Dylan Guichard reflects on an emotionally-charged match
In this clip, Dylan Guichard doesn’t just sell a stunning win. He recounts a match that was “hyper-positive”, but also difficult to manage. He knew that the draw opened up a real window of opportunity, while at the same time imposing a delicate context against Miguel Lamperti, a benchmark on the world padel scene and a player much appreciated by the public. What he emphasizes first and foremost is the pressure: the pressure that accompanies a great opportunity, the pressure that surrounds a match at home for his partner, the pressure that forces him to stay focused without getting carried away.
Speaking to Jeu Set & Podcast, Guichard also acknowledges his fragility at the start of the match. He explains that he got off to a bad start, made a few mistakes, then quickly got back into the match. And that’s where his interview becomes interesting: it gives his role a whole new dimension. He doesn’t just comment on the points, he describes how he tried to keep Clément Geens in the right tempo, remaining very positive between exchanges. In his words, victory was built less on a brilliant shot than on a collective attitude, on the ability to break back quickly, to encourage each other and to better manage key moments, particularly in the tiebreak.
Dylan Guichard explains his role in the pair with Clément Geens
The other strength of this interview is that it refocuses on Dylan Guichard himself. When he talks about Clément Geens, he also talks about what he brings to the pair. He describes a partner who is fast, aggressive, solid on grit, and able to reframe him when he strays from his strategy. But Guichard also sketches out his own profile: a player more at ease in defense, more serene with the glass, capable of stabilizing the team on a tense evening. This is precisely what Jeu Set & Podcast brings out: Dylan isn’t just the Belgian’s team-mate of the moment, he’s one of the keys to the Franco-Belgian balance.
These words take on even greater significance as the round of 16 approaches. Geens and Guichard will take on No. 3 seeds Franco Stupaczuk / Mike Yanguas, and the stakes change immediately. To contract extension, you can also read our article on Actu Padel and watch the tournament on the official Brussels P2 page. A further detail adds further context: Geens has already crossed paths with Stupaczuk on the Premier Padel tour in 2025, which provides an additional benchmark before this new test. But the main point of this interview with Jeu Set & Podcast lies elsewhere: Dylan Guichard appears as a lucid player of the match, a driving force in emotion and central to the pair’s reading of the game and life.
