We know it, it exists a lot of similarities between the tennis and the fallen.
Posture, forehand, reverse, stolen… The basics are close, and that is often what makes the natural transition for many.
However, contrary to popular belief, the Professional level padel have few players “passed” from one yellow bullet to another.
In men, there is almost no highest level. In women, Two players are an exception. We explain their journey to you …
Gemma Triay: high -level tennis to the world’s Padel’s elite
Before becoming one of the major stars of the world padel, Gemma Triay I Consacré fifteen years from his life to tennis.
In 2010just 19 ansa injury Stop its ambitions in professional tennis. Never mind: three years later, carried by a intact competitionshe took her first steps on the slopes of fallen.
He will only need Four small years To explode on the international scene, winning his first trophies in 2017 Alongside Lucía Sainz.
Since then, it’s a real rocket : world number 1 in 2020, 2021 et 2022several world titles With the Spanish team in his pocket …
Gemma’s journey is brilliant proof that with resilience and a good dose of determinationwe can transform a hard blow into a great success. The place of world number 1 is now at hand for the Spanish versatile player.
His tennis experience clearly gave him a advance for them stolenthe netand especially this tactical vision essential at the high level.
But she often repeated it: Padel is not tennis with walls. It was necessary unlearn some reflexes, understand the rebounds, play on a team instinctively …
Brief, rebuild your play by piece.
Alix Collombon: Passed from the ITF circuit to Padel terrains
In 2025, Alix Collombon is there figurehead French padel. Before making fans vibrate, she too knew the Rigor of tennis high level.
Trained in France, she disputes a solid career on the circuit ITFaccumulatingexperience and titres. But one day, thewant to change settles down. In 2015she embarks on the fallen.
During an interview with his sponsor Wilsonshe explains her choice:
“In the padel, I found Everything I missed in tennisand it won me up from the first moment. ”
In just a few years, Alix becomes French n ° 1settles on the World circuitand proves at each tournament that the tennis can be a springboard… Provided you have the couragethe force and the talent to reinvent Between four windows !
This is the great strength of the padel: it is often believed that it is easily accessible To the best tennis players, that it is enough to transpose his gestures.
Well no! There is a real specificity of padel player And if being good in tennis is an asset, it can also become a handicap Si l’a not not depart of its initial reflexes.
To reach the highest level, you must become a padist. The merit of these two champions is only greater!
