His past as a tennis player helped him to excel in the world of paddle tennis. Born in Granada, Andalusia, Javier Ruiz is an offensive player. In 2016, he was proclaimed Spanish champion along with Gonzalo Rubio, his playfellow. Now, he competes against the best players in the World Paddle Tour. He defends the left […]
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A machine to practise paddle when you don’t have a partner
Antonio Jiménez is a high school teacher in Lora del Río, Seville, and also a paddle enthusiast. He was tired of not having anyone to play with, so he invented a machine with which to practise paddle. That’s how, more than a year ago, Pádel Boing was created. It consists of a rebounder net and […]
Carlos López, effort and ambition to become a legend of paddle
This Sevilian was under 14 champion of the World Junior Paddle Championship held in Mexico in 2015. That’s the greatest accomplishment of Carlos López, who, encouraged by his father, began to practise this sport at the age of nine. When he was 12, he began to shine, and realized that paddle was more than just […]
Javi Garrido, a World champion who changed soccer for paddle
In 2015 Javi Garrido became World Champion with the Spanish Paddle Team in the u-16 category. Aged 15, he has already won four championships of Spain in several categories. This has placed him at the very top of the ranking compiled by Spanish Federation of Paddle in the cadet category. In his beginning, he dreamed […]