At 46, Miguel Lamperti continues to surprise. After a career spent almost entirely on the left side of the track, the Argentinian seems to be entering a  transition to the right , as we saw this week in Valladolid with Juan Tello. A mission that looks more complicated than expected...

A premature exit against Alonso and Bautista

Unfortunately for the two Argentinians, the experience was not crowned with success. Opposed to the top of Serie 8,  Edu Alonso and Jairo Bautista  in the first round,  Tello and Lamperti lost 6/4 6/3 The Spanish pair were able to exploit their opponents' lack of automatisms, forcing them to defend more than they would have liked.

Notable fact in this meeting:  Tello and Lamperti tried to swap sides at every faceoff , alternating between right and left depending on the serve. An original strategy probably aimed at confusing their opponents' points of reference... but which also betrayed a certain hesitation in their distribution of roles.

Two explanations: lack of automation and conditions to exploit

The first explanation is necessarily the lack of automatism between the two players who are both much more comfortable on the left of the track, in particular  Lamperti lacks experience on the right  and which therefore has only  very few landmarks on this side of the track . The two players therefore decide to swap serves by changing positions with each serve, thus playing  Miguel Lamperti  on his preferred side in attack.

The second explanation is found in the  Valladolid playing conditions , this week temperatures will very often reach  more than 30 degrees,  a heat that creates very fast playing conditions. In these conditions, Miguel and Juan know, having  the net is essential  to be able to quickly attack opponents and  shorten the stitches as much as possible.  Changing sides with each serve, the two Argentinians  leave no openings for return  for their opponents of the day  Alonso/Bautista.  A good solution to have directly  a good volley to play or even a smash , when we know how much this is  complicated to lob directly on the return of serve. 

A transition in progress

Despite the early elimination in Valladolid,  Miguel Lamperti's desire to continue to perform at the highest level is intact . And if he manages to find the right formula, he could well extend his incredible career a little further. We will also see him once again on the right side of the track next week at  Bordeaux P2 , this time with  another Argentinian, Alex Chozas. 

Teo Vieau

He discovered padel in 2016 in Nantes and quickly became attached to the game, even climbing to 474th place in France. Commentator on Padel Mag TV, he covers the various tournaments on the French circuit as well as international tournaments organized in France!

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