Among the professional players in the world ranking, the man from Malaga Alex Ruiz (29) is a special kind beyond its quality that places you top 10and for three months with the Argentinian Juan Tello as a couple; it’s a Referrer for the childrenbecause he is a kind of ambassador for athletes with diabetes.
-At what age were you diagnosed with the disease?
-I was a 10-year-old boy, and when they tell you, fears, doubts, questions, worries enter you. And now it is easier, but almost twenty years ago medication was more complicated.
Do you feel different from your peers?
-It is a disease, yes, but it is not so serious. It allows us to play sports and enjoy. It is true that we have to take care of ourselves, that the body is not always the same, it reacts differently from one day to the next. we must dramatize
–Juan Tello and you form a couple from whom much is expected, but who have played their worst tournament in the Major in Rome.
-One of the worst, yes, because we also came from doing well in the previous tournament and we had better expectations. We are two aggressive players, who have no middle ground, who show alternatives typical of a cardiogram due to the ups and downs that we show.
-And how do you manage it in an intense season?
-Well, letting the heat pass and talking to each other although I, due to my character, am to eat a lot of those problems alone.
–They were designated to be one of the four couples in the world.
-That is what Tello and I are doing, and the first thing is to take revenge in Madrid this week for the last one in Rome. It is a very busy season (36 tournaments), and everything changes with a good run.