The young player of HEAD was one of the main protagonists of the National Tennis Cup, the biggest amateur event in the world of tennis, which, in this edition, wanted to make room for the paddle ... This tells us about his time in the French town of Cap d'Agde.
Padel World Press .- Along with Fernando Belasteguín, Sanyo Gutiérrez, Gonzalo Rubio and Alejandra Salazar, Andoni became one of those in charge of bringing this wonderful sport closer to the almost 6.000 tennis fans who gathered at an event of recognized tradition and prestige.
The response was unbeatable, the interest generated by the padel among the people there exceeded all expectations and have already launched numerous projects and ideas for 2015.
Do not miss this article, in which the HEAD Team member Padel Rebels tells us in the first person how he lived a unique experience.
"Hello friends!!
They are the 21: 00, we are sitting in the cafeteria that they have mounted around the paddle court for the event and, of course, I can only say that we are astonished to see that people are still taking Head's paddles to be able to try this magnificent sport ... Although we have already done our duty, I will start from the beginning.
Gonzalo, Bela and I left Barcelona first thing in the morning for Cap d'Agde… Our destination: to attend the largest French paddle tennis event. There the rest of the Head Team (including Sanyo and Ale) were waiting for us, who had already started playing ball with the participants.
I must say that we still do not understand how I could get to the club without getting lost ... Without GPS, we were going to the adventure with some sad indications sent by WhatsApp by Ricky Fernandez.
Once there, our first impression was magnificent ... The court was surrounded by many people who looked curiously and tried to understand how this kind of tennis with walls was played. Most of them were tennis players who participated simultaneously in a huge amateur tournament that attracted some 6000 people. On this matter, we have been told that the idea for 2015 is to do this same tournament, with 5000 people ... But all paddle players !!
No time to eat, because as we arrived we had to get dressed and enter the courts, we played almost two hours of games with all kinds of players ... Those who already knew him and played well, those who had never practiced it or those who were simply waiting for an opportunity to prove it. After that, we had a quick bite to eat and got ready for what was going to be the highlight of the day… An exhibition match between the four male Head players !!
The response of the audience was unbeatable ... Almost 1000 people surrounded the track, wanting to witness our 'show'. The truth that the meeting was very good. There were vibrant points and that made the fans were very aware and very involved in the shock ... As no, we have the funny story and is that, in the middle of an action, and by surprise, appeared a drone that recorded the duel ... It happened very close to Gonzalo's head, which was about to be loaded with a smash ... Luckily he did not give it because, had he done it, someone would have taken a dislike
Once the exhibition was over, we stayed to participate in a long session of photos and signing autographs with the fans, who told us that they had had a lot of fun watching the game.
Now, we only have dinner with the organization, but that will be another story, hehehe. Then we will spend the night at the Hotel 5 Estrellas that Head has managed for the occasion and tomorrow we will head back to Spain ... The only thing is that as they continue to challenge us for morning games, we will probably have to extend our stay.
Without much more to tell, I say goodbye to everyone you are reading and, of course, thanking Head and the organization of this event for the opportunity they have given us to collaborate and give a little boost to our sport in the neighboring country.
Greetings to all
Andoni Bardasco ".
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