Masikhulume namuhla nomdlali wangaphambili wethenisi, uMnu Robin Söderling, manje osengumnikazi we-RS PADEL, uphawu lwe-premium padel racket oluvela eSweden.

 

 

URobin, ngicela ukuhlanganisa umsebenzi wakho wethenisi njengomphumelele ama-ATP emiqhudelwano ka-10, ophindwe kabili uRoland-Garros owamanqamu, umdlali wama-Olimpiki weSweden, osesikhundleni somdlali wesine emhlabeni?

Manje lapho ngibheka emuva emsebenzini wami ngingazizwa ngiziqhenya kakhulu ngengikufezile.
Futhi nginezinkumbulo eziningi ezinhle zesikhathi sami njengomdlali wethenisi okhokhelwayo. Ngibe nethuba lokujikeleza umhlaba, ngihlangane nabantu abaningi abahle futhi abahehayo futhi ngidlale ithenisi emiqhudelwaneni emikhulu. Kepha ngemuva nje kokuthi ngiyeke ukudlala kwaba umuzwa ohlukile. Ngangineminyaka engu-27 kuphela lapho ngidlala umdlalo wami wokugcina okhokhelwayo. Futhi iminyaka eminingi ngangizama ukubuya ngoba nganginomuzwa wokuthi ngangisezingeni eliphezulu lomsebenzi wami nokuthi ngingabaphonsela inselelo abadlali abanjengoNadal, Federer noDjokovic. Inhloso yami kwakuwukuhlala ngiphuma phambili emhlabeni, nokuwina umqhudelwano omkhulu weslam.

Ake sibuyele ekuqaleni. Ngabe ubuhlale wazi ukuthi ufuna ukuba ngumdlali wethenisi okhokhelwayo?

Yebo, ngaqala ukudlala nobaba wami lapho ngineminyaka engu-4 ubudala. Isifiso sami ngaso sonke isikhathi kwakuwukuba ngumdlali wethenisi okhokhelwayo. Lapho abantu abadala bengibuza ngiseyingane ukuthi ngifuna ukuba yini ngenkathi ngisakhula ngangithi njalo: “Umdlali wethenisi”.
Kodwa ngangiyithanda yonke imidlalo. Ngangidlala nebhola, i-ice hockey ne-handball. Kodwa ithenisi yayihlale ingumdlalo wokuqala kimi. Lapho ngineminyaka engu-13 ubudala ngayeka ukwenza yonke eminye imidlalo futhi ngagxila kuphela kuthenisi.

Sinesithombe sabadlali bethenisi abahamba umhlaba kaningana ngonyaka, abahlala emahhotela nasezindiza. Ngesikhathi seminyaka eyi-16 yobungcweti, ngabe iSweden bekuhlala kuyikhaya lakho noma uthuthele kwelinye izwe njengeSwitzerland noma iFlorida, njengabadlali abaningi bethenisi?

Ngathuthela eMonaco lapho ngineminyaka engu-19. Ngahlala lapho iminyaka engu-12. Kepha lapho mina nomkami sinengane yethu yokuqala sanquma ukubuyela eSweden. Njengamanje sihlala eStockholm. Ngiyayithanda iSweden futhi kulapho nginomndeni wami nabangane bami abaningi. Kepha kwesinye isikhathi ebusika lapho kubanda kakhulu futhi kumnyama eSweden, ngiyamkhumbula uMonte Carlo (ehleka).

Uma kuzodingeka ugcine eyodwa kuphela, yini oyikhumbula kakhulu ngomsebenzi wakho wethenisi?

Umbuzo onzima kakhulu ngoba nginezinkumbulo eziningi ezinhle. Kepha uma kufanele ngikhethe, kuwina isicoco sami sokuqala ku-ATP eBastad Sweden ngo-2009. Kungenxa yokuthi bekungumqhudelwano wami wasekhaya futhi ngiseyingane ngangikhona ngibuka njalo ehlobo. Bese ngiphupha ngelinye ilanga ngidlala kulo mqhudelwano. Ngakho-ke lapho ngiwina kwaba umuzwa ongakholeki. Ukudlala nokunqoba phambi kwawo wonke umndeni wami nabangane. Bengikhala ngemuva komdlalo wamanqamu ngoba bengijabule kakhulu.

Ngo-2015, uthathe isinqumo sokuthatha umhlalaphansi uneminyaka engama-27 ubudala ngenxa yezizathu zobuntu nezempilo. Ngaphambi nje kwalesi simemezelo, wethule inkampani yakho yegiya yethenisi, waba ngumqondisi womqhudelwano weStockholm Tennis Open, wase uba ngumqeqeshi wethenisi waze waqokwa njengokaputeni weSweden kwiDavis Cup ngo-2019. Intsha ethatha umhlalaphansi inika ilungelo lokuba namandla amaningi?

Yebo. Ngazama izinto eziningi ngemuva komsebenzi wami. Kepha konke kubandakanya i-tennis ngendlela eyodwa.
Eminyakeni engu-7 edlule ngasungula inkampani yami iRS Sports. Ngonyaka wokuqala senza imishini yethenisi kuphela. Kepha manje kusukela onyakeni owodwa nathi sikumboni wePadel. Ukwenza ama-rackets, amabhola nazo zonke izinhlobo zezinsiza ze-padel. Ngiyakuthanda ukudlala i-padel ngakho-ke bekuyisinyathelo semvelo ukuqala ukwenza izinto zokwakha ne-padel. Inkampani ikhula kakhulu. Kuthenisi sesithengisa emazweni angama-50 vele. Futhi uhlangothi lwePadel lukhula ngokushesha okukhulu. Ngiyakujabulela nsuku zonke ukusebenza nayo.

Futhi phakathi kwezinye izinto, udale ngo-2020 uphawu lwe-premium padel, i-RS PADEL. Ngabe uyakubona ukufana phakathi kwezemidlalo nezezamabhizinisi?

Yebo kuyefana kakhulu. Ukuze ukwazi ukuphumelela udinga ukusebenza kanzima kakhulu kwezamabhizinisi nakwezemidlalo. Futhi ungesabi ukwenza amaphutha. Esikhundleni sokuzama ukwenza ngcono futhi ube ngcono nsuku zonke. Ngifunde lukhulu emsebenzini wami wethenisi.

Uhlangane nini ne-padel futhi ucabangani ngomdlalo okhula ngesivinini esikhulu emhlabeni?

UPadel uqala ukukhula kakhulu eSweden eminyakeni engu-3-4 edlule. Ekuqaleni bengingafuni ukudlala ngoba bengicabanga ukuthi wumdlalo nje wabantu abangakulungelanga ukudlala ithenisi (ukuhleka). Kepha ngemuva kwesikhashana ngazama futhi ngabona ukuthi nginephutha. IPadel ngumdlalo onzima futhi omnandi ngempela. Ngiyayithanda, ngidlala amahlandla ama-3 ngesonto manje nezikhathi ezi-3 ngesonto ithenisi. Ngize ngibuke ukufana okuvela ku-WPT manje. Ngiyathuthuka futhi ngikwazi ukudlala kahle, kepha ngisengcono kakhulu kuthenisi (ngihleka).

Kungani uthathe isinqumo sokuqalisa umkhiqizo wakho we-padel?

Ngesikhathi somsebenzi wami ngangihlala nginentshisekelo kakhulu ezintweni zokwakha. Futhi ngemuva kokuzama ukudlala i-padel, ngabona ukuthi kwakumnandi kakhulu. Futhi amabhola ayafana namabhola ethenisi esiwenzileyo kusukela eminyakeni engu-7 vele. Ngifunde okuningi ngezinto zokwakha zombili ithenisi nePadel.

 

Kunjani ukuqala kohlobo lwakho lwe-padel ngaphansi kwalesi sikhathi esikhethekile se-COVID?

Ubhadane lwe-COVID lube yinto embi kubantu abaningi cishe kuwo wonke amazwe emhlabeni. Kepha iSweden ibe necebo elivuliwe uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amazwe amaningi. Onke amakilabhu e-padel avulekile futhi njengoba abantu abaningi manje besebenza ekhaya, bebenesikhathi esithe xaxa sokudlala imidlalo. Cishe wonke amakilabhu ePadel kuleli agcwele futhi ibhizinisi lethu belikhula ngaphezu kuka-100%. Lokhu kuhle kithi njengenkampani kunjalo kodwa ngiyethemba ukuthi konke kuzobuyela kokujwayelekile kungekudala ukuze wonke umuntu aqale ukuphila impilo ejwayelekile futhi.

Uyini umgomo wakho nezinhloso zakho ze-RS PADEL ngekusasa?

Inhloso yokuqala ukuqhubeka nokwenza imikhiqizo esezingeni eliphakeme. Sihlala sizama ukuba ngcono. ESweden sesivele siwuhlobo oluphezulu kakhulu lwe-padel olungu-4 okumangazayo uma ucabanga ngalo. Sincintisana nemikhiqizo emikhulu efana neBull Padel, Babolat noWilson njll. Inhloso yethu ngekusasa ukuba ngomunye wemikhiqizo emikhulu yePadel emhlabeni. Ngeke kube lula futhi kuzothatha ukusebenza kanzima. Kepha bengilokhu ngithanda izinselelo ezinkulu.

 

Ngabe unamanye amaphrojekthi embonini ye-padel?

Cha, njengamanje sigxile kulo mkhiqizo. Abadlali abaningi bakudala bavula izikhungo namaqembu aseSweden njengamanje. Kepha manje ngifuna ukudala imikhiqizo esezingeni eliphakeme futhi ngisebenzisane nawo wonke amakilabhu ePadel esikhundleni salokho.


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