Master Finals: the heart of padel beat in Barcelona (mood)

It is past midnight. Sunday has already faded away, Monday is here, and with it a new day, a new week, soon a new year.

Time is speeding up. Each season often ends up resembling the previous one. Not this one.

It is impossible to consider that the last five days spent at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona , in Catalonia, were considered “classical”.

Starting Wednesday, the tears of Ari Sánchez They welcomed us at the press conference. In an environment usually smoothed over by the imperatives of communication and decorum, the humanity of the local player, forced to turn the page with her historic partner, hit us hard.

Sánchez and Josemaría in tears before their last tournament together

This Sunday, it was once again Ari's tears that accompanied us to the match for third place.

This week is also the week of the press conference between Paquito Navarro et Jon sanz , responding to each other almost word for word. Paquito says it, Paquito admits it: the separation, decided by his partner, affects him.

Why are Paquito Navarro and Jon Sanz splitting up?

Here too, the ice is broken. Emotion is allowed. We are told the truth. We understand. We listen.
Thank you Paco. Thank you Joni.

Martín Di Nenno thanks his teammate Franco Their story is unique. It won't continue in 2026. Again, it's beautiful, sad, and poignant all at once. You can get back with your exes… then leave them again almost immediately.

Bea González It made us cry too. The loss of her grandfather has deeply saddened her. She plays for him, because that's how he would have wanted it.
Thank you Bea. Thank you for him.

Claudia Fernández was left by Gemma Triay who had become number 1 in the meantime. Now it's the Andalusian, Bea, who will set out to conquer the summits with Paula Jose Maria Another emotion.

The crazy and fusion project between Andrea Ustero et Sofia Araújo It also comes to an end. The tears return, the hugs multiply.
Thank you Sofi. Thank you Turkey.

Gallant swears by Chingotto , despite sometimes lagging statistics in the biggest matches. Agustín would even consider ending his career if Arthur didn't want him anymore.
Thank you, friends.

Alejandro Galán, MVP of the Finals and the 2025 season?

This week, padel has revealed its full potential. friendly, warm, sad and painful that this very particular sport, practiced in pairs, can sometimes reveal.

Aided by a long and challenging season, rich in new developments and challenges, the conclusion of the year truly transported padel into a new dimension.

BARCELONA FINALS 2025 tracks — Credit PP

Is it possible to feel it behind a screen?
Can we guess it from the stands, without paying attention to what's happening behind the scenes and the latest news about the game?

These questions, which are the responsibility of Premier Padel , FIP and broadcasters, will undoubtedly be the issues to be resolved in order to offer this sport a future that is both popular and economically viable.

We, on the side of Padel Magazine we simply mean please To all the players on the circuit, as well as to those who make it possible, from the bottom of the heart .

Because they are the ones who keep us alive.

And for a long time to come.

Long live padel.
Long live Barcelona!
Hooray for the Master Finals!

Alexandre Prevert

Director & Coach of the HAYES PADEL ACADEMY in Barcelona: Alexandre shares his life on the FIP circuits & Premier Padel !