The pairs' assessment after the first test of the season in Riyadh

The 1st tournament Premier Padel of the year ended on Monday, February 17, 2025 in Saudi Arabia during the P1 RiyadhDespite numerous complications due to weather conditions, which disrupted the schedule of matches from the quarter-finals onwards, the world's number one pairs responded to confirm their status from the first test of the season.

The pairs who passed their first test

Leo Augsburger / Pablo Cardona

This is perhaps the first pair that comes to mind when talking about a successful first test in Saudi Arabia. Aged just 20, Leo Augsburger and Pablo Cardona reached the last four of the competition, and in what style! A spectacular game, very aggressive in attack, solid in defense, and smashes that punish the opponent.

Seeded No. 9 in the tournament, they struggled to win their first match in three sets, but then eliminated the No. 6 seed, Momo Gonzalez / Jon Sanz, in the round of 2, before creating the surprise of the tournament by knocking out the number XNUMX seed, Ale Galán / Federico Chingotto, in three sets. Despite their lack of common ground and their young age, they were able to win the third set (6/3).

Pablo Cardona and Leandro Augsburger — Credit Premier Padel

Leo and Pablo lost in the semi-finals to the No. 3 seed, Franco Stupaczuk / Juan Lebrón, despite two match points.

World number 1s confirm

At men's, Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello continue to dominate by winning their 30th title together in 39 finals. A great victory after their defeat in the final in the previous edition against Ale Galán and Juan LebrónThey won in three sets against Stupa / Lebron, carried by a Wall exceptional, delivering an almost perfect performance.

In the ladies, Ari Sánchez and Paula Josemaría, world number 1, also confirmed their superiority by retaining their title in Riyadh. However, the final could not be played due to the withdrawal of Bea González before the long-awaited meeting.

Paula Josemaria Martin and Ariana Sanchez Fallada — Credit Premier Padel

Stupa / Lebrón: A promising pair

Although the main objective of Franco Stupaczuk or to become world number 1 and that the pair hoped to win this first tournament, their performance remains encouraging. She bows out in the final against the world numbers 1, Coello and Tapia, in three sets, but showed good things throughout the tournament.

Close to elimination in the semi-final against Leo Augsburger and Pablo Cardona, with two match points saved, they were able to find the solution to reach their first final for their first tournament together. Despite the defeat, and a first set quickly lost against Coello / Tapia, the No. 3 seed caused them serious problems.

Franco Stupaczuk and Juan LeBron — Credit Premier Padel

Lebrón held his diagonal facing Coello, and Stupa intends to aim for the world number 1 spot. The rest of the season promises to be exciting!

Other satisfactions

Also noteworthy is the pair's good first tournament Libaak / Tello, who reached the round of 16 before losing in the quarter-finals in three sets to Yanguas / Nieto, seeded No. 4.

But also the great performance of the finalists of the women's table, the Spanish pair, seeded n°3, Bea González / Claudia Fernández, who eliminate their rivals, seeded number 2, Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea, in three sets.

The pairs that disappointed in Riyadh

Ale Galán / Federico Chingotto

Big disappointment for the number 2 seed, eliminated in the quarter-finals by an impressive Augsburgers et Cardona. A bitter defeat in three sets that raises questions. With only 20% of break points converted, Chingotto / Galan, expected at least in the last four, were surprised by a promising pair.

Paquito Navarro / Lucas Bergamini

Seeded No. 7 in Riyadh, the experienced but newly-teamed pair were knocked out in the round of XNUMX despite a one-sided first set. Libaak / Tello, the Argentinian pair facing them, knew how to raise their level of play from the second set.

Thanks to the power and finish of Tello, combined with the playing volume of Libaak, they snatched the second set in the tie-break before winning 7/3 in the tie-break in a hard-fought third set. First setback for Paquito and Bergamini, who see their rivals growing in power.

Jon Sanz / Momo Gonzalez

The two Spaniards are coming off a promising 2024 season: Momo González, associated to Eduardo Alonso, showed great consistency, while Jon sanz, next to Coki Nieto, created a surprise by winning the Master Final in Barcelona.

But their association struggles to get off the ground. Seeded number 6, they lose in the round of XNUMX against Augsburger / Cardona, in two sets (7/6 6/3). A difficult start for this new pair, who will have to react quickly.

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!