One of the most iconic tennis players in world tennis, David Nalbandian, succumbed to the lure of Padel, and made his debut on the Argentine professional circuit. To get to this level, he had to put up with a few adjustments, acclimatize to the walls, play with a partner, and of course the racquet.

Successful start!

David Nalbandian made his first game of Padel professional, and started with a victory. The player started his march forward in the Argentine circuit by debuting at the Open 300 which took place in the club Mega Sport Center of his province, in Cordoba.

In the company of Gonzalo Vera, 98ein the Argentinian standings, they won 6 / 2 6 / 4 against Mauro Plenasio and Ezequiel Ojeda.

Here is a small extract from his first game of Padel professional:

One of his passions: Padel

David Nalbandian said just after his first match with ESPN:

Sport in general has always pleased me. But I was never able to practice everything. I changed sports regularly, and watched others on TV. Today I believe that with the Padel you get more satisfaction from the game, because there is a much bigger social side, and more fun than in tennis. I play once a week and have fun.

The former tennis player, tells us that at 36 years, he retired from the professional tennis scene (in 2013).

Now, with more free time, he seems to have found a new passion in his life: the Padel.

He is not the only player to have converted to Padel as a professional. Indeed, Juan Carlos Ferrero or Guillermo Canas have also embarked on padel by trying out on the professional circuit of padel le Padel Pro Tour (the old pro tour) then the World Padel Tour.

In addition, tennis players, who play at the highest level such as Gaël Monfils, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic have already succumbed to Padel, and some play it regularly.

Alexis Dutour

Alexis Dutour is passionate about padel. With his training in communication and marketing, he puts his skills at the service of padel to offer us articles that are always very interesting.