Just like his partner, Enrique Goenaga went to the microphone of Padel Magazine. With a ticket in your pocket for the main draw of the World Padel Tour Human Padel Open, the native of Salamanca returned to his most beautiful and worst memories of padel.

  • Best and worst memories

My best memory was Premier Padel in Egypt last year, where we managed to reach the quarter-finals beating Paquito Navarro and Juan Tello.

My worst memory is the defeat during the World Padel Tour in Malmö last year. I sprained myself and had to quit, that's the only time I couldn't finish a game.

  • The best pala

That it is easy to handle and with enough power.

  • The ideal partner

He has to defend well, play good lobs and be quite aggressive at the net.

  • My trainer

He does not ask me strange things, but rather easy things.

  • Roland Garros, tournament !

Le Premier Padel Paris Major is certainly the most incredible of tournaments, because of the arrangements put in place, the final… being able to play at Roland Garros, as a tennis fan, is something incredible!

Enrique Goenaga
Enrique Goenaga
  • The prize money

It was this year, €5000 if I remember correctly.

  • The elbow…

It's on the elbow at the moment, I've had this injury since this season due to the heavy load in tournaments.

  • Favorite activity other than padel

I like to go out for dinner with my friends on weekends when I'm in Salamanca.

  • The + / the – at padel

What I like most, of course, is winning. But at the end of the day, what I also enjoy is being around friends and people that I meet during this time and appreciate.

What I like the least are the journeys after a defeat, because they can be very long and difficult.

  • The match routine

I talk to my partner about the tactics to follow, I listen to music and then the warm-up routine.

  • Break palas? Especially in training

It happens to me sometimes, more in training than in tournaments, but it's still quite rare. In competition, I am usually calmer.

  • The lucky object or item of clothing

Yes, I like to wear a red watch and dress in black.

Eleonore Coulibaly

What a pleasure to be a journalist in the middle of the padel, an attractive growing sport. I hope you enjoy the content offered. See you soon perhaps on the slopes!

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