Second tournament together and already a title.  Claudia Fernandez and Martina Calvo caused a sensation in the final of the  London Premier Padel P1  by dominating the world's number ones  Gemma Triay / Delfi Brea ,  7 / 5 6 / 3 .

After coming very close to the title last week in Pretoria, the two young Spanish women from  20 and 18 years  This time they didn't let their chance slip away. And how: they finished their London week by successively beating the  number 2s, then the world's number 1s Martina Calvo becomes the youngest player to win a title at just 18 years and 1 month old.

Calvo makes a perfect start to his final

Last week in Pretoria,  Martina Calvo  He had needed time to find his rhythm in his first final with Fernandez. In London, none of that happened.

The young Spaniard immediately entered the game with a lot of aggression. She took the initiative, accelerated whenever she had the opportunity, and made a huge difference.  Clearly the MVP of this final She sets her own pace and draws her partner along with her.

By his side,  Claudia fernandez  responds. Very solid in her diagonal, she constructs points perfectly and the pair quickly takes control with a break to lead  4/2 .

Martina Calvo breaks a historic record: at 18, she becomes the youngest player to win a professional padel tournament.

A turbulent first set

The world number ones obviously aren't giving up. A few unforced errors from Fernandez allow  Triay / Brea  to come back.

Fernandez and Calvo immediately regained the break, served for the set, but were broken back again. However, the overall impression remained the same: the young Spanish players clearly seemed to have the match under control.

 Delfi Brea appears less physically intense , after more than three hours spent on the track in the semi-final the day before, while Gemma Triay sometimes rushes her choices.

À  6/5 Fernandez and Calvo press forward once again. They find the break at the perfect moment and clinch the first set.  7/5 .

Seven consecutive games to take flight

This break will completely change the final.

From  5/5 in the first set Fernandez and Calvo win  seven consecutive games  to go from 5/5 to  7 / 5 5 / 0 .

Calvo continues to cause a lot of damage offensively, Fernandez is hardly giving anything away and, on the other side, the number 1 players can no longer find the solutions.

À  5/0 The young Spanish players serve for the title for the first time but are broken back. Triay and Brea then begin to regain some energy and come back to  5/3 .

This time, Triay and Brea will not return.

Inevitably, the scenario of the previous day's semi-final comes to mind. Facing  Ari Sánchez / Andrea Ustero Triay and Brea had come back from almost impossible situations before finally prevailing after more than three hours.

À  5/3 Fernandez and Calvo serve a second time for the match and concede again  two break balls .

But this time, no comeback.

The two young Spanish women held their nerve, averted the danger, and finished the job.  7 / 5 6 / 3  to get their  first title together .

Doubles match scoreboard: left team G. Triay Pons and D. Brea Senesi vs right team C. Fernandez Sanchez and M. Calvo; set scores 5-7, 3-6; matchtime 01:45:33; flags next to players; center shows a 'MATCH STATS' panel with service, return, and point statistics verbally summarized

A default association that works immediately

It's hard to imagine a better start for an association that wasn't necessarily planned a few weeks earlier. After the end of its project with  Sofia Araújo Claudia Fernandez turned to Martina Calvo.

Two tournaments later, the results already speak for themselves:  a final in Pretoria then a title in London .

But beyond the results, it's their complementarity that's most impressive. Calvo's constant energy, always positive and encouraging, seems to be doing Fernandez a world of good. The former "Niña Maravilla," more inconsistent at the start of the season, has regained consistency and seems much more liberated.

Number 2, then number 1

The London run adds even more weight to this first title. In the semi-finals, Fernandez and Calvo had already dominated.  Paula Josemaría / Bea González , world number 2,  6 / 2 6 / 4 .

In the final, they therefore defeated  Triay / Brea .

À  18 and 20 years Martina Calvo and Claudia Fernandez thus won the very first edition of the  London P1  and above all, they send a message before the second half of the season.

They only competed  two tournaments together , but they will go on holiday with a final, a title and the certainty of now being a pair that everyone will be watching when they return.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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