Who does not know Juan Carlos Ferrero ? The Spaniard, now 44, played tennis for almost 14 years. In 2003, he won Roland Garros and took the world number one spot. A throne he would hold for eight weeks.

In 2012, the Spaniard announced his retirement from the sport but did not stray too far from the courts. However, he left his racket for a shovel padel and makes his debut on the World Padel Tour in 2015. The former world number 1 in the ATP tries to break through among the best players in the world… but the effort is not conclusive. Despite all the good will of the Spanish player, he never manages to reach the top of the padel.

However, he is one of the very few former Spanish tennis professionals to have tried his luck in the world of padel. His “failure” proves that you can be very good at tennis but be unable to excel at padel.

At the same time, he took a young tennis player under his wing: Carlos Alcaraz. In 2020, the two players share the same track, with José David Sánchez Serrano et David Ferrer. Alcaraz and Sánchez Serrano had won the match. The young tennis prodigy had gently teased his coach at the end of this match.

Even today, it is not uncommon to come across Juan Carlos Ferrero on the padel courts… but mostly to play for fun. The idea of ​​becoming a professional padel player has passed him by, especially since he must be running out of time now. With Carlos Alcaraz in full progression (and three titles in the Grand Chelem), Juan Carlos Ferrero must spend all his time taking care of his foal!

Gwenaelle Souyri

It was her brother who one day told her to accompany him to a padel court, since then, Gwenaëlle has never left the court. Except when it comes to going to watch the retransmission of Padel Magazine, World Padel Tour… or Premier Padel…or the French Championships. In short, she is a fan of this sport.

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