Cardona/Augsburger breakup: Seba Nerone doesn't understand: "I still don't understand"

The separation of Pablo Cardona and Leo Augsburger which will take place after the P1 of Malaga surprised everyone… including Seba Nerone , coach of one of the two players. In an interview with Padel MARCA, on the radio show of 'Negro' González , the former Argentinian player did not mince his words in the face of this decision which he says he does not understand.

“I have no idea why. I still don't understand. It seems to me to be a negative reflection of this sport, where we no longer give time to projects, even with good results.”

A coach directly concerned

Seba Nerone's opinion is not insignificant. He coaches both Cardona and future teammate Juan Tello , which will form a new pair from P1 of Tarragona Despite his privileged position, Nerone assures that he was not consulted or involved in this decision, which he says not to endorse .

“This is a time when change has become the norm. I don't like it at all, but it's adapt or die.”

“A lot of hypocrisy” in the circuit

In the rest of the interview, Nerone takes his reflection further on the current trend of the circuit , where changes of partners are frequent, sometimes even after only a few weeks of collaboration.

“There's a lot of hypocrisy. I go play with someone else, then I come back… That's how I feel.”

A reality that is difficult to frame

Although he criticizes the phenomenon, Nerone recognizes that the current rules of professional padel fully authorize these repeated ruptures .

“As long as this isn’t regulated, nothing will change. And I doubt it ever will, because this debate keeps coming up without ever finding a solution.”

“An individual sport played by two people”

To conclude, Seba Nerone offers a final reflection on the very nature of professional padel:

“It's an individual sport played as a team. The ranking is individual, not by pair. That's all there is to it. This reality inevitably creates debate and controversy.”

Strong words from a respected player in padel, who expresses here a frustration shared by a large part of the fans The break between Cardona and Augsburger, despite solid results and a spectacular style, once again raises the question of the stability of projects in modern 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 !