Jérémy Scatena is one of the best players in padel French. Several times French champions of padel alongside Robin Haziza, vice-champion of France 2017 with Jérémy Ritz, exiled in Barcelona to change his game, this lover of padel has ambition and hopes to be able to regain his position as number 1 in France with his sidekick: Robin!

  • Your beginnings at padel.

I started on padel About 10 years ago, I was invited by Nallé Grinda to a friendly game and since then I have put my tennis rackets in a cupboard and they still are.

At the time I was 3 / 6, I made circles it was hell for me to earn a point.

You see an evolution since your early days at padel ?

I believe the padel can become more direct with players on the return taking a little more risk to get back the net as quickly as possible. After the surfaces have changed the game in a cyclical way as we can see with the new grass which has a low rebound.

For example, Bela can not take the ball flat straight ahead. There is more ball a little cushioned with very little rebound which sometimes gives right to several short balls and soft long lines.

There is more competition from "your era"

Yes, it's obvious. First, the number of players in the gentlemen has exploded. There are no more easy tournaments. All turns are dangerous.

I believe that the competition will be greater and greater, especially with new players such as the Tison / Maigret pair which is really very strong and which offers a new padel quite close to the idea that I have in the future.

With Robin, some observers say: "Finally!"

With Robin, we separated a bit like a couple that lasts since 9 years (record to beat).

There are things that work and others that do not work. To last you have to communicate well it is essential to last as a pair and to be effective as a player.

I do not know if we will stay together for a long time. But after a complicated start in Catalonia (3 defeats in the first round), we won a tournament, and especially a reference match against 2 very good players. This gives us a lot of confidence for the future.

You will do a little competition in France?

Indeed, we will do between 5 and 8. I will give our calendar exclusively to Padel Magazine (jajajaja)

Do you have a training program?

Yes I have a training program including 1 2 times a week with Robin which allows me to do a specific job pair. I've done a lot of physical training and I can not wait for 2 tournaments a week to do a little less because there's nothing better than competition for competitors.

Your favorite shot (s) in the padel ?

The fly on the side window of the guy on the right is a nightmare for all players. I don't like taking a winning bunt it drives me crazy to sprint 8 meters to get the ball back into the net.

Your favorite position?

I find the question a little reckless but I would say off the track waiting for my opponent's ball to put him in his net. It does not happen often but it always gives a particular emotion.

For these French championships of padel, who will you play with?

With Robin Haziza.

Go ahead and send the sauce!

It's unfortunate, but the 2/3 stories that come to me I can't tell. The only thing I can say is the fondest memories of padel were in Cancun and hope to be in Paraguay because it is going to be really huge ..

The world championships padel 2018 in Paraguay

Interview by Franck Binisti

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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