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

A: Maybe for 22 years.

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

A: A profession.

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

A: 7, 8.

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

A: I have always been old school in the sense that, for me, it is collective. That does change over time, but for me, it is collective.

5. How many times do you train per day?

A: I do one or two padel sessions, depending on the time of the season we’re in. And one or two physical training sessions, also depending on the season.

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

A: Technical.

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

R: On the right.

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

A: Yes, there are always things to improve.

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

A: Backhand Volley.

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

A: Well… it could be the overhead game.

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

A: Maybe the attack.

In a tournament…

12. Do you prefer to play indoors or outdoors?

A: Indoors, one hundred percent.

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

A: A little slower, medium-fast, yes.

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, it keeps changing.

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

A: Yes, one hundred percent.

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

A: Yes.

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: Tactical, make it very concise.

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: Confidence.

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

A: At first a lot, and then I start letting it go.

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

A: Reasonable.

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: 6, 7.

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

A: 6, maybe.

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.

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

A: Minutes, hours.