1. For how many years have you been playing Padel?

A: Since I was 15.

2. How do you see Padel in your life: as a sport, a high-performance sport, or a profession?

A: It’s my life, my profession.

3. From 1 to 8, what is the level of balance you have between your personal life and Padel?

A: Tough question

4. Do you consider Padel to be a team sport or an individual sport?

A: 200% team sport

5. How many times do you train per day?

A: One of padel, one of gym, and depending on the day, another of padel.

6. Which part of the training do you enjoy the most: physical, technical or tactical?

A: Tactical

7. Which side of the field do you feel more comfortable playing on: left or right?

A: On the right

8. Do you consider that you need to improve your team play: yes or no?

A: Yes

9. What is the technical move that you most like to use in a game?

A: Smash

10. Which technical move do you need to work on the most?

A: I can’t say, there are a lot of opponents out there.

11. Which part of the game do you need to understand better: defense, attack, or counterattack?

A: Defence

In a tournament…

12. Do you prefer to play indoors or outdoors?

A: Indoors, always.

13. On a slow, medium-fast, or fast court?

A: Medium-slow

14. Do you prefer to play in the morning, in the afternoon, or in the evening?

A: In the morning

15. In a tournament, does training and playing on different types of courts influence your game: yes or no?

A: Yes

16. As a partnership, do you study your opponents before the games: yes or no?

A: Yes

17. In tournaments, do you prefer to have the presence of a coach: yes or no?

A: Yes, whenever possible.

18. When you have the coach at tournaments, what do you like to hear during the break: encouragement, constructive criticism, or tactics to apply during the game?

A: I prefer to hear encouragements, it means that I am playing well, but if there is something that needs to be corrected, it should always be said.

Psychological Scope…

19. In the psychological realm, what do you feel you need to work on most to improve your performance: frustration, anxiety or confidence?

A: Frustration

20. What is the degree of influence that the audience has on your adrenaline: none, little, reasonable, or a lot of influence?

A: When we play in Portugal, it has a lot of influence.

21. What degree of influence does the audience have on your concentration in the game: none, little, reasonable or great influence?

A: Some influence

22. From 1 to 8 what is your level of acceptance when the opponent sends the ball at your body?

A: 7, 8

23. From 1 to 8, what influence does a defeat have on you?

A: It depends on the defeat, but I’ll say 6 or 7.

24. From 1 to 8, how much importance do you give to the moment of serving to close the set?

A: 8

25. And what do you change in your behavior at that moment: self-esteem, individual concentration, group concentration…?

A: I try not to change anything. If I’m playing well, I try to stay true to what got me there.

26. How long does it take you to recover after a less positive performance: minutes, hours, days, or months?

A: The next day I had already moved on.