Ale Galan and Juan Lebron have won all three tournaments World Padel Tour behind closed doors at the Madrid Arena. They are undefeated since the resumption of padel.

A first since Belasteguin / Lima

Ale Galan and Juan Lebron are imposed yesterday in the final of the Adeslas Open. This was their third tournament won in a row, a performance that had not been achieved in the past three years. The last exploit of this type being to be put to the credit of Bela / Lima.

Purists will say that unlike the Argentinean-Brazilian pair, young Spaniards have won these three tournaments in the same venue, and therefore under completely similar conditions. Ideal conditions for the style of play deployed by the two men.

Perfect conditions

A tournament which is played indoors, by temperatures sometimes exceeding 40 degrees, and at an altitude of almost 700 meters, it just looks like a smasher's paradise. For those who would ask the question in view of the overpowering smashes we have seen, the bullet used was the Head Padel “Classic” pro and not its version “S“. Fortunately because it would have been unplayable ...

The very dry conditions on Madrid mean that the balls do not tend to be heavy at all. We have seen it many times, especially on some par 3s that ended so far that they became indefensible.

4 finals in 2020

At the start of the year, the Lebron / Galan pair, two extremely talented youngsters aged 24 and 25, were expected to hurt a lot. Given the level of play that the two men had shown in 2019, the only question concerned their understanding on the ground and potential mood or concentration swings.

While not everything is perfect, Ale and Juan still manage to re-mobilize and they seem rather complicit both safe and off the pitch. They don't hesitate to do some sacrifices in the service of the pair, like when Galan, yet an excellent smasher and left player, lets Lebron, the best in this field, come and finish the points on his side when he has time on high balls. The results are more than convincing: 4 finals out of 4 tournaments this year.

A foolproof mind

Since they lost face facing Paquito Navarro and Pablo Lima in Marbella, 6/7 6/2 3/6, both men are undefeated. They had time during confinement to rehash this defeat at the punto de oro, and were able to progress further mentally.

Their victory in the final yesterday after losing the first set (6/7 6/1 6/4), but also that of the day before in the semi-final against Gutierrez / Stupaczuk (7/5 1/6 7/5), or the one against Tapia / Belasteguin (4/6 6/1 6/4) in the final of the Vuelve A Madrid Open are proof of this. Galan and Lebron are sometimes heckled, but they always find a way out: they won 5 of the 6 matches in 3 sets they played in 2020 !

The evolution of padel

It must be said that Juan and Ale, physically above the field, are able to withstand the intensity of the 3 sets without problem, and to continue to be explosive after two hours of play to make winning smashes from the baseline. Their versatility between power and endurance makes them still feel as comfortable whether the stitches last or not.

They adapt to any type of game and obviously have such a technical background that they can earn points in any way. In any case, this is the first time that two such powerful players at the top are associated, which is moreover two right-handed. They represent a new generation of players, rather tall, athletic, who move very well, and have an exceptional ability to complete points.

In this group we find of course Juan Tello, Agustin Tapia, but also recently Sanyo Gutierrez, 36, right-wing player, who is constantly renewing himself and who now comes to finish the points on the left, with his smash kicked from the bottom of the track. The competition has not said its last word and if Lebron / Galan will once again be favorites in Valence in three weeks, we risk having the right to some very good battles again!

 

 

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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