Actuellement  13th in the world  and partner of the Spaniard  Paquito Navarro , the Brazilian  Lucas Bergamini , old  28 years , measure only  1,65 m . Despite that  small size , he has already accomplished a  great career  de  professional padel player .

Like the Argentinian footballer  Lionel Messi  and its  modest size  de  1,70 m , when the  talent  and the  job  are there, the  size   does not matter in the  professional sport .

This is also the case for  Lucas Bergamini , padel player from  Brazil  and classified  13th in the world .
It is associated with the Sevillian  Paquito Navarro ,  11th in the world . In the  world top 100 , Bergamini is the  smallest player . And among the  100 best padel players in the world , alone  two Brazilians  are listed in the ranking.

Recently, he has notably been  finalist of the Buenos Aires P1  et  Qatar Major semi-finalist .

Arrived in Spain thanks to Lucas Campagnolo »

However, his path to the top was not easy, as he confides in the  Energy podcast Padel  :

“Those of us who play differently excel in terms of  toucher ,  playing the game  and full early , but above all thanks to the  hard work . Without hard work, we wouldn't be here."

Lucas had to  fight in the shadows , without making noise, to reach the top of the world ranking: “Players like me stand out for their  victories . Others are more striking and do more  stand-out materials , what makes them  Monuments  even if they don't win."

He also insists on the  keys to its success  :

"The  hard work  and the  humility , without a doubt."

Yet he almost never achieved the success he enjoys today.  difficult beginnings  in sport have sometimes pushed him to  doubt .

"I came in  Spain  thanks to  Campagnolo  (Lucas Campagnolo, 30-year-old Brazilian player and  30th in the world , editor's note). He called me and asked me to play with him. I had to  sleep on a mattress on the floor , I came for two months, and I'm still here."

 Association with Paquito Navarro 

Le  lack of stability  and the  uncertainty  linked to the future of padel have fueled a period of  big doubts  :

"I thought about  retire Things became very difficult. Sometimes I asked myself, “What am I doing here? Why not leave? I  suffer , Yippee  doesn't earn money …” »

We know the rest: after having played for a long time with his compatriot  Lucas Campagnolo , he decides to  change partner . A choice  paying , since it associates with  Paquito Navarro  with  succes .

Objective Italy

Le  second Major of the year  is scheduled from  7 to 15 June  en  Italie .
 Lucas Bergamini  et  Paquito Navarro  hope there  shine again , as they did during the  Qatar tournament . Lucas Bergamini and Paquito Navarro hope to  repeat their performance  from the tournament to  Qatar .

Henri Pasquet

Passionate about soccer and tennis since I was a kid, I've been playing ping-pong for three years at a club in Nantes. More recently, I discovered padel! Basketball, rugby, golf, and motorsports: yet more new sports that I follow regularly. On the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write film and video game reviews on my Instagram page, Silence ça Mix.

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