In France, we all have one or two players in the Top 30  with a physical condition that we could describe as "random". (We promise, we won't name any names!)

This phenomenon is not limited to France and some WPT players maintain a high level despite some extra pounds. 

At the 1er Master of Marbella, we were able to see Christian again  Gutierrez, No. 11 worldwide. 

Although he suffered a pretty dry defeat in his first match, he is still an outstanding player. 

So is there a link between padel high level and physical condition? 

Many players from Padel are very good former tennis players. They thus benefit from a natural touch and technical facilities. 

Furthermore, the Padel is a sport of anticipation. Some players give the impression that they are not running on the court. This is explained by their ease in reading the trajectories and anticipating the play of the opponents. 

Finally, the matches of Padel are relatively short. It is rare to see a match last more than 1 hours. A player with a slight overweight can thus quite be "explosive" (pun intended) but with less endurance. 

Some less athletic profiles will also choose the right partner. One can be more resistant but less powerful and the 2nd more resistant but with qualities padelless istic. The team will thus complete the faults of one and / or the other. 

Jonathan Uzan

Specialist World Padel Tour, Jonathan manages the WPT Facebook page PADEL.
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