The new center of padel at the Sporting Tennis Club in La Baule

For a week now, La Baule has been the center of international veteran tennis with countries from around the world to compete in the World Veteran Tennis Championships.

The players had the good surprise to see a field of padel for the first time. South Africa, Moldova, and many other countries have been particularly drawn to this sport which is still little known in their countries.

On the other hand, the Argentines and Spaniards who came in large numbers for the veteran tennis world championship, particularly appreciated this ground.

Our French tennis teams were also at the rendezvous of this world championship and tested themselves at the padel… Review: “We are ready to make the veterans world championships of padel”They explain. But the hour for them was in tennis and not in padel.

 “Jean Gachassin already has the padel in him !"

The new center of padel was therefore inaugurated on the weekend of June 13 and 14 at the Tennis Club of La Baule where the president of the FFT Jean Gachassin, Jean-Pierre Dartevelle the vice-president, the mayor of La Baule Yves Metaireau as well as Justien Garnier (Manager of France Padel Pro) put " hand to the racket To launch this new activity in the Pays de la Loire region.

The objectives of Sporting

As explained, René Swstak president of the TCB and his vice president Bernard Lebrun: “ this magnificent terrain is already emulated. We hope to count 2 other fields to stay in this beautiful dynamic and to be able to propose regional and national tests then ».

It must be said that this club of padel is notably driven by a very dynamic group. Bernard Lebrun is the one with whom to start everything. He says that this center of padel « complements the club's offer perfectly and there is a risk of traffic jams on the padel for summer ».

As Catherine Gallot, vice-president of the Pays de la Loire league, reminds us, also present during the inauguration " It is a sport in which we believe a lot and this club of padel at sporting is a formidable flag bearer for the padel ».

The club padel de Valladolid has already made an appointment with French teams next September. It promises.

Franck Binisti - Padel Magazine

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.

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