Daily Mail: Robben starts his padel tennis career and gets his first point in August this year
6686 Sports News on November 16 According to a report by the British media "Daily Mail", former Premier League and Bundesliga star Robben started his career in paddle tennis at the age of 41.
In late August this year, Robben participated in the FIP Bronze Medal Westerbork Championship in the Netherlands and won his first ranking point in the International Plate Tennis Federation. He and his partner Werner Lutschma overcame six match points in the qualifying round to defeat Ralf Bockma and another former football player Mark Weldmatt 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 to advance to the main draw.
However, they then faced world No. 155 Sten Richters and World No. 144 Theis Roper, and they lost miserably 1-6, 0-6.
When talking about his transformation, Robben said: "When I was in Germany, I played paddle tennis three times a week. I worked hard on the court and tried to score as many points as possible. Ibrahimovic made paddle tennis an important sport in Sweden, and I think I can do the same in the Netherlands."
