New surprise at the Marbella Master! After the feat of Jerez / Rocafort, it is the turn of Pedro Perry et Facu Lopez to create the sensation. The 14th pair of the tournament took out the 5 seed in the eighth: Santi Rolla and Pablo Barrera.
A first set punctuated by the impressive number of unforced errors committed by the two pairs: 26 in total. However, it was the Lopez / Perry pair who knew how to best manage these complicated moments. After being down 2/0 at the start of the match, Perry and Lopez inflicted a severe 6/0 to his opponents to win the first round.
The second round was more balanced and led until the decisive tie-break, won by the 5th seed. However, if Barrera and Rolla came back to a set everywhere but that was not enough. The Perry/Lopez tandem has won the duel of winning moves and went to get the liberating station wagon.
Final score: 6/2 6/7 6/3.
In the other matches, the favorites managed to hold their place and all qualified for the quarter-finals which will be played today!
The program :
It was her brother who one day told her to accompany him to a padel court, since then, Gwenaëlle has never left the court. Except when it comes to going to watch the retransmission of Padel Magazine, World Padel Tour… or Premier Padel…or the French Championships. In short, she is a fan of this sport.