After a one-month break due to a injury With an ankle injury, Frenchwoman Camille Sireix is ​​making her return to the slopes at the FIP Bronze Curitiba in Brazil. She will be accompanied for the occasion by Dutch Rosalie Van Der Hoek (116th), an unprecedented association for the 5th French player and 164th in the world.

His lifelong coach

Behind Camille Sireix's progress, one name keeps coming up: Patrick Tachet, his trainer since the age of 13At 59 years old, the one who still officiates at Reuil Athletic Club in Rueil-Malmaison confides: “Despite 40 years of career as a coach, Camille is undoubtedly the player who has left the biggest impression on me, the most beautiful human adventure of my career as a coach”.

It is thanks to him that the young woman discovered the paddle :

“I had shoulder pain that prevented me from serving well in tennis. My coach then suggested a game of padel. The first time, I didn't like it, but as I played tournaments, I loved the friendly atmosphere,” she says.

A solid tennis training

Before padel, Camille Sireix played in a other racket sport : tennis, with a ranking in the Top 500 in doubles on the WTA tour.
A major asset according to his coach:
“She already had a comprehensive technical and physical background. When she decided, at 25, to dedicate herself fully to padel, she progressed very quickly. She was already training like a pro.”

An evolution towards attack

Camille Sireix, once very defensive, had to reinvent your playing style to meet the requirements of modern padel:
“She made few mistakes, played very cleanly, with very precise lobs. Today, she plays serve-and-volley, attacking her opponents more. She has transformed her game enormously,” emphasizes Patrick Tachet.

A player invested and focused on her partner

What characterizes Camille is also her professionalism and his team spirit. His coach insists:
“She always commits fully to whatever she does. She loves to make her partner shine.”

In France, she has often been seen playing alongside Marie-Amélie Dardaine (231st). But for this Brazilian tournament, she will therefore form a unpublished international pair with the Dutchwoman Van Der Hoek.

A well-oiled long-distance relationship

Despite Patrick Tachet's inability to attend all the tournaments in person, the connection remains strong:
“We communicate every day via WhatsApp, and I watch his matches online. We're lucky enough to be able to talk every day, despite the distance.”

Men's padel is evolving with more play aggressive and Camille Sireix has a card to play in women's padel: "To beat the best players, she won't be able to constantly play with the glass. Her aggressive and physical game is more than just a game changer. It reminds me of Carla Touly (84th). Camille must keep her identity."

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 and what a blast! Basketball, rugby, golf, and motorsports: yet more new sports that I regularly follow. On the cultural side, since I love giving my opinion, I write film and video game reviews.

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