Juan lebron et Ale Galan achieved a historic 2020 season. Following these 6 tournaments won with impressive authority in the matches, the Spaniards became the pair to take down.

A dream season

Despite the special conditions of this 2020 season, the two Spanish players were able to have a very positive season. They end up at the first place in the WPT ranking, and their worst result this season was a semi-final elimination, proving the consistency of the pair.

“It's very beautiful, and it is above all the result of all the work with my team, but also on myself,” Explain Lebron at the microphone of World Padel Tour.

“This is the reward for our work. It is not so much the fact of being n ° 1, but it is above all all the steps that we have climbed to get there. I couldn't imagine such a year, either negative with the pandemic, or positive with our sports results, ” continues Galan.

Juan Lebron Ale Galan winners Estrella Damm Open WPT

 

A rare complementarity

Lebron et Galan were able to impose their style of play very early on World Padel Tour. A very powerful and fast game that revolutionizes the padel World.

Fernando Belasteguin recently spoke about what this new style of play entails to other WPT players:

“These players force all opponents to train with a padel much faster. This pair has it all. They close all spaces. If you draw a plot of padel and you draw lines according to the angles of the ball, you can see that Juan and Ale close all the exit angles of the ball. ”

A new style that turns the opponents' game plan upside down, at times giving an impression invincibility.

“I am very lucky. I'm super happy with Ale, with his whole team. It allowed me to see new things from padel, and that's what I like. I always come back from training with something new to improve myself ”, Explain Juan lebron.

“We have the same job requirement. We get to see the positives of losing and bad training. We deal with frustration in different ways but we always strive for victory“, Complete Ale Galan.

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A very good relationship despite the criticism

“We're going on vacation together!” spear Lebron to silence the critics. Many lovers of padel harshly criticized their attitude on the court which could show a bad relationship between the two players.

“People can interpret what they want, they are within their rights. But sincerely, this requirement allows us to win and progress. This is what makes people mistake it for a bad relationship. When we stop training, we're two super happy guys, we share a lot of things, we eat together, we do activities together. ”

“I maybe sometimes gestures that are not adequate, but I am also a human and I try to improve myself ”, precise Lebron.

“It's an elite sport, and I think people don't see everything we do. Juan is an expressive player but always with respect. It is often I who ask him for this requirement ”, adds Galan.

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An insatiable ambition for a new year together

“I want to surpass myself every day. I see no limit to this ambition, and sincerely that's what drives me. I will continue like this, looking to improve myself every day in everything that is within my purview, ” supports Lebron.

Lebron and Galan have never had the same partner twice in two consecutive years. It is therefore a great first for both players.

“It's an incredible pleasure. Everything becomes easier, especially in the communication between us and with the coaches. Everything is much smoother and more natural, and trust reigns between us. This will allow us to be even more of a team. I hope we can continue to play at this level, and continue to progress. ”

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“We want fans of padel continue to push us and continue to believe in the development of padel. In Spain, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Sweden, Italy, France… We hope to have you in the stands soon ”, concludes Lebron.

All these reasons lead us to think that a Lebron / Galan dynasty can be born. This pair is ahead of its time, ahead of its entire generation, and will therefore drive the padel global to a higher level.

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From his names, we can guess his Spanish and Italian origins. Lorenzo is a multilingual passionate about sports: journalism by vocation and events by worship are his two legs. He is the international gentleman of Padel Magazine. You will often see it on the various international competitions, but also on the major French events. @eyeofpadel on Instagram to see his best photos of padel !

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