The European Championships Padel 2017 will begin in a few days at the Tennis Club of Estoril in Portugal.

From 13 to 18 November, the French team of padel ladies and gentlemen will try to get a second place. For that we will have to try to beat Portugal, great contender for second place.

If Spain is inaccessible, we must not underestimate the other nations present at these European Championships of padel.

Starting with the Belgians who have very dangerous players.

The Swedes and Austrians who had already hurt France can also make life difficult. For ladies, the Swedish level is particularly high. Caution.

The English have in their rank Richard Brooks, certainly the most dangerous player of the English team led Andrini Mauricio. Ladies' side, the advice and experience of Carolina Prado can play.

And obviously the inevitable Italians with Marcelo Capitani who had hurt France so much last year on the men's side during the World Championships of padel 2016 in Lisbon.

We note the participation of Sandrine Testud for the Italian team.

France presents itself better armed than last year, the coaches of the France teams Alexis Salles and Patrick Fouquet will be there to keep watch. In the ranks of the France team, many ladies and gentlemen players train in Spain and play the circuit of World Padel Tour. An experience that can be used ...

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.