The Alsatian Sebastien Husser-Walther, French No. 1 in padel-armchair, participated Sunday, at 4Padel of Mulhouse, in a P250 tournament where all the other players were able-bodied. He tells us about his tournament, at the end of which he and his partner Alexis Maigrat ranked 6th out of 12 teams.

“I was able to participate for the first time in a P250, at 4Padel of Mulhous, says Sebastian. I had previously played several P25s, including a victory. I usually practice a lot against able-bodied players. In a wheelchair, we have the right to let the ball bounce a second time, which compensates for our slower movement speed. »
“For this P250, I took the opportunity of a few withdrawals to register with my partner Alexis Maigrat. I was a little apprehensive because I suspected that the level in this category of tournaments was going to be very high, even too high. And I didn't want to take only "down jackets" all day, being the only wheelchair player. »
“With Alexis, we opted for me to play on the left even if I cannot smash as many balls as a standing player, by force of circumstance. This choice was wise. We won two games out of four and finished 6th out of 12. This result was a real surprise for me. »

The tournament was won by Maxime Arago (1248th) and Johan Stark (1942nd), who dominated the Belzung / Tracz pair in the final, after beating a certain Cyril Hanouna, associated for the occasion with Mickou Gerber.

Sébastien Husser, great promoter of tennis (he was 15th in the world) and padel in a wheelchair, had a real crush on the padel. He praises its appeal, its playfulness and the fact that “you can play with three other players standing up, with friends or family. No need to be four wheelchair players to have fun... »

We end with a scoop, to which we will come back: the padel-armchair will be present next June in Toulouse, on the occasion of the Human Padel Open.

After 40 years of tennis, Jérôme falls into the pot of padel in 2018. Since then, he thinks about it every morning while shaving… but never shaves pala in hand! Journalist in Alsace, he has no other ambition than to share his passion with you, whether you speak French, Italian, Spanish or English.

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