a huge dream. That said, at the time, winning a tournament also seemed huge to me. So, I would say that.”

When asked what his  best memory of last season , between :

  • le  Barcelona Final Master , won to everyone's surprise after saving several match points and beating the  world number 1 , authors of a record season with  14 tracks ,
  • and the  Mondial , with a finale  Spain/Argentina Where  Coki Nieto  was associated with  Arturo Coello  for the  first match of the final  and inflicted a crushing victory on  “The Superpibes”  ( 6 / 1 6 / 2 ) to lead  1 to 0  before conceding the following matches,

 Coki Nieto  don't hesitate:

“The Masters, without hesitation. Especially because we won it! I hesitated a little, but oh well. If we had lost, I wouldn't have cared. But winning, especially against Agus and Arturo, who were undefeated in 70 matches, was incredible.”

 2025 target 

“I never set specific goals for myself. If you ask Mike, he'll say, 'Win every tournament!' But I always say the important thing is to play well and win as many matches as possible. If you play well, you can win a lot of matches.”

The season of the pair  Nieto/Yanguas  started during the  first tournament of the season Premier Padel ,  Riyadh P1 , where they reached the  semi-finals  when faced with your dog's  world number 1 .

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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