Carla Touly (87) and the Spanish Ana Domínguez (77), eliminate the seed 1 in qualifying, Lara Arruabarrena (54) and Julia Polo Bautista (56), during the qualifications of Premier Padel from Milano. In one big fight over 2h20, Franco-Spanish pair wins in three sets: 7/5 4/6 6/3 thus securing his place in the final table.
A suspenseful match
Touly and Dominguez start in force by winning the first set 7/5, taking advantage of their solidity in return and some mistakes by the Spanish. However, the second set sees the Spanish women return to the game while they were on the brink of defeat : Carla Touly and her partner were leading 4/1, but their opponent managed to ride up to win the set 6/4.
Despite this disappointment, the Franco-Spanish pair showed a great resilience deciding set. They have managed to keep their calm and demonstrateefficiency to conclude on the score of 6/3.
The keys to success
The French and Spanish were present in the important moments, in particular on the break balls, with 67% conversion, against 42% for their opponents. Their return aggression, especially on the second opposing service (67% of points won), allowed them to maintain the pressure throughout the match.
Their opponent for their first match in the main draw remains to be defined.
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 !