It's the hard law of sport: Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría, who had been at the top of the WPT rankings for almost three months, lost their first place in the last match of the season.

A cruel end to the season which ends in a flood of tears for these two Spanish players who will have nevertheless achieved an exceptional season with 7 titles and 18 finals out of 21 possible. With such statistics, how can they not end up at the top of the ranking?

As you will have understood, the fault lies with the Triay / Salazar pair, who will have finished the season in an incredible way. Indeed, in 2022, Rodri Ovide's players won 12 titles, including five in a row to end the year in first place. Another striking stat: the 10 of the 14 finals played between these two pairs fell into the hands of Gemma and Ale!

As we explained to you earlier, the final of the Women's Master Final was THE match of the season. A meeting not to be missed which was decided in three sets and which saw the numbers 2 comb their great rivals at the post.

Right after the match point, Ari Sánchez collapsed and was consoled by… Alejandra Salazar, her former partner and executioner of the day…

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Finally, the four players who won the 2022 World Cup with Spain and who have been struggling all season on the WPT, all hugged each other. An embrace that will have moved the Palau Sant Jordi.

While it will certainly take a little time to digest this finish for Sánchez and Paula Josemaría, the players of the Pratto / Sciorilli duo should start 2023 with a desire for revenge. And it could hurt!

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.

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