Well-known face on the small screen , Ophélie Meunier is preparing to swap TV sets for  padel tracks . On the occasion of  Bullpadel Show , organized the  June 20 and 21 in Juan-les-Pins , the host reveals another side of her personality: competitive, committed... and ready to give everything to beat  Laura Boulleau .

The first steps in the  paddle 

 Teo  : How did you discover padel?
 Ophelia  : My parents live in  Barcelona  and there is a  padel court  just below, which is quite classic in  Spain . Little by little, I continued to practice and I also started to do it in  France .

 Teo  : You managed to erase your reflexes of  tenniswoman  ?
 Ophelia  : You have to break certain reflexes and unlock others, that's all the work I'm doing to be ready.  20nd June . Obviously, the  tennis  It helps to be comfortable with a racket, but you also have to get rid of many bad gestures. In the end, I even wondered if having played tennis before is really an advantage.

Un  Show , but not without  stake 

 Teo  : What are your ambitions for the  Bullpadel Show  ?
 Ophelia  : Win, obviously! With  Laura Boulleau , we know each other well: she, the  high level athlete  ; me, with a  winning mentality We both want to win and we're going to play hard. Even if it's for the  Show  and for  associations , it remains a  competition .

 Teo  : You are  team captain , how are you going to handle this?
 Ophelia  : I'm going to have to manage the emotion, between the admiration for the players who will surround me and, at the same time, telling myself: "Come on, let's go, we're here to win." It's the memory of a lifetime to be captain of guys like  Juan Tello ,  Martin Di Nenno  ou  Bea Gonzalez , but I will not forget my goal.

 Teo  : You will play with it  Redouane Bougheraba . Will it distract you?
 Ophelia  : Redouane already played last year, so he knows the event. This isn't a first for him. He's going to want to win, so no, he's not going to try to distract me, but rather  the opposing team We are both here for the same goal.

 Meet us on June 20 and 21 at the Pinède in Juan-les-Pins for the Bullpadel Show. 

Mathis Chariot

A big sports enthusiast, I discovered padel in 2021, and since then I have followed this sport every day!