Babolat,  the tricolor brand of the world number 1  Juan lebron  give at  Europe 1  his definition of padel. A nice definition with a touch of humor.

 “In tennis you play and maybe afterwards you'll have a drink with your partner, whereas in padel you have a drink and maybe afterwards you'll go play padel.” 

About the  president of Babolat , Eric Babolat, on the radio, have made people talk in the padel world. The brand that sponsors world number 1 Juan Lebrón, Rafa Nadal, current world number 2 in tennis and a good padel player, has made itself heard again in recent days by sponsoring  the international circuit of the APT Padel Tour.

What to think of Eric's words Babolat ? This is a question that has been asked by some Internet users. Some had fun by congratulating the President on Babolat to talk about padel on the radio. Others were surprised to hear these words about padel. Here is what we could hear:

 “Isn’t padel really a sport like tennis? 

T All the people who play padel only get together to have a drink?” 

 

Obviously, Eric's words Babolat are to be taken with the second degree. Babolat is a brand heavily invested in padel, as evidenced in particular by the sponsorship of  world number 1 Juan Lebron , and  champion of France Bastien Blanqué . This comment should be seen as a way of saying that in padel, as in squash,  we like to meet up after a good game .

Many tennis players who play padel say they find an atmosphere lost in tennis.  One of the strengths of our sport is friendliness.  Padel has a strong social dimension ,  which allows the meeting of new people, from all sports, and from all backgrounds.

But whether in France, Spain (where the number of padel players exceeds the number of tennis players) or elsewhere, padel is also  a very technical and physical sport when practiced at a good level,  and obviously more than an activity as a pretext for a drink. (Well, it may depend on who… :))

The  physical and mental benefits of the practice  There are many padel, tennis and all other sports.

This passage from the president of Babolat you can find it in the 17th minute of the report below.

Link to the interview Europe 1

And you what do you think?

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Julien Bondia

Julien Bondia is a padel teacher in Tenerife (Spain). Columnist and advisor, he helps you play better through his tutorials and articles on padel tactics/techniques.

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