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Juan Carlos Ferrero made public his announcement: he wants to become a professional padel player. This sentence marked a special moment for Padel. Thou we have lately seen a legion of tennis legends entering the Padel arenas, never before a former no. 1 ATP tennis player aspired to launch a professional career at Padel. Can Juan Carlos Ferrero make it to the top of the Padel circuit?
Who is Juan Carlos Ferrero?
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat, born 12 February 1980 is a retired professional tennis player, and a former world no. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men’s singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, became the 21st player to hold the world no. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002 French Open and the 2003 US Open. His nickname is “Mosquito” due to his speed and his slight physical build. Ferrero retired from the game after the 2012 Valencia Open 500.
Debut at the World Padel Tour
Juan Carlos Ferrero debuted this week at the La Nucia World Padel Tour Open with a win against Brooks-Such by a tight 3/6, 6/3 and 7/6. After the match Ferrero was very enthusiastic about his upcoming second match for the pre pre-qualifications, which they won by 7-6 6-4. For the final match of this qualifications round they lost against the much stronger De Paiz-Alba 6-2 6-1.
“Padel is at the beginning sort of easy for A tennis player… but later, as you improve your level things start getting complicated”, Juan Carlos Ferrero
His Future at the World Padel Tour
The Padel adventure for Ferrero is just begon, as he enthusiastically stated: “we will probably play another event of the circuit that is near here, maybe the Valencia Master. The level is very high and we must continue to compete”. Watch the full interview with Ferrero (in English).
