Former Italian professional tennis player Giorgia Marchetti has taken up padel. The former 143rd WTA player has not had a simple sporting career, littered with moments of uncertainty. Today, she sees padel as the light at the end of the tunnel.

The one who plays the World Padel Tour with Chiara Pappacena, 63rd player in the world, is already delighted: "Che sport and my new partner, Chiara Pappacena, have given me the joy of competing again. Tennis had become stressful, traveling alone was eating away at me, I didn't feel comfortable anymore. ”

Arrived in the final of previas at Las Rozas Open, and in the round of XNUMX at the Challenger de Lerma, the two Italians already have interesting results.

Here are excerpts from Giorgia's interview for the Italian newspaper  Corriere dello sport. 

 How was the Pappacena-Marchetti pair born? 

We were training tennis together with Stefano This. We were on the tour and often traveled for tournaments. After the European Padel Championships, we met at my house and decided to continue our association in padel.

 How did you start playing padel? 

When I played tennis, I was destroyed by defeats, and I couldn't get out of it. I started for fun and thanks to padel, its team game, I no longer live in solitude.

 What does tennis bring to your padel game? 

He brings me the know-how of net play, the area of ​​the pitch where I've always been strongest. Then I bring the professional mentality that tennis forges you, this grinta, this desire not to lose.

Girogia Marchetti Padel high volley forehand

 A difficulty that you found as a tennis player? 

Everyone says that those who come from tennis are favored, but in fact the big disadvantage is the windows. Indeed, you have to know how to manage them well and for former tennis players it is not easy. And then, knowing how to use your head with totally different tactical reasoning. You have to change your playing patterns.

 Satisfied with your success today? 

Of course yes, I believe that my career is the result of a mixture between a pinch of luck and a certain predisposition.

 Would you like to teach? 

Starting next year, I will dedicate myself to padel, also from a teaching point of view. I would like to work at the children's level to see them grow in the field. I would like to achieve great results with them, but my priority for now is tournaments.

 

To find the full interview, it's HERE].

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