The CEO announces the opening of a ‘padel studio’ in Sant Fuitós de Bages and says that Spain is “the heart” of this sport
MADRID, 12 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Babolat will manufacture and develop the padel rackets in the ‘padel studio’ that it has opened in the town of Sant Fruitós de Bages, 60 kilometers from Barcelona, as announced by the CEO of the French company, Eric Babolat, at the presentation this Tuesday of your strategic plan in Madrid.
“We have to provide more service to paddle tennis lovers. For this reason, we are going to invest in a ‘padel studio’ in Sant Fruitós de Bages. Spain is the heart of paddle tennis,” said Babolat, in an event in one of the five towers. from the financial heart of Madrid together with the players Juan Lebron and Virginia Riera.
The member of the fifth generation of this family business, founded in 1875 and which has ambassadors such as tennis players Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz, among others, recalled that in 2022 4 million rackets were sold per year and that paddle tennis is a sport in augue, especially in Spain, Argentina and Sweden.
The padel studio will provide service to the players, innovations will be tested and ‘made in Spain’ rackets will be manufactured for a brand that started in padel 20 years ago, which is currently present in 90 countries and has agreements with 158 clubs, including the Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacor, La Masó and the Golf Sports Padel Santander, in Spain.
LEBRON: “I AM PROUD TO HAVE MY COLLECTION”
On the other hand, the Spanish player Juan Lebron, number one in the world, did not hide his excitement at being the first paddler in the world to have a complete collection, made up of a racket, shoes, polo and accessories, which alludes to his nickname. ‘The wolf’.
“It is a project that I have wanted for a long time. Together with Babolat we have created a family that is getting bigger every year. Before I said that I played with a brand of a great tennis player like Rafa Nadal, and now I have my own collection. I am very proud and “I thank Babolat. These 7 years at your side have meant a lot,” he noted.