It is customary to say that service at padel is much less important than in tennis. Indeed, in tennis, some players are aces machines and earn many points thanks to the service. We obviously think of Ivo Karlovic, John Isner and others.

Au padel, the servers do everything they can to try to use this phase of the game to their advantage, even if it means playing with the rules sometimes, and being punished. Once again, it's Fernando Belasteguin, extreme service specialist, which was caught by the patrol. As you can see below, Juan Lebron seemed very happy with the referee's announcement!

Not the same match, Bela is still on the track, but this time it is not him who is the author of the commitment deemed too high, but his compatriot Fede Chingotto. If the service seems wrong, this time it's the timing that is the problem. Indeed, Yanguas had already returned to the glass when he claimed the VAR. Finally the referee gives him reason… not really to the taste of Paquito who expresses his dissatisfaction and asks to see the director of the tournament!

We take the same and start again. This time, Chingotto is sanctioned for having visibly served on the move: it's too much for Paquito who curses at the referee "protagonista no!" referring to the fact that the referee is doing a little too much for his taste…

If all these phases are part of the game, we notice that they are more and more present. Indeed, players want to make the most of their commitment, and therefore try to serve as high as possible. As Sanyo Gutiérrez used to say to his teammate Momo Gonzalez “Serve higher, if someone whistles at you for service faults, I don't care!”… The referees are not about to run out of work!

Xan is a fan of padel. But also rugby! And his posts are just as punchy. Physical trainer of several padel, he unearths atypical posts or deals with topical subjects. It also gives you some tips to develop your physique for the padel. Clearly, he imposes his offensive style as on the field of padel !

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