The victory of the Spaniards in the Men's final padel Beausoleil club surprised no one. The Ritz / Scatena pair had in front of them world-class players playing a very good and beautiful Padel.

In which area of ​​the game do the Spanish surpass us?

To illustrate the differences between our French and their Spanish opponents, I analyzed the match of this Sunday in detail.

Difference number 1: The Spaniards dominate the volley, they try more and attack.  

The small regret we can have watching this final is that the French did not try to hurt. They assured their shots and that's it, as if the strategy was not to make mistakes instead of winning the points (the French also committed fewer mistakes than the Spaniards 18 against 21). Of the 15 winning points in the match won by the French, 7 are smashes (including 5 from Scatena) and 3 are volleys.

On the Spanish side, on the 35 winning points, 15 are Smash and 13 are stolen. This shows that the Spanish are above us on the fly but not that much in the air (Smash).

Another important point, the Spaniards committed the majority of their faults during the attack phases, which shows that they dominate the exchange and are not afraid to try.

"It does not matter if I miss 2 stolen because I win 8 after".  

The Spaniards have imposed their game. The French, on the other hand, have secured their shots, have almost no fouls on the fly but they have almost never earned points either in this position ...

Difference number 2: The French give gifts.  

10 points given in return is 2 games and half given. At this level, it is paid hiding. It is true that the Spanish realized "good services". But as a great Spanish coach told me: " There is no good service at padel, there are only bad returns! “.     

Difference number 3: The Spaniards build the point and move the opponent.   

If you review the game, it's impressive to see the quality of construction points of the Spanish pair.

Variation is the key: A ball to the right, a ball to the left, one on the grid, a damper, a lob, a strong ball, a ball with effect… etc… Variation is the basis of padel and the Spaniards dominate this aspect to perfection.

The Man of the Match: ARIAS   

Although Castanon had a good game, Arias was the strongman of the Spanish pair. He made about the same number of winning shots as his compatriot (16 points winning Arias, 19 Castanon) but he made only 6 faults against 15 for Castanon.

His first set was a class demonstration, on the 46 shots he had to perform during the first run, apart from the returns and services he had to perform, he made 12 winning strokes which means that all 3 to 4 shots on average, he finished the point (against all 9 shots for Castanon in the first set) ... A monster.

Romain Taupin - Padelonomics
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.

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