Pablo Ayma: “the players have their destiny in their hands”

Worlds of padel 2022 that will take place in Qatar from October 30 to November 5 are in everyone's mind. The captain of the French team gentlemen Pablo Ayma gives us some details before the French team internship scheduled for next September.

"The French team made up of players who take part in international tournaments"

"I believe that the French team will necessarily be made up of players who take part in the tournaments of the World Padel Tour, Premier Padel and the FIP Tour. There are many French players who can get a place in this team. And to make his choice, it will be necessary to take the players who have the most experience in these international tournaments. We are lucky to have international and professional circuits all year round. There are many deadlines by the selection. Everything can still evolve, especially since the competition is fierce, and that's good for the France team."

“The physical will have an important place”

The choice will be difficult. I think we have players who are not far from the France team, but who still have to work on their physique. This element is very important, we can clearly see in the padel modern that the physical always takes an increasingly important part in the matches.

The higher the step, the more ready you have to be.

The good news is that there is still time between now and the World Cup to prepare physically to play better, to be able to withstand the long rallies, but also to prevent injuries and avoid having one player less during the competition. .

I think we have players who have good potential, but some lack the rigor necessary to obtain an optimal physique on D-Day.

“France can beat everyone. Except…"

Inevitably, we think of Portugal which will finally return to international competitions, but it is not the only team. Other nations are strong, I'm thinking of Sweden, the Netherlands...

Without taking anything away from all the nations that will be present in this World Cup, France is able to beat everyone, except Spain and Argentina. She has the potential. The players give themselves a lot and take part in many international tournaments.

For this 3rd place, we will also have to fight against Brazil and Italy.

Qatar is a very good place to host professional world championships. I'm sure there will be very good coverage.