During P1000 UrbanPadel Carquefou, we met the pair Teo Larrue et Baptist Moura. Originating from Gironde, they made the trip to Loire Atlantique. Road 3h30 to play two matches. As in tennis, padel tournaments ask for a lot ofinvestment to progress and confront top.

Saturday May 3, 17:30 p.m., Teo Larrue (123e) and Baptist Moura (59th) have just lost their eighth finals in front of the seed n ° 1 of the tournament: Charles Gortzounian / Benjamin Dufour. A defeat in two sets: 6 / 3 6 / 4.

“The score is harsh. During the second set, we were leading 4-2,” he assures. Teo Larrue.

Ankle injury

A elimination added to a ankle injury for Baptiste Moura.

“I got injured two points from the end of the match.”

Au first round, they had beaten the pair Siette/Demont in two sets: 6 / 4 6 / 3.

Si Baptist Moura plays almost every weekends, moving to Paris or to Metz, his teammate Teo Larrue competes in far fewer competitions.

“I don’t have the time or the budget to be able to travel all over France to participate in tournaments,” he assures.

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Originally from the South West of France

“Before starting the paddle three years ago I played tennis“, Complete Baptist Moura, aged 26, dismissed from Latresne Tennis Club, located south of Bordeaux He had already come to participate in the P1000 in Carquefou.

While his teammate, Teo Larrue, aged 27, from the club Padel Touch Bassin d'Arcachon, came for the first time to the P1000 in Carquefou.

“For my part, I discovered the paddle in 2019.”

The biggest tournament in France takes place at the end of June with the Bordeaux P2 the best players in the world will be there. Of course, Teo Larrue et Baptist Moura will not miss this opportunity to attend the meetings.

“In previous editions, we received invitations from our clubs,” he adds. Baptist Moura.

A real opportunity to meet the cream of padel and to improve looking at their “technical” detectors. et tactics of the pairs present.

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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