We're not going to talk about it every week... but  Jules Mary , a former professional tennis player, continues to make a place for himself in French padel. Finalist of the  P1000 Tennis Padel rocket  alongside the former member of the French team  Jerome Inzerillo , the Norman advances step by step towards his objective: to integrate the  French top 50 by the end of the year The ambition is clear, and so is the trajectory. Now the hardest part remains: confirming it.

From top 100 to top 50?

Already installed in the  national top 100 , why doubt his ability to climb even higher? His tennis skills, which he has adapted to padel, make him a formidable player. Even what he still considers his "weak point" - defense - is improving week by week.

A successful transposition

On the tennis courts, Jules Marie has always distinguished himself with his clever play. On the padel courts, he applies the same formulas. Some considered his speech too ambitious, almost pretentious. But his results are beginning to prove them wrong.

The French team as a horizon

Has he set himself a distant goal by aiming for the French national team within three years? Not necessarily. There are plenty of examples of players from tennis who have made the leap at breakneck speed.  Adrien Maigret  ou  Benjamin Tison , also formerly very good tennis players, have become pillars of the national team. Why shouldn't Jules Marie take the same path?

Certainly, he sometimes benefits from partners who are more experienced than him. But as he himself says, as a left-wing player, "  we can't save ourselves  "His involvement and rapid adaptation prove that he is turning a corner.

Jules Marie in blue? 59% believe it

The public believes it

While some remain skeptical, recalling that his notoriety  youtubeur  and his past as a tennis player amplifies the noise around him, the figures speak for themselves:  59% of those surveyed think he will one day wear the French team jersey And the main person concerned is giving himself three years.

Inspiring precedents

Her journey is not an isolated case. The Spanish  Marta Marrero , a former quarter-finalist at Roland Garros and world number 42 in tennis, has managed to become... world number 1 in padel. There's still a long way to go for Jules Marie on an international scale, but the prospect of him representing France is nothing short of utopian.

What tennis didn't offer him, padel could well give him: the opportunity to defend his country's colors. And a silent majority already seems to believe in this destiny.

 Case to follow. 

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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