{"id":10098,"date":"2022-09-15T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hellopadelacademy.com\/?p=10098"},"modified":"2022-10-06T16:06:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T16:06:45","slug":"federico-chingotto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hellopadelacademy.com\/federico-chingotto\/","title":{"rendered":"Federico Chingotto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Federico Chingotto, also known as Fede Chingotto<\/strong> or “El Rat\u00f3n”, is a professional paddle tennis player who was born in Neuqu\u00e9n, Argentina on April 13, 1997. Standing around 1.70 m tall, this athlete sneaks around like a mouse. He plays in the drive position and has strong defensive skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beginnings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fede, at the time, was a young talent from the Olavarr\u00edas Padel Association (APO) who became the number 1 player in Argentina when he was only 19 years old, thanks to the mentoring of Jos\u00e9 Armendanos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with their friend and teammate Juan Tello, both got the attention after entering the main draw of the Alicante Open 2016. Shortly after they managed to reunite with the best players at the Monte Carlo Open 2016 but were defeated again by Paquito Navarro<\/a> and Sanyo Gutierrez<\/a>. Although it was their first step towards the World Padel Tour<\/a><\/strong>, they were already the best team in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, they continued to progress and eventually reached three semifinals. It was in 2018, however, that Chingotto really shined. He won two tournaments and contested a total of four semifinals. In 2020, he increased his winning efficiency to around 70%, showing great improvement in a short time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Federico<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEl rat\u00f3n\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

He moves so fast that he can reach comfortable positions at the net in a short time. He organizes the game in the back and has developed strong backhands, mainly with a close to the net shot against the 4 meter high back wall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the backcourt, he mostly hits flat shots near the net or high attacking lobs down the middle. He also covers larger areas as he relies on his partner to push and switch to offensive play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chingotto, in addition, usually returns shots to the center of the court and his partner handles offensive shots in the middle. He does not complicate the game too much and stands out for his simple and linear style that usually avoids unnecessary mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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