The round of 2 of the Asunción P22 was marked by several surprises this Thursday, May XNUMX, with the elimination of three seeded teams. Among the notable results: the victory of Augsburger / Cardona  face  Sanz / Gonzalez , and the premature exit of  Navarro / Bergamini .

Cardona / Augsburger eliminate Sanz / Gonzalez

The meeting started with a scare for  Leo Augsburg , who slipped while leaving the court trying to recover an opposing “par 3” smash.

The first set was very close. Both pairs held their serve well, even though  Jon Sanz / Momo Gonzalez  obtained three break points in the middle of the set, which were not converted. The set went to a tie-break, which was also tight.  Augsburger / Cardona  took the lead 3-0, before seeing  Sanz / Gonzalez  come back to equality thanks to two favorable lets. The tiebreak ended with the score 11/9 in favor of  Leo Augsburger / Pablo Cardona .

The second set followed a similar scenario. This time, it was  Augsburger / Cardona  who had a break opportunity at 3/3. They converted it, then confirmed it with a shutout to lead 5/3. They then served for the match and won in 1h19, with a score of 7/6 6/4.

 Pablo Cardona / Leo Augsburger  thus eliminate the number 5 seed. True to their offensive style, they were aggressive at the net, with impressive smash quality, against a pair  Sanz / Gonzalez  solid in defense. They will find  Franco Stupaczuk / Juan LeBron  in the quarter-finals, with a revenge match in sight after their defeats in Riyadh and Miami against the world's third-ranked pair.

Bergamini / Navarro released by Diestro / Esbri

The number 7 seed in the Asunción P2 ,  Paquito Navarro / Lucas Bergamini , was eliminated in the round of 16 by  José Antonio Diestro / Juanlu Esbrí , already fallers of  Garrido / Libaak  in the first round.

The two Spaniards, ranked 37th respectively ( Right handed ) and 31th ( Esbri ) world, achieved a new benchmark success by winning against a second pair from the top 10 in two matches played in Paraguay.

They win in two sets,  6 / 4 7 / 6 , after 1h32 of play, facing  Navarro / Bergamini , who nevertheless remained on a good dynamic with two consecutive semi-finals at  Brussels  and  Qatar Major .

 Diestro / Esbrí  thus reach the quarter-finals, where they will face the world number 1s,  Arturo Coello / Agustín Tapia .

This is the third men's seed eliminated at this stage of the tournament, following the exits of  Sanz / Gonzalez  et  Yanguas / Nieto .

Asunción P2: Yanguas / Nieto stopped in the round of XNUMX

The favorites secure their place in the quarter-finals

 Arturo Coello / Agustín Tapia  qualify for the quarter-finals by dominating  Goenaga / Hernandez  on the score of  6 / 2 6 / 1  in less than an hour. They largely took the upper hand, with  36 winning moves  for only  12 unforced errors . They will face  Diestro / Esbrí , the surprise of this edition.

 Fede Chingotto / Ale Galán , seeded number 2, won  6 / 2 6 / 4  facing the young Spanish pair  Leal / Guerrero Solid throughout the match, they did not concede any break points and scored  47 winning moves They will meet again in the quarter  Alex Chozas / Sanyo Gutiérrez , winners in three sets ( 1/6 6/3 6/1 ) of  Rubio / Ruiz .

 Franco Stupaczuk / Juan Lebrón  have not encountered any difficulty against  Federico Mouriño / Antonio Fernández , with a clear victory  6 / 0 6 / 3  in less than an hour. Very comfortable in all areas of the game, they achieved  33 smashes  et  42 winning moves They will play in the quarter-finals against  Augsburger / Cardona , for a highly anticipated match.

Finally, the number 6 seed  Juan Tello / Martin Di Nenno  mastered his eighth against  Arroyo / Jofre , imposing  6 / 4 6 / 3 . They will face  Victor Ruiz / Francisco Manuel Gil  in the quarter-finals, defeaters of  Yanguas / Nieto .

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!

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