During his interview for Le Figaro the 19 last October,  Henri Leconte  gave a very strong opinion on the relationship between padel and tennis.

As we know, Henri Leconte is a padel lover. In addition to having a lot of fun on the padel courts, the former professional tennis player had even launched himself into the padel business and more particularly in the construction of padel courts. If today, for the moment, this activity has stopped, he continues to love padel. And we could even see him again on the slopes during a PRO AM at FIP Rise Bourg-en-Bresse next November.

He spoke at the microphone of Padel Magazine in 2017 – yes, that dates back – and spoke of his love for our beautiful sport.

Tennis and padel, coexisting to walk better

In his interview for Le Figaro last week, Henri Leconte gave his opinion on the cooperation between tennis and padel. If some would like to see padel free itself from tennis, this is not the opinion of the former tennis. For him, the two sports must continue to evolve hand in hand.

The atmosphere, the friendly side of padel and its accessibility are for him the reasons why people appreciate the sport. We lose this slightly cold side that we find in tennis. In his interview, Henri Leconte adds these strong words: “ It's padel that will save tennis, not the other way around ".

Padel: a springboard for young people

An intriguing statement from the tennis player who sees in padel an ideal springboard for young people. Although, currently, These young people are not yet massively present on the padel courts, the trend could change. Whereas in tennis it takes years to see real improvements, progress is faster in padel. So can padel serve as a springboard to excel in tennis?

 What do you think? Should tennis and padel continue to coexist within the same federation? Can padel be an alternative to tennis to improve? 

Gwenaelle Souyri

It was her brother who one day told her to accompany him to a padel court, since then, Gwenaëlle has never left the court. Except when it comes to going to watch the retransmission of Padel Magazine, World Padel Tour… or Premier Padel…or the French Championships. In short, she is a fan of this sport.

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