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00:00This is Paddle Vibes from Miami.
00:14For the first time, Premier Paddle has landed in the States, and during the whole week,
00:19the best paddle players in the world will be playing here at the Miami Beach Convention
00:24Center.
00:25After 16 consecutive years occupying the first position in the worldwide ranking, Fernando
00:43Velazqueguin will now be the director of the tournament.
01:44What does Miami have, what does the Miami Tournament have that no other tournament has
01:50celebrated so far?
01:51That it is in Miami, which for me is the gateway to the United States paddle, it makes it,
01:58just because it is the gateway to sports in the United States, it makes it a very special
02:05city, because I have no doubt that there will be a before and after of the first Premier
02:11Paddle in Miami for our sport.
02:13I invite you to come and try the sport, which is the sport of football.
02:20The best players of the tournament will be present here in Miami.
02:23Agustin Tapia and Arturo Coelho are determined to fight for their leader position, but keep
02:28an eye on Ale Galán and Chingotto, and also Mike Yanguas and Coquiñeto, who are ready
02:33to reach the final.
02:35Javi Garrido and Martín Dineno have a new coach to improve their skills, but let's
02:39not forget Juan Lebrón and Franco Estupazú, who are fresh off their wins in Cancun.
02:44There are very high expectations in the couple formed by Bea González and Claudia Fernández,
02:49even though they decided to skip the Cancun tournament.
02:53Despite being a very new couple, Del Fibrea and Jim Matriai are showing that they have
02:58what it takes to be number one in this 2025.
03:01France number one Alix Colombon explains the best tips to improve our paddle skills.
03:08We are here with Alix Colombon and we are going to do a super fast ping pong from Miami.
03:13Alix, number one in France.
03:16Yes.
03:17How do you feel before starting the ping pong?
03:20You are in Miami.
03:21What are the feelings?
03:22Very good.
03:23The truth is that it is a luxury to be here in Miami.
03:25We are enjoying the city a lot, although of course we are training hard and preparing
03:31ourselves as best as possible for tomorrow's walk.
03:34But well, we feel good and happy to be here.
03:36Indoor or outdoor?
03:37Indoor.
03:38Defense or attack?
03:42Defense.
03:43Defense.
03:44Conservative or aggressive?
03:46Conservative.
03:47Yes?
03:48Are you sure?
03:49Well, I'm working on the aggressive part, but my character is more conservative.
03:53OK.
03:54Your strongest point?
03:55The viper.
03:56OK.
03:57Well, speaking of the viper, I would love you to teach me a little how to do the viper.
04:02OK.
04:03A pleasure.
04:04Let's do it.
04:05Well, the viper is like a...
04:07It's not a volley, but it's like a high volley.
04:11Instead of hitting the head level, it's a little above.
04:17OK?
04:18And the idea is...
04:19Down?
04:20I mean, more forward than down.
04:23Ah.
04:24I mean, a little both, but more forward than down.
04:26OK.
04:27The idea is that you are almost in a straight arm when you hit it.
04:32OK.
04:33OK?
04:34OK.
04:35Well, it's not bad.
04:36It's not bad.
04:37It's not bad.
04:38Good.
04:39You see, the last one, you hit it a bit close to the body.
04:40I have to be further away.
04:41The idea is that it's further away, almost in a straight arm.
04:42Almost.
04:43Good.
04:44The gesture is fine.
04:45But it's not.
04:46Only now, now the ball is going away because when you hit it, you have the stopper that
04:47is more parallel.
04:48And it has to be more parallel.
04:49Of course, it has to be parallel.
04:50OK.
04:51OK.
04:52OK.
04:53OK.
04:54OK.
04:55OK.
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04:59OK.
05:00OK.
05:01OK.
05:02OK.
05:04It's not.
05:06It's not.
05:07It's not.
05:08It's not.
05:09It's not.
05:10OK.
05:11It's ok.
05:12But it's really not.
05:13Not well.
05:14It's not parallel.
05:15No, it's not parallel.
05:16It's not.
05:17Yes.
05:18It's parallel.
05:19Sure it has to be a little more hung up.
05:20OK.
05:21OK.
05:22Let's look.
05:26It's not.
05:27It's OK.
05:28It's OK.
05:29Good.
05:30Yes, yes.
05:31Hey, it's not bad, isn't it?
05:35Normally, we ask the players before the games how they prepare,
05:40but what do they do in their free time?
05:42Right now, I'm really hungry,
05:43and I know there's a player in the tournament who loves to eat.
05:46Come with me.
05:48Chingo, I think...
05:50Yes.
05:51Good morning.
05:52How are you?
05:53Very well.
05:54Good morning.
05:55Good morning.
05:56I know you just won a game,
05:58so I think you deserve a good lunch, right?
06:01It would be good to regain energy, because we ran a lot, so yes.
06:04Well, I had prepared an Argentinean barbecue for you.
06:07What do you think?
06:08I'll sign it.
06:09Let's go.
06:18And that's it.
06:19And the party, I imagine, too, from time to time.
06:21From time to time, when we have a free weekend,
06:23we try to do something, but it's been pretty quiet lately.
06:26We've been training more than...
06:28Let's go!
06:29Let's go!
06:31What do you think of Miami?
06:33It's incredible.
06:34Do you live here?
06:37With your parents close by, of course.
06:39Yes, obviously, but...
06:42You see how it's not just in the pavilion?
06:44Almost.
06:45We're here.
06:48We're in front of God.
06:58Well, Chingo, we've finally sat down to have lunch.
07:01I just had to wait three hours.
07:04I've never seen anyone wait so long.
07:06I'm so hungry.
07:09Well, I'll explain everything to you.
07:11Tell me.
07:12The first thing would be this,
07:14which would be chorizo, bacon, and mussels.
07:17That, salt and lemon.
07:19Madness.
07:20We have entrails and barbecue strips.
07:22You eat this, but put half, half, and a little bit of mussels.
07:26A little bit of entrails.
07:28And from here...
07:29It's expensive, because in the end,
07:30the barbecue brings the best.
07:33I have a phrase there that...
07:36Well, obviously, I'm lucky that my parents
07:39gave me a very good education.
07:41They raised me in the best way.
07:43And from the first moment,
07:45they gave me a phrase at the door,
07:47which I always have in my head,
07:49which is, always try to be the best, don't believe it.
07:52And that's the phrase I have for my day-to-day life,
07:55that I try to be the best without believing it,
07:57and to give it all in every training,
07:59in every day, in every situation.
08:01So, always being humble.
08:04But in the end, you have to believe it a little, right?
08:07Man, you have to have a little self-love, obviously,
08:10because if not, obviously,
08:11pulling yourself down doesn't work.
08:14I trust myself and the team a lot.
08:16And yes, but well, that phrase always accompanies me.
08:19And well, as good Argentine desserts,
08:22we have pancakes with dulce de leche.
08:24In my case, only coffee, so I don't fall asleep at the party.
08:26But I'm going to bite a little bit and I'm going to try it,
08:29because it looks amazing.
08:35I'm going.
08:41The dulce de leche...
08:43It's delicious.
08:44But this, after training...
08:46No, no, no, now I have to go out and run, people.
08:48To burn these calories, one spoonful.
08:51Well, thank you very much, Chingo, for this day with me.
08:55I loved the food, it was a great plan.
08:58And now I just wish you a lot of luck
09:00in what's left of the year and the tournaments.
09:01Thank you very much, I had a great time and the food was incredible.
09:06World's number one Arturo Coelho has just moved to Miami
09:10and we want to know how is one day training with him.
09:13Arturo, good morning.
09:15How are you?
09:16How are you?
09:17All good? Have you had breakfast already?
09:18Very good.
09:20Well, I don't know if you're ready
09:22to have a day of training with you.
09:25100%. Come, I'll show you what a day with me is like.
09:27Let's go.
09:28I can be here all day, man, yes.
09:31If I don't think about it, I'll be here all day.
09:34You're the one who's opening the doors
09:37to the padel in the United States.
09:39Well, yes, in the end, with my team,
09:41it's true that we decided that I wanted a change,
09:44I wanted to move.
09:45We saw a very good opportunity to grow the padel here
09:50and at the same time, I wanted to be an athlete, a figure skater.
09:52Of course, to be the number one in the world,
09:54you have to be here all day.
09:56That's what forces me to do tapia, to play with it.
09:59You're more of a Christian, right?
10:01I'm a Christian, with respect to Messi,
10:03but I'm a super Christian.
10:04Also, the first video Christian made of padel,
10:07he made it with you.
10:08Bye.
10:10So, as you can see, padel is growing in Miami
10:13more and more each and every day.
10:15The sport is gaining momentum
10:17and right here at the Miami Open, at the Hard Rock Stadium,
10:20we are also seeing a padel court.
10:22In this padel court, Arturo Cuello is going to play,
10:25Miran Revas is going to play
10:26and also so many other tennis players.
10:34And then the Clash of Titans began.
10:38Cuello and his compatriot, Carlos Alcaraz,
10:41had a moment to face each other before the start of Miami Open.
10:45The first Premier Padel Tournament in the United States
10:48witnessed one of the most spectacular finals to date,
10:51lasting two hours and 51 minutes.
10:54The fiercely contested match between Coqui Nieto and Mike Yanguas
10:58against Galán and Chingotto was epic.
11:01The score went to a tie-break in the third set
11:03and the tournament's number two pairing won by the narrowest of margins.
11:10Surprisingly, the other semi-final
11:12in which Cuello and Tapia faced Lebron and Stupa
11:15fell against all odds to the recent winners in Cancun, 4-6, 4-6,
11:20knocking the number ones out of the final.
11:23This broke their streak of 16 consecutive finals.
11:27The men's final was packed with excitement.
11:30For the first time since their split,
11:32Ale Galán and Lebron faced each other in a final.
11:35An easy first set for the number two seeds,
11:37the second set went to tie-break,
11:39resulting in victory for Chingotto and Galán,
11:43who claimed their first title of 2025 and were crowned Miami champions.
11:48The women's final pitted Ari Sánchez and Paula José María
11:52against Gemma Triai and Delphi Brea.
11:56After losing the first set,
11:57Brea and Triai rallied to win 2-6, 6-1, 6-4,
12:01securing their third consecutive title after victories in Gijón and Cancun.
12:07Undoubtedly a new pairing, but with incredible results.
12:11Well, girls, congratulations, Miami champions.
12:14I don't think you can start the year any better.
12:16Totally, totally.
12:18I think it was a very special tournament, a new tournament,
12:20and we've been looking forward to winning this tournament since we arrived.
12:24Gemma, what are your feelings?
12:25You've changed and it seems like things are going well, right?
12:29Yes, I can't be happier.
12:31The couple is doing very well, the team too.
12:35Very comfortable, very happy, enjoying the day-to-day.
12:39The results are also keeping us company,
12:41which also helps to make things flow better and bring more joy,
12:46but I think we're doing a very good job
12:49and we have to enjoy this moment.
12:51Well, congratulations.
12:52A great victory in Miami.
12:54It's been a while since you've reached a final with this energy
12:58and with a result like this, from Genoa.
13:01What do you think?
13:03Well, I'm really happy
13:05because I've been working very hard for this tournament
13:08and I'm always happy when there's a prize.
13:11Well, all the people who are here,
13:13who give us support and encourage us to keep fighting
13:18and overcome any difficulties that come our way.
13:21I want to thank all the people who built us,
13:24who brought us here,
13:26and, of course, my family and friends, who have always been here.
13:29First tournament in the United States and you've won it.
13:32So, I think you've started on the right foot
13:35and I'll see you in the next tournament.
13:36And that was everything from Miami Premier Paddle.
13:39Don't forget to follow us on VMSports
13:41and I'll see you on our next episode.