Jérémy Ritz is one of the best French players. He was playing this weekend with Maxime Moreau, player of the World Padel Tour, to reach the semi-finals of the FFT Padel Tour Valenciennes. He looks back on his start to the season, his program and his feelings before attacking a very intense second half with the French Championships in padel 2019.

  • This weekend, we saw you play with Max Moreau, is it for new adventures with a new partner?

With Max, we have already played together several times. He is obviously a very good player who trains in Spain and plays on the professional circuit of padel. So obviously, I'm delighted to be able to play with him this year. Even if I am less involved than him and other players in the French top 10/20, I remain passionate and attentive to developments in the padel.

For these French championships of Padel  2019, so I will play with Max. We have the ambition to get the podium and why not more ...

  • Especially in the semifinals, this weekend, not so obvious to play the champions of France ...

My feeling is that I am not very far but not really close. I admire Johan bergeron who plays a padel super fair and very well organized. It is very difficult to move.

When I'm in front, that is to say in his diagonal, I lack of weapons to earn points. It is better and faster than me so it's not easy to compete but I will try to find some keys to do better in the next meetings!

For my part, I am working physically to get back to a better level - I think it is already the first easily improved point.

  • Sometimes you are hit hard in the ball and get points quickly. it makes us think of this match with Jannel ... A career on the left, do not you mind?

I love to play left to have fun but I remain convinced that I am less efficient than right so a change is not at all on the program. One of my strengths is the regularity and sometimes the ability to support a point. For a right-wing player, it's always a plus. it allows your partner left to avoid the obligation to complete all points ...

It is true that we did a real feat with my friend Raphael Jannel last year but it was much more thanks to him than thanks to me because he had played 80% of balls that day (laugh).

  • We saw you in new look mode on the grounds ...

I definitely went to StarVie. It was not easy at first but I now go directly with Spain and it's going really well. I take this opportunity to express thanks to Jean Luc and all his team who take care of me perfectly from Madrid. No particular news except that I will be in Spain next week to train a few days. I will then play all P2000 and a few P1000 south quarter is hoping to make a great season and especially continue to explode on the field.

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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