Belasteguin, the best padel player in history

The best padel player in History, Fernando Belasteguín, has just completed an astonishing 14 years as the world's number one ranked player. Bela, a native of Pehuajó, Argentina, began his relationship with the sport of padel thanks to the connections that existed between the club where he played soccer and Spain. As recounted in this documentary, at Club Atlético General San Martín, padel courts were built using plans sent from Spain. At that time, padel was a completely unknown sport in Argentina. Bela became interested in this new sport similar to tennis, and father Martín Díaz noticed the talent he was already showing. At 15, he made his professional debut, and his career as a doubles player with Díaz led him to be world number one for more than 13 years. From playing a sport for which no equipment was sold in his country to playing with a racket manufactured with his name. Last year, Bela decided to team up with Pablo Lima and since then he has remained the world number one individually. Bela's track record is unique, and one wonders how much further he can expand it. For now, the player stated on Planeta Padel a few weeks ago: "Now I'm obsessed with continuing to improve. The day I hang up my racket, I will look back and surely enjoy everything I've achieved immensely." Belasteguín has won more than 200 finals out of 250 played, was almost two years undefeated between 2005 and 2007, a streak during which he won 22 consecutive tournaments. In his native country (despite being based in Spain), he is considered one of the best national athletes, having won the national sports award (Olimpia Trophy) up to ten times. He also has four padel world championships with his national team. As for this year, Bela remains undefeated with only one month left in the season, having had to withdraw from the Euskadi Open final due to an injury to his partner. In this report that we leave you below, you have a tribute to his career as a doubles player with Díaz, as well as statements from people of the caliber of soccer players Andrés Iniesta and Gerard Piqué, tennis players Alex Corretja and Carlos Moyá, journalist Pedro J. Ramírez, and even former soccer coach Johan Cruyff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPfVhUgAh60