The new season of Premier Padel 2025 begins under high tension, with major changes on the circuit and new associations among the best players in the world. Franco Stupaczuk, now associated with Juan lebron, gave an interview to Mathilde Brun and Jérôme Verdier Evening of Padel on Canal +, revealing his ambitions for the coming season, but also a unexpected revelation regarding an exchange with Martín Di Nenno.

Careful preparation: “We haven't lost a single practice match"

During his interview, Franco Stupaczuk insisted on the intensity of his pre-season, explaining that the work carried out in recent weeks could be a decisive asset for his pair with Juan lebron.

"We spent a month and ten days of pre-season. We didn't lose a single training match. After that, we'll see in the tournaments, but the feelings are very good."

The Argentine player wants to be pragmatic and ambitious, claiming that their The goal is to climb as high as possible in the rankings, while maintaining a match-by-match approach.

"We will always look at the top of the table, but we will play match by match. Every match is difficult. It is not because we reach the semi-finals that it is acquired."

His new association with Juan lebron intrigues many observers, who wonder if this pair will be able to compete with the duos COELLO/TAPIA et Galan/Chingotto.

Robin Haziza, consultant and coach of the French women's team, believes that This association is promising :

"Juan Lebron has the level to become world number one again, but he needs a partner who takes up a lot of space on the court. Stupa is the third best left-footed player behind Tapia and Galán. It's probably the best possible association outside of the two best pairs in the world."

Laura Clergue, a consultant for Canal+, adds that Stupa is a hard worker, an essential element for building a successful pair over the long term.

"He's always at 100%, he's super motivated. And the fact that he chose Lebron shows that he wants to go even higher."

Stupa has rejected Di Nenno, but will this choice pay off?
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Interview scoop: Stupaczuk refused to play with Martin Di Nenno again

If Stupa displays a great determination for 2025, this is another statement that surprised padel specialists. The Argentine revealed that his former partner and childhood friend, Martín Di Nenno, the contacted in 2024 to reform their duo, but that he has refused !

"I had calls. Martín called me to come back. I told him no, that I would continue with Mike (Yanguas)."

A strong choice that did not fail to provoke a reaction from the consultants present on Evening of Padel.

Robin Haziza, surprised but understanding, analyses this decision:

"Yes and no, it surprises me. Yes, because their relationship is very strong, one could have imagined that they would team up again. No, because in reality, the big winner of last year's changes is Stupa. He had an incredible end to the season."

He recalls that Di Nenno had a complicated season with Juan Lebron, struggling to find a constant rhythm.

"Martín Di Nenno tried a bet with Lebron, but it didn't work out as planned. He never found his cruising speed."

To Laura Clergue, the choice of Stupa is above all a question of trust and continuity in its sporting project:

"For Stupa, rejecting Martín is also a way of saying: 'I found my balance with Yanguas, and now with Lebron, I want to move forward in this direction'. He didn't want to go back."

A winning decision for Stupa?

With a successful end to the 2024 season and a promising new association with Juan lebron, Stupa seems having made the right decision.

Robin Haziza believes that this decision could prove profitable:

"He played the best games of his career at the end of the season with Yanguas. His match against Galán/Chingotto was stratospheric. In the end, the player who has progressed the most and who has the most to offer in 2025 is Stupa."

The challenge is to see if this new pair can shake up the world hierarchyWhere Coello/Tapia and Galán/Chingotto have dominated for several months.

Lyes Houhou, the host of the show, concludes by asking one of the Key questions for the 2025 season :

"Stupa refused Di Nenno, but will this choice pay off? The answer in the next tournaments!"

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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