The best sportsmen on the planet almost always have nicknames because of their physique or their style of play. And as you will see, it is the same thing in padel.

Note that the nicknames of the players of padel were almost all found by Lalo Alzueta, former commentator of the World Padel Tour. Discover our Top 15!

“Mozart of Catamarca”

Agustin Tapia is a real genius on the trail of padel. When he arrived in Spain to start on the professional circuit, the native of Catamarca, who was still a teenager, quickly impressed his world with his impeccable technique and his way of flying on the track. A gifted in short, who inspired the nickname of Mozart to Lalo Alzueta.

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“Super Raccoon”

The smallest player in the world's top, Fede Chingotto compensates for his lack of size with boundless energy. Like Super-Mouse it moves to the four corners of the track in no time.

“El gato Tello”

Juan Tello is a real feline on the track. Capable of leaping to the net and arching his back to send overpowering smashes, he often looks like a cat, and has long shared the court with Chingotto, the cat and the mouse in short!

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“El Lobo”

Juan Lebron is a player with a very aggressive style of play, always ready to hurt his opponents. A real 20×10 wolf!

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“El Rey”, “El Boss”, “La leyenda de Pehuajo”…

Fernando Belasteguin is to date the greatest player in the history of the padel. The native of Pehuajo in Argentina is already a legend and he was sixteen years during the king, the patron of the padel World.

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“Galantico”

A fan of Real Madrid and its galactics, Ale Galan is a player with incredible talent, capable of making moves from another galaxy!

“El Mago”

Who has ever seen Sanyo Gutierrez play knows that the Argentinian is a real magician on a track of padel, able to drop the ball where he wants. His nickname was not very difficult to find…

“El Tiburón”

Maxi Sanchez, as he explained to us in an interview, has always liked to take his time in defense, waiting for a breach in which to come and rush. It reminds a bit of a shark waiting for its prey.

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"Captain America"

Alex Ruiz, with his always flawless blonde hair and his athletic body, looks like Chris Evans in the movie Captain America. It was enough for Lalo Alzueta to give him this nickname!

“El Huracan del Barrio de los Remedios”

Originally from the “Barrio de los Remedios”, a chic district of Seville, Paquito Navarro is perhaps the player of padel the most charismatic. Indeed, you never get bored with the Spaniard, who is literally capable of anything in a match. A player with a strong temperament, who can unleash a hurricane on the track at any time!

“El Señor de los reflexes”

Juan Martin Diaz has long been the benchmark for net blocking. Able to deliver crazy balls, he asserted himself as the king of reflexes on the planet padel !

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“El Canyon of Porto Alegre”

Pablo Lima has long been one of the most powerful players on the circuit. The player from Porto Alegre, Brazil, often stood out for the cannonballs he sent down the track!

"The beast"

When we see Agustin Silingo, and his physique closer to a rugby player than a football player padel, we understand very well why he is nicknamed “the beast”!

"King Arthur"

From a very young age, Arturo Coello seemed to be on his way to the peaks of the padel global. Now that he is number 1 in the rankings of the World Padel Tour, he is indeed the “King Arthur” of the round table of the padel !

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“El Warrior”

The now retired Mati Diaz has always been a real fighter on the track. This player with a steely mind has always impressed with his ability to tear himself away on all the balls and give everything until the end. A true warrior!

Now it's up to you to tell us, what is your favorite player nickname?

Xan is a fan of padel. But also rugby! And his posts are just as punchy. Physical trainer of several padel, he unearths atypical posts or deals with topical subjects. It also gives you some tips to develop your physique for the padel. Clearly, he imposes his offensive style as on the field of padel !

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