Le padel Obviously appeals to many tennis players who quickly shine thanks to their technical skills: ATP pros are no exception to the rule.

For many tennis retirees, the padel is a way of keep in touch with the yellow ball and continue practicing physical activity. Without necessarily dreaming of a second career like Marta Marrero, some are caught up in the game and get into competition a little, like Arnaud Di Pasquale et Arnaud Clement in France, or Olivier Rochus in Belgium.

 

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Therefore, many ATP tennis players are very interested in padel : Gaël Monfils, who had shown great skills in Lyon in 2017, and of course Stan Wawrinka and Benoît Paire who will soon participate in a challenge against Cyril Hanouna… and Monfils.

 

 

Abroad, Lleyton Hewitt had confessed to becoming addicted to padel, just like the Argentines José Acasuso and David Nalbandian. In Spain there are no longer any tennis players who have a very good level padel, Alex Corretja on your mind. Rafael Nadal is also an amateur and his friend Novak Djokovic it is also tried from time to time.

 

 

Recently, David Goffin admitted to adoring the padel and he does not close the door to the Belgium team of padel In the coming years. Andy Murray or even Robin soderling have invested financially in the padel, and it is said that Roger Federer also follows his evolution closely.

 

 

In view of all these tennis stars who are getting closer to the padel, we have to ask ourselves a question: could we see in the coming years a tournament padel reserved for former (and current) stars of world tennis ? In any case, the media impact could be enormous for our sport. If this type of initiative took place, which players would you like to see form a pair, and who do you think would be the best?

 

Xan is a fan of padel. But also rugby! And his posts are just as punchy. Physical trainer of several padel, he unearths atypical posts or deals with topical subjects. It also gives you some tips to develop your physique for the padel. Clearly, he imposes his offensive style as on the field of padel !