The Padel Podcast

What better way to have a penultimate episode of The Padel Podcast (before a sabbatical), than to talk to one of the most innovative padel racket brand's mastermind? Both Chris Salisbury and Alfonso Patacho love the brand and they showcased it in the London P1, just minutes ago on live TV. Wes wanted to deliver an equipment, which causes the least amount of pain for the elbow, wrist and boy oh boy, did he do it! Please listen to his thinking behind the brand and why it is amazing! false

Wow, 100. Well, who would've thought! But this was amazingly refreshing and I had to edig the most, by far. Who you will hear on this episode: Dom Bechard (Padel Picasso), Crespo (Efecto Padel), Demid Padel, Joao Teixera (Menace Padel) and Lasse Padel, Ray Brinkmanis (Padel Alba) and Hans Villanueva (Courtbrain). I will say it here as well that special thanks to Courtbrain and Hans, while without him, I might have stopped earlier :)! Quickfire interviews, with an amazing event as a venue! false

Jethro Binns, an ex top-100 Squash player of the world has become a Padel Enthusiast! That in itself would've been quite the story, but he has so many other amazing projects in this sport that we had to organize a chat! After conquering the squash space with his amazing SquashLevels idea, he is now trying to compete with some padel moguls with PadelLevels! He has an amazing insight and I definitely recommend you listening to his wisdom! false

Happy 3rd anniversary to The Padel Podcast! I have started the whole thing 3 years ago, and to celebrate this, we have gone over the pond to the US again, while we have RacquetX week! Will Boyce have established Padel 39 from an idea, and it became one of the top2 court providers in the US, according to Pablo Carro from Playtomic! Will is from Paris originally, and if you want to know how he ended up in the States, tune in! false

Ben Harris and George Modler has made a project real, which seemed a distant idea at first! They made a platform which brings all the padel lovers under one roof (literally at times) in the UK. And personally I root for them every time I see them or hear about their achievements! Please enjoy this banter-filled episode, while we played numerous matches against and with each other! false

Welcome back for a 4th season of The Padel Podcast! I couldn't have asked for a better guest than Austin Edwards! He is one of the OGs of US padel and I hope I could call him a friend of mine! This pod has been coming for a long time now and I'm glad this is how we kick things off in 2026! Please tune in, while he knows this industry inside and out and it's always great to just enjoy each other's company while we talk padel! false

Nico Larrosa the most handsome and strongest man on the planet came back to the podcast, while he has a new great project, called One Bounce, which is a luxurious clothing brand for all sports with a Padel twist! It was great chatting to him and he filled me in on his plans for the future! Happy New Year everyone and The Padel Podcast will be back for Season 4 soon! false

Ok, so I am almost closing the year, there is one more episode for this year! But before I post that, I wanted to record something about the new pairs, where I rate their possibilities! So, here is a quick recap of 2025 and what to expect from: - Lebron/Augsburger - Stupa-Yanguas - Coki-Sanz - Tello-Edu - Libaak-Chozas - Paquito-Guerrero - Di Nenno - Momo - Leal - Cardona - Garrido - Bergamini I wish you guys a Merry Christmas and a great New Year! false

Edel is a true padel fanatic! On the day when we spoke they had a pizza, padel, pints night as a company X-mas do! She is absolutely fantastic in bringing the Irish padel community (for starters) together and carrying on towards the US as well as the Middle East! She is an ex professional tennis coach, who coached in the Rafa Nadal academy and realized the need for courts in Ireland! They are working closely with Padel Galis and been amazing in building a community which makes padel accessible for everyone! false

Minter is a unicorn! He is a multiple book author, used to be the leader of many divisions in L'Oreal and has been an avid padel fanatic since literally day 1. It was an absolute pleasure to learn from him in the podcasting business as well as in life and I truly believe that just by talking to him I became a better person! false

Wow, after a lengthy layoff, we are back! This is a really special episode for me, while I used to work in Wigmore Sports and I could interview Rohun Davda who's the owner and general manager of the prestigious outlet. Cuera just became one of their first padel brands they brought in, and it is a banger already! How did this came about and why did Ulrik realize that Wigmore Sports is the best store to get all the products in in London! false

In this episode, I had the privilege to host Pablo Carro, who is the co-founder and CCO of Playtomic! If you want some insight on how Playtomic works, and why this platform became the go-to in this industry, you better listen to this episode! false

Recap on the Tarragona P1 is here! No surprises on either side, Coello and Tapia has won their 37th title together and Tapia has been absolutely lights out! Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay became the new world number ones on the ladies side, and they did it convincingly beating Paula Josemaria and Ari Sanchez in the final! Is Chingotto the real problem, or is it something else? Is Coki’s smash the weakest shot in the top10? Can Stupa call Cardona to play together because of Lebron’s behaviour? And many more topics we discussed in this late night episode of The Padel Podcast! false

This week’s recap is about the P1 in Malaga, where nothing major happened… but is that the truth? Coello and Tapia won convincingly, but there were a lot of great battles and we have spoken about the usual suspects! Also, Tarragona P1 is close and the entry list looks packed! There are a lot of new faces, who are playing together and we were wondering on who might come out on top! And lastly we had a few statements which Tomi came up with and we spoke about them in depths. For example, is Augsburger the best smasher? Would Galan be better off without Chingotto? Will Yanguas and Nieto win a title this year? And many many more! false

Robyn Duda is just an amazing event organizer, who happens to come up with the idea of the best racquet show in the world, namely RacquetX. I caught her in Barcelona during the Padel World Summit and we spoke about everything we could come up with in a quick chat! Please do check her out, she is a gem of a human being! false

We sat down with Tomi again to discuss the happenings on the P2 which happened indoors in Bordeaux! We talk about the amazing Coello-Tapia pairing and how they conquered the French city, why we still think Coello is underrated and if Tapia would beat Chingalan with Lebron or not? Plenty of topics and we cannot wait to record the recap on Malaga! false

Manu Martin as one of the most well-known coaches in the world has been again on the Padel World Summit and we had to interview him! He is a joy to listen to and a great coach with useful insight! Please follow him on instagram and Youtube! Trust me, it's worth it! false

The Premier Padel season reached it's most exciting period and the players went to play in Coello's hometown! Lebron and Stupa beat Chingalan in the semi, and we talk about the many different interesting bits on what has happened on this P2, which feels definitely like a P1. Tune in for the ladies' part as well, while we settle the score on who we think the most iconic pairs are in both men's and women's game. false

We sat down with Tomi to discuss what has happened during the second major of the year in Rome. There are a lot of great topics we have deep dived into. Tolito and Gonza, Galan, Augsburger, Paquito and all the stars are there. We have the episode out on the Youtube channel, so please check it out there as well! false

Mauri Andrini is always a pleasure to have on the podcast and he immediately said yes to my question on recording another episode with him. We talk about really controversial topics, and he has been just an absolute star again! Worth a listen! false