We know it exists.  a lot of similarities  between  tennis  and  paddle .
 posture ,  right hit ,  reverse ,  flight …the bases are close, and that is often what makes the  natural transition  for many.
However, contrary to popular belief, the  professional level padel  has few players who have "passed" from one yellow ball to another.
Among men, there are almost none at the highest level. Among women,  two players are exceptions We explain their journey to you...

 Gemma Triay: from high-level tennis to the elite of padel worldwide 

Before becoming one of the big stars of world padel,  Gemma Triay  devoted  fifteen years  of his life  tennis .
En  2010 , just  19 years , a  injury  puts an abrupt end to his ambitions in professional tennis. Never mind:  three years  later, carried by a  intact thirst for competition , she takes her first steps on the slopes of  paddle .
It will only take him  four short years  to explode onto the international scene, landing his  first trophies  en  2017  alongside Lucía Sainz.

Since then, it has been a  real rocket  :  world number 1  en  2020 ,  2021  et  2022 , many  world titles  with the Spanish team in the bag...
Gemma's journey is clear proof that with  resilience  and a good dose of  determination , we can turn a hard blow into a great success. The place of  world number 1  is now within reach for the versatile Spanish player.

His tennis experience has clearly given him a  ahead  for  stolen ,  net game , and especially this  tactical vision  essential at the highest level.
But she often repeated it:  Padel is not tennis with walls . It was necessary  unlearn certain reflexes ,  understand rebounds ,  play as a team  instinctively…
In short,  rebuild your game piece by piece .

 Alix Collombon: from the ITF circuit to the padel courts 

In 2025,  Alix Collombon  is the  figurehead  of French padel. Before thrilling the fans, she also experienced the  tennis rigor  high level.

Trained in France, she has had a solid career on the  ITF circuit , accumulating experiment  and Team  securities . But one day, the desire for change  settles in. In  2015 , she launches into the  paddle .
In an interview with his sponsor  Wilson , she explains her choice:

“In padel, I found  everything I missed in tennis , and it won me over from the first moment.”

Alix Collombon partners with Wilson

In just a few years,  Alix  becomes  French No. 1 , installs on the  world circuit , and proves at every tournament that the  Tennis can be a springboard …provided you have the  courage , the  strength  and  talent  to reinvent oneself  between four windows  !

This is the great strength of padel: we often believe that it is  easily accessible  to the best tennis players, that it is enough to transpose his gestures.
Well no! There is a real one  specificity  du  padel player  and if being good at tennis is an asset, it can also become a  handicap  if we do not  does not leave  of his initial reflexes.
To reach the highest level, one must become a  pure padel player The merit of these two champions is all the greater!

Maceo ZERHAT

Maceo Zerhat discovered padel in 2020 in Savigny-sur-Clairis, Burgundy. He contributed to the club's expansion by bringing his energy and curiosity. Padel Magazinehe transmits his Padel"mania" by skillfully bouncing on all the latest news about your favorite sport!

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