The young tennis player from Antwerp has reached the top of the world hierarchy, taking over from Gilles-Arnaud Bailly from Liège, who was also world number 1 at the end of 2022.
Belgians are passionate about padel. That much is clear after more than 50,000 visitors came for sports and entertainment at the Circus Brussels Padel Open.
The Belgian beat Englishman Mark Selby in the World Cup final. No player from the European continent had so far achieved such a performance at the highest level of a snooker tournament.