Present at Miami Premier Padel P1, Sara Errani follows the competition closely, not only as a fan, but also with the intention of fully devoting herself to it after her tennis career. The former world number 5 in singles and Olympic gold medalist in doubles in Paris, alongside Jasmin Paolini, confides his growing interest in padel and his plan to devote more time to it once his tennis career is over.

An already concrete approach

“I’m seriously thinking about it,” she admits during the Motorola Razr Miami Premier Padel P1, first tournament Premier Padel in the United States. Since the beginning of the year, she has already played two tournaments on the CUPRA FIP Tour, professional circuit recognized by the International Federation of Padel. She played at Melbourne with Tathiana GarbinAnd then Dubai next to Caterina Baldi, one of the best Italian padel players.

A practice anchored in his sporting career

“I’ve been training in Spain for 20 years. I started playing padel there about XNUMX years ago, at first occasionally. Now I play more regularly. When I go back to Valencia to train, I play almost every day. Even in tournaments, I’m always looking for a court,” explains Errani. “The last time, at Indian Wells, I found a hidden court and was able to play,” she smiles. “But it also depends on the matches I have to play in tennis.”

A future that could shift towards padel

Despite her desire to play more often, she's approaching this transition without pressure. “I'm doing it primarily for fun. I don't have a team, no fixed partner, and for now, no ranking goals. But when I stop playing tennis, I'd like to dedicate myself entirely to padel.”

With her experience and knowledge of the high level, it would not be surprising to see her progress quickly in this discipline.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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