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 ofAugsburger / 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 theAsunción 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 / GuerreroSolid throughout the match, they did not concede any break points and scored 47 winning movesThey 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 movesThey 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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