Jérôme Ferrandez is one of the top French padel players, still in the running to be part of the last qualifying place for the padel world championships with his partner Jérémy Ritz. Focus on a “warrior” highly appreciated by the circuit…

  •  You are almost already an elder, right? 

Hm… Yes and no, even though I’ve been playing padel for 4 years now.

I discovered padel in Spain. Back in Aix-en-Provence, I started playing padel at the Set Club (editor's note: The club is unfortunately closed today, but was one of the breeding grounds for French padel before it closed).

I enjoyed myself there. Quite quickly I wanted to compete. Playing tennis (ex-15) has done me a favor ... Even though volleyballs have never been my forte ... But I tear myself away, that's the main thing!

  •  Padel has evolved very quickly since you started. 
From the shadows to the light. In 4 years, padel has exploded in France. It is even a global phenomenon. When you travel, people start to know this sport. French women go to Spain, others return from Spain. And inevitably in the luggage, there is more and more padel.
  •  Team France, in your sights? 

Yes ! And I hope it will pass! The competition is getting harder and harder, but you can say that I fight every day by training every year to try to compete with the best French. It's hard but that's what I like ... the challenges.

  •  What is your program ? 

I train in general at noon and in the evening I'm doing a physics session.

Sometimes I do a double training when there is a good part to do.

On weekends, I head to padel tournaments or train with my partner Jérémy in Nice at Queco in Sophia.

  •  Favorite positions? And the ones you do not like? 
I like to make a "blanquette" (Coup particularly appreciated by Bastien Blanqué, no 1 French), ie, counter-smasher by the door and put a "latte" on the fly of forehand lifter. 🙂

What I like least: Receive slats 😉

  •  Excluded Padel Mag, are you changing partners?  
Hm, not at all !!! Jajaja. I will play with the great Jérémy Ritz!
  •  Your blow of mouth 

Red card tournament organizers who give less to the winners and finalists for supposedly give more to the quarter-finalists ... While it is still not done.

All gains are not systematically redistributed.

Respect the players who spend a fortune to be present in the tournaments.

  •  A funny story ? 

What no one knows: the future champions of France will be Jérémy Titz and me ahaha…

What is the rating ?! 😉

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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