Padel World Press.- Paquito Navarro he has lived in this 2017 what has probably been his peak season in professional padel. Consolidated as number 2 number of the Ranking together with Sanyo Gutiérrez, has achieved countless victories in a Men's Circuit that has shone for its competitiveness.

Taking advantage of your club visit Tennis Padel Soleil, owned by Montercalo International Sports, the Sevillian wanted to make a small tour of his year that, professionally, rated as the best of his career: "Without looking at the numbers, they say: It has been my best season."

However, although it achieved very important triumphs, it could not reach an 1 number that remains in the hands of the insatiable Fernando Belasteguín and Pablo Lima. Either way, they will have the satisfaction of having touched the highest rung of the standings with their fingers at various times: “We have missed one or two more victories. If we had won in Argentina and some other game, I think the numbers would have been given to achieve it ”.

His 2017 year comes to an end in which he took center stage confirmation of separation of the couple he formed with Sanyo with whom, during 2 campaigns, he won prestigious titles such as the 2016 Masters Finals, in which they were proclaimed winners ... But all stories have their beginning and end, so both Paquito Navarro Like the Argentine, they decided to look for other alternatives despite the fact that the balance of their common stage was very positive: “The truth is that with Sanyo they have been the best two sporting years of my career. I have learned a lot with him, he works magic on the track. I am very grateful for what he has given me, which has not been little ”.

With the mind set on the imminent start of the Estrella Damm Masters Finals, in which they will defend title, that of Bullpadel commented what do you think about the innovations that the most important competition in the world padel incorporates, that this year has changed its competition format, with direct confrontations from the first round and, in addition, score for the Ranking. The Sevillian defended that the format of the last years was more grateful for the spectator: "I liked more the previous operation. The Masters is the party of the paddle, the people want to see many matches and with the format of Phase of Groups, Semis and Final they saw more confrontations between the great ones. I think it was a more attractive format. This year has changed, now scores and there are direct eliminations. You have to adapt. "

This Estrella Damm Masters Finals It will mean the end of a very high level season, in which, in addition to the big ones, young players stood out, promising to go far in the not too distant future. Asked about it, Paquito Navarro highlighted some names that they had surprised him in a very pleasant way: “When they asked me at the beginning of the year I said Ále Galán and that's how it was… You could see ways. Juan Lebrón and Juan Cruz Belluati have also surprised me. Lebrón has lacked results but has been about to beat the big boys. The next few years are going to give a lot to talk about ”.

Moving from the young to the consecrated legends, he outlined the return to the tracks of the great Juan Martín Díaz: "Hopefully he will continue to be Juan, more like the one who left him. For me, it has always been the best of all times because it is different and makes the viewer enjoy. I'll be happy to see you again on the track. "

Consolidation and maturity.

For Paquito Navarro, this 2017 was not only the year in which he won the most titles ... It was also the campaign where he grew the most as a player, especially in the mental aspect: "I have become a more effective player. I see myself with the same technique and game, but mentally I have grown a lot. "

A season of maturity, in which moments of splendor were not lacking, as the final of the Santander Open that by emotion, tension and level of play, it was the duel that stood out above all. Although there were other harder moments, like the definitive commitment of the Portugal Padel Master, in which they fell in front of Bela and Lima: "We had our options and we could have taken advantage of to face the year but it escaped us".

Ultimately, Paquito Navarro has consolidated, without a doubt, in the Olympiad of the World Paddle but continues with the goal in mind of continuing to grow in 2018, when it will face new challenges and will struggle to reach the highest possible.

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