The Five Padel Cup made its return on the occasion of the Padel Best Expo 2024 which was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. During the tournament of padel chair with eight teams, Dorian Navarro and Laurent Giammartini reached the final.

The 10% French pair got off to a perfect start by winning their three group matches. In the semi-final, the Blues fought a big battle to eliminate Topher Trivino (former Spanish number one) and Victor Careton, 6/7 – 7/6 – 10/7.

In the final, the French numbers one and three pushed Oscar Agea (Spanish number one) and Marcos Cambronero to the super tie-break, but had to lose: 6/4 – 4/6 – 10/6.

At the end of this successful event on the Rock, Dorian Navarro declared: “ Despite the defeat, the signs of progress are truly incredible. After a very tough pre-season, the work is already paying off! On the way to Barcelona with my compi Seb (editor's note: Husser-Walther, French number two) to do even better. »

Martin Schmuda

A competitive tennis player, Martin discovered the padel in 2015 in Alsace and appeared in a few tournaments in Paris. Today a journalist, he deals with current affairs padel while continuing its rise in the world of the little yellow ball!