After 30 years on the tennis courts, Jérôme Leduc is also turning to padel, a decision he does not regret. We had the opportunity to discuss with him his background and his passion for these two sports during the Head Padel Open 2023 at My Palavas Center.

“Finding pleasure and sensations”

“After 30 years of competitive tennis, I wanted to rediscover pleasure and sensations. THE padel was exactly what I was looking for.” Indeed, the padel brought a new dynamic to his sporting career, with friendly matches replacing the intense competition of tennis.

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“Doubles players will love the padel ! "

"In the padel, I love playing doubles. I also have experience in team sports and padel allows me to rediscover this atmosphere.” Despite his main practice of singles tennis, Leduc quickly adopted and appreciated the collaborative aspect of this sport which is played with 4 players.

“Not encountering the atmosphere that is sometimes that of tennis”

“I hope not to meet in the padel the atmosphere that I have sometimes encountered in tennis. So far, everything is going very well.” To put it simply, Leduc hopes that the padel will retain its friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

In conclusion, Jérôme Leduc is a perfect example of the “second youth” brought by the padel to experienced athletes like him. He is convinced: “I had experience in tennis, but the padel allowed me to find a second youth.” Words that demonstrate the appeal of this sport, which continues to attract more and more fans.

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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