Rodrigo Ovide

1. Age and occupation?
42 years old. Currently I'm a professional padel coach.
CEO of Bullpadel Academy and owner of two padel clubs - "Fitup Padel Hub

2. Sponsors and choice of racket?
My sponsors are Bullpadel and EOS Glasses
Since I've retired from completion the choice of racket is nothing really important for me.
But in training I'll use a light and soft racket. To play with I choose a harder and top balanced racket

3. Greatest achievements in padel?
As a player I reached the number 1 spot in the Argentinian pro circuit in 2003
I played professionally for 13 years
As a coach, I think what stands out the most is that 8 pro players have won their first professional title with me as a coach.
And to have won tournaments with 10 different couples

4. What is the best thing about being a padel coach?
For me its the best job in the world. Because I was passionate about padel since the first time we met. To start early in the morning, sharing the career and illusions of so many players is a spectacular motivator. To share their experiences, travel and compete are things I enjoy very much.

5. What is the biggest challenge of being a padel coach?
The biggest challenge is to bring out the best version of every player I coach.

6. If you could give one piece of advice to an amateur player, what would it be?
To have fun, try to understand the game and not to focus on the technique of the strokes.
Focus on tactics, strategy and to know how to interpret the matches based on the opponents.

7. Who is, in your opinion, the best player in history?
Without any doubt - @fernando_belasteguin is the best player in history.

8. In 5 years time, who do you think will be number one? Men and women?
That's though ☺️
But I can see Gemma, Delfi, Ari and Bea fight for that position in 5 years
Galan is still in great shape and still very young. But I would like to see Di Nenno, Chingotto, Paquito and Tapia also fight for that spot.

*intervjun gjord 21 November, 2021