Padel Vibes: The 2025 Season Kicks Off in Riyadh!

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00:00The new season of Premier Paddles starts from Riyadh, the biggest city in Saudi Arabia.

00:15It's constantly growing, it's known for its incredible architecture, history and delicious

00:20food.

00:28Riyadh has achieved undisputed global prominence in the last years and has become the new cradle

00:34of sports stars.

00:352025 begins with big changes.

00:38El Lobo Juan Lebron returns to play on the right alongside Franco Stupacuk.

00:43Mike Yanguas, who shared the second part of 2024 with Stupa, will start instead alongside

00:49Coqui Nieto, champion of the Premier Paddle Finals in pairs with John Sant, who will now

00:54play with Momo Gonzalez.

00:56But there is more.

00:57After two partner changes in 2024, Martín Dineno begins a new stage with Javi Garrido,

01:03whose former partner Lucas Bergamini will play with Paquito Navarro.

01:08An incredible revolution that has resulted in the new and explosive couple starred by

01:13Pablo Cardona and Leo Augsburger.

01:15Juan Tello will try to relaunch himself alongside another young Argentine world champion, Tino

01:21Libac, while Alex Arroyo and Edu Alonso will play together again.

01:25Alex Chozas will play alongside Alex Ruiz, Javi Leal alongside Sanyo Gutiérrez and Lucho

01:31Capra with Juanlu Esbri.

01:33Maxi Sánchez will form a completely South American duo with Brazilian Lucas Campagnolo.

01:39But before continuing with the tips that Campagnolo left us, do you know where paddle was invented?

01:44Argentina, Mexico or Spain?

01:47Stay until the end of the show to find out the answer.

01:51Your challenge today is to teach me how to do the drop and show it to the people who see us.

02:00I think it's easier to teach people than you.

02:02You think?

02:03I think so.

02:04You throw the drop as long as the opponent hits the previous ball with the body falling back.

02:11For example, you throw it ...

02:13Because you know you have more space.

02:14Exactly.

02:21If you throw a drop that is not so good, maybe it is good.

02:25Just because you have the position already falling back.

02:28I throw a good firm ball, for example.

02:30It recovers.

02:31And when the ball comes, I throw the position and I just break my hand.

02:43Uh!

02:44Okay, that's what we want to do.

02:46Look for it and open your left leg well.

02:49There.

02:50Go ahead.

02:52Why is it going up?

02:53Well, let's see.

02:55If you kill it, try to sleep it a little with your hand.

03:01There.

03:02The paddle is winning the net.

03:04So, if you throw it and win the position, you will win the game.

03:09Okay?

03:10Thank you, Lucas.

03:11A pleasure, a pleasure.

03:12I still have a lot to learn to make a good drop shot.

03:15Luckily, Lucas is a patient player.

03:20And speaking of patience, let me introduce you to world number 9, John Santh.

03:24The young Spanish player achieved spectacular progress throughout 2024.

03:30He concluded last season by proclaiming himself, next to Coqui Nieto, champion of the Barcelona Finals,

03:36beating none other than world number 1, Arturo Coelho and Agustin Tapia.

03:43A new year begins, but first let's talk about how you finished it,

03:47which was in the best possible way, with a super victory in the Barcelona Finals against the number 1 in the world.

03:54Yes, well, the truth is that it was a very special tournament.

03:57Well, I still remember it with a lot of love.

03:59I think I will remember it for many years too.

04:01Winning the Master Finals is not won every day, I think.

04:04And in the end, well, the truth is that I am very happy to have been able to get that tournament with Coqui and with my whole family.

04:10This was the end of the year with a golden brush.

04:13Now, how do you start it?

04:15How was this preseason month and how are you dealing with a change of partner?

04:20Luckily, I think that in the end Momo and Coqui, in terms of character, are very similar.

04:26I don't have to get used to changing the way of transmitting or seeing how each one plays.

04:33And well, in terms of character and so on, I think that in the end we are two very competitive people.

04:38We get along very well and I think we are going to be quite united on the track.

04:42So I hope I'm not wrong.

04:45Good luck for this tournament and for the rest of the year.

04:48Thank you very much, Ana. Thank you.

04:52Do you know where paddle was invented? Argentina, Mexico or Spain?

04:58Paddle was born in Mexico.

05:01The businessman Enrique Corcuera was the official inventor of paddle.

05:05He adapted a surface to play with wooden rackets and a ball in his house at Las Brisas in Acapulco.

05:15The businessman built a wall around his 20x10 space and placed a net in the center.

05:22The side walls were made to block the vegetation and Don Enrique had a wall built high enough

05:27so that the ball could not escape into the neighbor's field.

05:33The ball was also allowed to bounce off the wall, giving continuity to the game unlike tennis.

05:39And this is how what we know today as paddle was born.

05:45The Riyadh Tournament

05:47The Riyadh Tournament was marked by the presence of a new paddle fan and number one football star, Cristiano Ronaldo.

05:55Of course, he didn't miss the opportunity to watch the first games and also to talk with the players.

06:03The tournament was also marked by heavy rains that postponed the semifinals and the finals by one day.

06:10Without a doubt, the surprise couple of the tournament was the one formed by Pablo Cardona

06:15and Leo Augsburger who won against Ale Galán and Federico Chingotto

06:20and also lost in the semifinals, not easily, against Juan Lebrón and Franco Stupacuk.

06:27Lebrón played a final again but there was not much to do against world number one Arturo Coelho

06:32and Agustin Tapia who beat 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 and started the year by winning another trophy.

06:40The women's team

06:44In the women's team's great debut for the couple formed by Bea González and Claudia Fernández

06:50who won against Gemma Triai and Delphi Brea in the semifinals.

06:56Claudia Fernández showed that she has what it takes to be a number one,

07:00although it couldn't be this time since Bea González withdrew due to injury

07:04and automatically proclaimed Paula José María and Ari Sánchez the winners.

07:10And that was everything from Premier Paddle's Riyadh tournament.

07:14Our next stop will be in Spain.

07:16Don't forget to follow Paddle Vibes on VSports.

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