Benjamin Tison and Teo Zapata formalized their separation this week. Padel Magazine meets the French No. 1 to take stock and talk about the future.

"He couldn't refuse"

Padel Magazine : The separation between Teo and you is official, how did it happen? Since when was this formalized?

Ben Tison:“It's been official for two days. Teo called me to tell me he had an offer from a very good Top 40 player. I won't tell you the name because he hasn't announced it yet, but he couldn't refuse. It was done very quickly, it's quite easy as a discussion.

Offers between 55 and 75

Padel Magazine : Despite your best results with him, we sometimes felt that the team was leveling off… Is this separation a blessing in disguise?

Ben Tison:“I don't agree because we did six paintings this year whereas he had only done two in his whole career and I had one. From time to time we had hard times as a pair on the pitch, but that was more due to the sequence of tournaments. Each time we had a shot less well, we knew how to bounce back. For example, we have a bad result in Rome and we bounce back by making a painting in the Masters behind.

“During the last tournament in Madrid, it's true that we didn't have the best attitude.

Now is it a blessing in disguise, we'll see in the future… But the last time we broke up we both played badly afterwards. We have to highlight the six tables we made because I receive offers from players I considered stronger than me before, and now I tell myself that I am at the level.

Tison Zapata Premier Padel Major Italy 2022

Padel Magazine : You are left-handed. Inevitably, players must appreciate your profile. Do you already have keys. If so, which profiles? Are they necessarily Spanish?

Ben Tison:“I am left-handed, but I remain French. If there were 96 French and 4 Spaniards, we would first play between us. I'm bound to be a victim of that, but I still have quite a few offers between 55 and 75. I haven't chosen at all yet. "

"I'm going to do the Challenger with Juanlu Esbri, but only for one tournament. I am lucky to play with a player who is a bit stronger than me in this tournament, so I will try to take advantage of it and score points.

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Let the circuits get along

Padel Magazine : We saw a WPT pair used to the main draw (Fernandez / Diestro) win at the APT in Tenerife. Could we also see you there alongside your (future) partner?

Ben Tison:“I have already done a few, but it is not part of my priority knowing that between the WPT and Premier Padel/FIP, the APT is clearly the third circuit. I will go if a week I am free and there is an APT stage, because it is always well organized."

“I especially hope that all these circuits can get along and that we all play the same!”

From his names, we can guess his Spanish and Italian origins. Lorenzo is a multilingual passionate about sports: journalism by vocation and events by worship are his two legs. He is the international gentleman of Padel Magazine. You will often see it on the various international competitions, but also on the major French events. @eyeofpadel on Instagram to see his best photos of padel !

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