The announcement was made directly by the person concerned, on his account.  Instagram .  Iago Fuertes , 16 years old, reveals that he will soon share the court with one of the players who made him dream as a child:  Miguel Lamperti .

An emotionally charged announcement

The message posted by the young Galician makes no secret of his nostalgia: "When I was little, I used to eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner while watching you play, hoping to one day be like you." The new association will begin  after the Málaga tournament , expected from  11 at 19 July 2026  au  Martin Carpena .

Iago Fuertes, an already exceptional 2026 season

Born the  13th February 2010  à  Naron Fuertes has been racking up impressive performances this season. From  January  visit us at the  FIP Silver of Caen he was eliminated in the quarter-finals  Gonzalo Rubio  et  Javi Ruiz , number 1 seed and duo ranked among the  Top 40 worldwide , alongside his partner  Ferran Insa  (103rd in the world). A very high-level performance at only 16 years old.

A few months later, at  Porto , He becomes  European junior champion with Spain  early July: associated with  Unax Arranz Maestre  in the semi-final against Italy, then at  Samuel Delgado  in the final against France, which they won  6 / 2 7 / 6  to the decisive tie-break. A  Red  which does not have  conceded no sets  of the entire tournament.

Between these two performances, Fuertes also did  the story of Premier Padel  : at  16 years and 16 days , he becomes the  youngest player to win a match  on this circuit.

Miguel Lamperti, a final season in transmission mode

À  47 years The Argentinian is fighting his  last professional year . Currently  88th in the world  with  767 points , it shows a record of  5 wins for 9 losses  this season on Premier Padel, recently associated with the Portuguese  Pedro Perry Lamperti started 2026 with the young  Alberto Garcia Trabanco  (20 years old, ranked 139th in the world), before taking on multiple partners,  Isaac huysveld ,  Martin Abud confirming its usual strategy:  supporting young talents  rather than aiming for pure ranking.

A symbol of transmission

This new partnership confirms a trend already established at Lamperti: he had already launched the career of Arturo Coello  in 2021, before he became world number one alongside Agustín Tapia For Fuertes, it's an opportunity to test himself against a  circuit legend  during his last tour a rare experience for a player of only  16 years , on the rise.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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