Ortega / Araujo fall at the start of Brussels P2: doubt sets in

The 4th pair in the world, Sofia Araujo et Marta Ortega , was taken out in the first round of the Brussels P2 by the young Spanish pair eraser (53th) / Calvo (59th). This is their second entry elimination after a regular start to the season so far.

A scenario that repeats itself

Nothing is going right anymore Araujo / Ortega since the Santiago tournament, where they had already fallen in the first round after nearly two hours of play. The same scenario happened again in Brussels, against the young Spanish players Calvo (16 years) and eraser (22 years old), who sign the first big surprise in the women's table They won in three sets: 6/2 4/6 6/1, in 2 hours and 09 minutes of play.

Santiago P1: Ortega / Araujo out from the start!

The Spanish pair were particularly impressive, displaying total realism with 100% break points converted (5/5) . For Araujo / Ortega , the performance was marred by 51 unforced errors , against only 30 winning moves , a differential too large to hope to win. In comparison, Calvo / Borrero hit 21 smashes , almost double of their opponents (11). The third round was one-sided: no break point obtained to Ortega / Araujo , And a 6/1 cashed.

The Calvo / Borrero pair reaches the quarter-finals, where she will face Virseda / Salazar (TS7).

A negative dynamic is taking hold

Ranked 4th in the world, the pair Araujo / Ortega aimed to compete with the best teams on the circuit this season and win a title. Their start had been promising, however, with three semi-finals et a final in Cancun during the first four tournaments of the season.

But since then, the dynamic has reversed. After their elimination in the first round at Santiago , they were stopped in Qatar Major quarter-final , beaten in three sets by Salazar / Virseda (TS7), after passing a turn.

Their assessment on the last three tournaments Premier Padel is worrying: only one victory . Since their defeat in the semi-final of the Miami P1 Where Araujo had already shown signs of frustration, the results no longer follow.

Nicolas Fillaudeau

A big sports enthusiast and former tennis player, I discovered padel a few years ago without really focusing on it. Then I became addicted to this sport by practicing it and watching the premier padel matches. Looking forward to sharing the 2025 news with you!