In Miami, during the  Reserve Cup ,  Ale Galán  shared on  his social networks  A sequence that quickly went viral in the padel world. A simple, spontaneous scene, revealing the relationship between two of the most prominent players on the circuit:  Gallant  et  Chingotto .

 A hidden pala, a bewildered Galán 

Before their confrontation,  Chingotto True to his sense of humor, he decided to play a trick on his partner by  Premier Padel …and today's opponent. In cahoots with a friend, the Argentinian is hiding the  shovel  de  Gallant  in the players' area. The camera captures the scene: the Madrid player searches, wonders, then blurts out, a little lost: " What did I do with my racket? ».

For a few minutes,  Gallant  searches around, looking for his  Adidas metalbone before he began to suspect his teammate. The pala eventually reappeared, hidden behind some chairs.  Chingotto  is there, laughing hysterically. Galán approaches the camera, smiles and says: It's the demon The two players embrace, laugh, and the tension gives way to complicity.

 A rematch on the track 

A few moments later, the match began. And then, no more jokes. Associated with  Jon sanz ,  Gallant  takes his sporting revenge by beating  Chingotto / Javi Leal  at the end of a very close match:  6/7 7/5 10/6 .

Despite this one-off success, it is indeed the  Team Reserve  de  Chingotto  who will prevail in the final standings, after a decisive victory of  Coello / Stupaczuk  face  Tapia / Yanguas  (6/4 6/3).

 A bond that transcends the result 

This episode primarily illustrates the  special relationship  across  Gallant  et  Chingotto A clear understanding off the field, but also palpable on the pitch. This season, the two men will have a clear objective:  to challenge the dominance of Coello and Tapia  and aim for the position of  world number one .

La  Reserve Cup Miami  thus closes on a light note, between  humor ,  complicity  et  high level padel .

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !