It was in Nice, at Jean-Noël Grinda's property, that the comedian was able to practice his new favorite sport, padel.

And who better in France than one of the pioneers of this sport to hit the ball?!

If you have been following French padel for several years, you have definitely heard of Jean Noël-Grinda. This former tennis champion who participated in the Davis Cup is possibly the first Frenchman to have practiced this sport. Indeed, as his son Nallé tells us, the Grinda family has experienced the beginnings of padel in Acapulco in the 70s!

Aged 85 today, the former French international takes advantage of his personal 20×10 to continue hitting the ball with his friends. And among them, a certain Gad Elmaleh with whom he played a game.

Jean Noel Grinda Gad Elmaleh padel Nice 2022

The Casablanca native is crazy about padel and never misses an opportunity to play. Could we soon see him sharing the court with his friend Cyril Hanouna?

Sebastien Carrasco

Future naturopath and padel enthusiast, Seb is the health/food man of Padel Magazine. He juggles between pala, quinoa and essential oils. For almost two years now he has been dealing with the news of the little yellow ball with the same passion.

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