Paquito Navarro, current global 9 number, is finally getting ready to enjoy the long-awaited vacation after a rather positive season, despite complicated personal trials, such as the loss of his mother. Throughout the year, he has experienced ups and downs, but he took on a challenge: playing the end of the season with a lower-ranked partner, the young paul cardona, and succeed in maintaining a high level of competitiveness.

The year 2025 has been synonymous with a certain stability on the professional circuit, but also with many controversies that the players themselves have sometimes fueled. Paquito Navarro, for his part, shared three ideas to improve the circuit Premier Padel.

cardona Varied surfaces, a return to the golden point: the 3 proposals of Paquito Navarro
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Back to the golden point

Paquito Navarro is backtracking on an opinion he had defended in the past. Initially in favor of the advantage, he now considers that it would be wise to reintroduce the famous gold point, established by the World Padel Tour and which had been debated when it was put in place. According to him, "to rectify is a sign of wisdom."

Varied surfaces and suitable balls

A more surprising idea: diversify the surfacesNavarro believes that playing exclusively on carpet courts is a mistake and that it would be interesting to offer courts with different surfaces, like those used in tennis (grass, cement, carpet).

Regarding balls, his opinion is more consensual. Players regularly demand better visibility on the quality and choice of balls used during competitions. A clearer standard would probably improve fairness and performance on the circuit.

Favor indoor tournaments

Finally, Navarro hopes for a strong return of the indoor tournaments. Although many events are already organized indoors, some competitions such as those of Kuwait ou Acapulco take place outdoors under a oppressive heat, which affects the quality of the game and the comfort of the players.

Here are the words shared by Paquito Navarro on Twitter:

  • Back to the golden point : “To rectify is a mark of wisdom… I include myself.”
  • Different surfaces (grass, cement, carpet) with suitable balls.
  • Favor indoor tournaments to avoid extreme weather conditions.

And you, What do you think ?

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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