The world of padel was revolutionized by shocking news. Even the scandal in Padel Qatar Major, for the second date of the professional circuit, overshadowed the coronation of Agustín Tapia from Catamarca and Arturo Coello, a native of Valladolid. Until a few days ago, the number one couple in the world, made up of the Spanish Juan Lebron y Alejandro Galandecided in the midst of a scandal to separate after being eliminated from the competition in the round of 16, in a duel against Mike Yanguas and Javier Garrido.
The trigger for this couple to dissolve occurred because Lebron had aggressive behavior against his rivals that generated tension on the court. Galán’s partner even threw a ball at Yanguas, which caused an intense discussion and insults between the parties. Lebron even crossed paths with the rival coach. Nervousness undermined a couple that was at the top of the world padel for more than five years.
A few days ago Juan Lebron, who will continue his career accompanied by Jerónimo Momo González acknowledged that his behavior was far from being correct for a professional and apologized for what happened: “We went to Madrid, I apologized at the airport to Ale (Galán) and I told him that we could talk, but at that moment we both gave each other some space and one day after training I told him if I could talk to him… and something already happened that I would not have liked to happen. On Thursday afternoon he called me and he told me that he did not want to continue with me. I was caught off guard and surprised by the news, honestly, but it is your decision and you have to respect it. It is a very personal thing for him.”
And continued: “I don’t know if fair or not fair, I insist that it is a personal decision. This sport is what it has, sometimes they leave you, other times you leave… you can suffer on a daily basis with these things because it is not a dish of good taste for anyone.. I think everyone on the team was a little surprised. I think we should have had a better ending,” Lebron said in an interview with Marca.
In the last hours, the one who spoke was Alejandro Galán and explained why his relationship with Lebron, with whom he won 33 titles, ended: “I am a person who flees from controversy. It’s easy to explain, something natural. Couples sometimes break up. It’s something simple. It is not a sporting decision. Juan and I have marked a history throughout the padel that will be remembered and that is what I am going to take away.“said Galán, who will have Federico Chingotto as a partner, in a talk with El Partidazo, a program broadcast on Cadena Cope.
And he added: “I left the Major with a bad feeling about the game, with a bad feeling about what happened… It was unpleasant for everyone. It wasn’t an easy day. I went home sad and fast, on the first flight I could take. At the airport he apologized. I maintained the general anger. We didn’t have a longer conversation.”.
Galán, the 27-year-old player, tried to reduce the tension of this breakup and emphasized that the image that Lebron left in Doha is not the usual one: “Last year in sports we could not be one hundred percent due to Juan’s injury. . We didn’t do it the way we wanted last year and this year we have perhaps carried over all of that. Juan is an exceptional person, but it is true that he is temperamental and on the court he revs very high. I had never had the Doha thing before. He was wrong, he has acknowledged it and apologized. To me as soon as the game ended. He knows the consequences that all that could have had. I don’t want Juan to look like he’s usually like that.. “It is the first time that a situation like this has become so big.”
The last tournament they will play together will be next weekend, in Mexico, but the two know that at some point they will get together again. “This happens in padel. You know that you are not going to continue with the couple and you play some more tournaments. We are professionals and we are going to try to say goodbye in the best way. I hope it’s winning. I take the usual Juan Lebron”Galan said.
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