Saturday, May 3, the  supporters  came in large numbers to encourage the players in the P1000 Urban quarter-finalsPadel Carquefou. Including  Patrice Rousset , a 59-year-old computer scientist who plays padel several times a week in this  private structure  located east of  Nantes .

15 p.m., the men's quarter-finals begin at UrbanPadel  from Carquefou. Patrice Rousset, sitting in the front row, is blown away by the level of play: “You really realize the impact of a smash at this level. They are very good players.”

Tennis enthusiast

 Patrice Rousset  is a fervent supporter of padel but also a  padel player . Aged 59, this former Parisian who arrived in Nantes in 2014, plays this  racket sport  for 6 years now. “I discovered padel at Sporting in Saint-Herblain and then I often went to Smash Goal (near the Beaujoire stadium, editor’s note) and to Vertou.”

But since he discovered the UrbanPadel in Carquefou, the  padel enthusiast  comes to play here twice a week: “Before, I used to travel a bit to go and play padel and I would get stuck in traffic. Having a facility near my home is great.”

The joy of playing padel

Before starting padel, Patrice Rousset played for a long time  to tennis and golf “I enjoyed playing doubles tennis, I wish I had discovered padel earlier. I think I would have played only padel my whole life,” he says.

An IT specialist at Orange, he also benefits from being able to practice between  work colleagues.  “We often have tournaments organized in our company.” For his part, Patrice Rousset participates in  P100 , equivalent to a  level 5/6 . “I'm left-handed, so I play on the right. I love attacking and doing viboras.”

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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