Argentina is the 2024 padel world champion. And to hear the team, composed of part of the best players in the world, it is "almost" a surprise, especially after the lightning defeat of Stupa / Di Nenno. One name comes back on everyone's lips: Valentino Libaak.
Leo Augsburger: "I think the courage of the match comes down to Tino, really. He played an incredible week, a perfect game. I think everyone in the team agreed, and there you go, he gave it his all. You could feel not only the ten players, but almost a whole country behind us, as we had discussed, once we were all together."
Fede Chingotto: "We are very happy, and I hope to be able to continue for another year with this National team. We were living a dream, truly. I would like to thank the whole team for their devotion and their unity. Today, we won with the the heart, without a doubt, embodying what Argentina is: a country that Lutte, even if sometimes the situation seemed to be working against us."
Martin DiNenno: "This final, I doubt that we will see another one like it or that this outcome will be repeated, so much was there factors at play. The guys (Tino and Leo) are only 20 and 19, if I'm not mistaken. They have a huge future in front of them. We are the most experienced, with 27 and 28 years for Stupa and me. For our part, to finish like this, after four hours, honestly, we felt very bad, franc and me, after the way we lost. We are used to always fight us »
Tino Libaak: "As for the Spanish team composition, I think we were all nervous about who we were going to play. I wouldn't say it surprised us (Lebron / Galan), but we talked all week about how confident we were in our team, and how indifferent we were about who would be in front of us.
And there you have it, I hope that was reflected in our game. The team was more united than ever., and we tried to have a good week."
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.