The quarter-final of the second women's match of the Master Final 2024 between Sánchez-Josemaría and Sainz-Llaguno is an anticipated clash between two of the best women's pairs in world padel. And yet the statistics are terrible. At stake, a place in the semi-finals, but above all the opportunity for Sainz-Llaguno to create the feat of the year!

A history largely favorable to number 1s

Previous clashes (5-0) have systematically turned in favor of Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría. Here are the highlights of their domination against Lucía Sainz and Patricia Llaguno this season:

  • Italy Major Final,
  • Genova P2 Quarter-final,
  • Semi-final of Malaga P1,
  • Rotterdam P1 semi-final,
  • Paris Major Quarter-Final.

Sánchez-Josemaría: regularity is the key word

  • World Number 1 For the second year in a row, Ariana and Paula continue to dazzle with their consistency and domination on the circuit.
  • In 2024, they have already conquered nine titles Premier Padel, an impressive performance which confirms their leadership.
  • Notable feature: they have never been eliminated in the quarter-finals this season. Of those matches, only one required a third set, during the Major of Mexico.

Sainz-Llaguno: solid but looking for a feat

  • Their best result of the season is a final, reached twice, at the Chile P1 and Major of Rome.
  • Lucía and Patricia are also consistent, with 18 quarter-finals played out of 22 tournaments played, and 5 wins at this stage of the competition.
  • Of the quarters played, only three were pushed into three sets, demonstrating a certain mastery in these decisive matches.
  • Finally, Lucia Sainz shone individually by winning the FIP Platinum CDMC alongside Alejandra Alonso.

With an unfavourable history and opponents full of confidence, Sainz and Llaguno will have a lot to do to try to overthrow the elusive world number 1s.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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