Paris Major: On the brink of disaster, Tapia and Coello overturn Galán / Chingotto and achieve a historic quadruple at Roland-Garros

Them again. Agustín Tapia / Arturo Coello win once again Paris Major after a completely crazy final against Ale Galán / Fede Chingotto : 6/3 4/6 7/6 .

The world number ones were, however, very close to defeat. Galán/Chingotto served for the match at 5/3 in the third set , before seeing Tapia / Coello come back from nowhere and win 7-1 in the decisive tie-break .

A fourth consecutive Roland-Garros title for the world number 1, at the end of the 40th encounter between the two pairs .

Three missed break points that cost dearly

The start of the match is of a very high level.

The four players made a perfect start to their final and easily held their serves until 3/3 .

It was at that moment that Galan / Chingotto They start putting the number 1s under pressure. Chingotto, in particular, has an excellent start to the match, playing with tremendous intensity, and the pair obtains three break points .

But Tapia/Coello resist.

Three missed opportunities that will cost dearly.

In the next game, Tapia/Coello strike immediately Tapia was particularly inspired in conditions that became faster with the return of the sun and the opening of the Philippe-Chatrier roof.

As is often the case, the number 1 players made the difference at the best moment. They even finished the set with a love game. 6/3 .

Paris Major: On the brink of disaster, Tapia and Coello overturn Galán/Chingotto and achieve a historic quadruple at Roland-Garros

Galán gains momentum and completely reignites the final

Tapia/Coello begin the second set with two new break points , but Galán / Chingotto save them.

This time, the dynamics change.

Number 2s are starting to believe more in their chances. Chingotto puts in enormous intensity , defends everything and constantly pushes his opponents to play an extra ball.

By his side, Galán is clearly gaining momentum Sharper at the smash, more precise at the volley, he also begins to counter a less clean Tapia.

The Argentinian is rushing things further and making more inaccuracies.

À 5/4 Galán/Chingotto finally find an opening. On a smash from Tapia, Galán makes a spectacular run to break and take the set: 6/4 .

The final is completely back on.

Five games in a row for Galán / Chingotto

The momentum has completely shifted.

Chingotto is everywhere, Galán finishes the points perfectly and, opposite, Tapia / Coello seem to be affected.

The number 2 players break serve immediately in the third set. Between the end of the second set and the beginning of the third, they string together a series of breaks. five consecutive games to set sail 3/0 .

Tapia hardly celebrates his points anymore, makes several errors on the volley and seems increasingly frustrated.

Galán/Chingotto continue to advance and eventually find themselves at 5/3, serve to follow for the title .

Paris Major then seemed to welcome them with open arms.

Tapia and Coello have returned from the brink of disaster.

But against the world's number 1 players, nothing is ever over.

At the moment of conclusion, Galán / Chingotto tremble.

Tapia and Coello break back and stay alive. A game that changes everything.

Galán is feeling the blow. The Spaniard is frustrated, misses several lobs and momentarily loses focus in the match.

Tapia/Coello sense the opening and push the final all the way to the third set tie-break .

For the first time, the Paris Major title will therefore be decided in a tiebreaker.

Coello takes control of the tie-break

And in this final tie-break, Arturo Coello takes complete control of the situation .

The world number 1 raises his level even further and carries his pair at a time when Tapia is having a more inconsistent match.

Tapia / Coello immediately take the lead and do not allow their opponents to catch up.

7-1 in the tie-break.

Tapia then placed his finger on his temple as he celebrated, a perfect symbol of a victory achieved as much with his head as with padel.

The number ones were on the verge of defeat just minutes before. Yet, once again, they leave with the trophy.

Another terrible disappointment for Galán / Chingotto

The disappointment is inevitably immense for Galan / Chingotto .

For much of the match, they managed to gain the upper hand in the game. They even contributed to the title.

But that wasn't enough.

For third consecutive year They lost in the final of the Paris Major against Tapia / Coello.

The curse continues for Fede Chingotto The Argentinian was playing his fifth consecutive final in Paris and leaves with a fifth defeat .

Philippe-Chatrier remains Tapia's garden

For Agustín Tapia The story with Philippe-Chatrier continues.

The Argentinian remains undefeated on this track since the start of his career .

With Coello, he primarily signs a fourth consecutive title at the Paris Major .

Before this final, the number 1s were in the lead 26 wins to 13 in their matches against Galán/Chingotto. With this latest victory, the record now stands at 27-13 And most importantly, he retains the lead in the Race standings after this final.

An epic final, a situation almost lost, and in the end, always the same winners.

At Roland-Garros, Tapia and Coello remain untouchable .

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 !