Despite a  solid run in qualifying ,  Dylan Guichard (121)  and the Belgian  Clement Geens (100)  failed to overcome the obstacle of  Round of 32 . Opposed to the Spanish pair  Javi Garcia (46)  et  Javi Barahona (37) , the step was too high, and they leaned in  two sets: 7/6 6/3 .

A first set hung

The pair  Franco-Belgian  starts the match well, showing himself  solid on his service games , With a  100% points won on their second serves . This regularity puts the Spaniards in difficulty, who struggle to take the advantage in this very contested first round. Finally, everything is played out in  tie-breaker , where Garcia and Barahona show their superiority by quickly taking off to impose themselves  7-3 .

A second one-sided set

In the second set,  Garcia and Barahona  change pace. More aggressive and efficient on their returns, they win  52% of points on return games , against only  22%  for  Guichard and Geens The Franco-Belgian pair, visibly affected by the efforts made in the first set, struggled to maintain their level and lost the set.  6/3 , leaving the victory to the Spanish.

 Final score: 7/6 6/3 

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Next round,  Javi garcia  et  Javi Barahona  will face  Lucas Campagnolo  et  Javi leal . On their side,  Dylan Guichard  et  Clement Geens  will meet again next week at  Milan Premier Padel P1 , but with different partners:  Guichard  will team up with  Ferran Insa Sotillo , While  Geens  will play with  Juan Ignacio Rubini .

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 !