Today we know a little more about: Jerónimo Cañas

Today we will know a little more about Jerónimo Cañas, padel coach at the padel school of the University of Granada.

Coordinator of the Padel Training Area at the University of Granada.

Padel coach and instructor for Apa and FEP (Spanish Padel Federation).

Physical training coach (Gustavo Balquinta).

Residence: Granada
CEO of www.padelscience.com

Date of birth: 07/14/1976

• Tell us briefly about your professional career. U21 World Champion in 1998, in Buenos Aires. Best ranking 28 of the World. Still active, Champion of the 1st Senegal Open.
• What is padel for you? My life, my passion, and my job.
• How did you start in this sport? I played table tennis and squash, and padel piqued my curiosity.
• What was your first game? With my family in Mar de Plata.
• What are your expectations for next year? To play all the veteran competitions in Andalusia, and to play 3 rounds of the International Experience (Madison) and 3 FIP 100.
• How are you preparing? I have a weekly training session with my partner.
• What position do you feel most comfortable in? Drive. I’m left-handed.
• Who is your partner? Eduardo Espona. And how did you decide to play together? We started playing in Jaena in 2003.
• Tell us who is your reference player in the world of padel. Cristian Gutierrez and Juan Martin Diaz. Because both are the most spectacular in their game, and Juan Martin Diaz because he is left-handed and Cristian because he uses his wrist, just like me.
• What match would you like to play, where and against which players? Lamperti and I against Juan Martin and Cristian in Australia.
• Do you have any curious stories since you started playing padel? Recently we got lost at the International Experience in Rome, and it was a whole odyssey to get to the club. We got there by touch.
• What do you consider your best shot? Backhand to the wall.
• Are you superstitious on the court? Yes, I step on my right foot.
• What racket did you choose for your professional career? Starvie Model Carbon Brava 8.2 Soft 2017.
• What sports equipment do you use? Starvie.
• Can you give any advice for those who starting to play padel: a good warm-up and proper footwear, the racket also plays an important role. Take lessons.