They had already made noise in Riyadh , but this time,  paul cardona  et  Leo Augsburg  strike a big blow. By dominating  Juan Lebrón  et  Franco Stupaczuk  en  quarterfinal  du  P2 of Asuncion , the young talents trained by  Juani Mieres  prove that they are no longer simply a  beautiful promise …but indeed a  serious threat  on the circuit.

A great start

From the start, the tone is set:  Cardona and Augsburger  break the rhythm. Despite some opportunities for the duo  Pozzoni  in the first games, these are the  outsiders  who take the upper hand, thanks to a  break at 2-1  caused by a  Lebrón's mistake  on a poorly negotiated smash. Behind, the youngsters unroll to win the  first set 6/3 in 28 minutes .

Stupa and Lebrón reconnect… barely

Le  second set  starts in the continuity of the first:  Cardona and Augsburger  impose a  high pace , without immediate success.  3 - 4 , they get  two break opportunities  closest  Lebrón , inspired, saves the furniture. As we were heading towards a  tie-breaker , the  seeded 3  succed to  break at 5-6 , to pocket the set  7/5 , against the run of play.

The last word for youth

Not defeated, the two young people set off again in the  third set . They get a  first break at 3/2 , immediately caught by their opponents, but set off again to attack and did not let their chance pass. Two new decisive games, and a  final victory 6/3 5/7 6/2 , which propels them into  semi final  for  second time  this season on  Premier Padel .

“We can beat anyone”

In the mixed zone, smiles were everywhere.  paul cardona  confided: “With  Leo , we show that we can  beat any pair He plays a  incredible level , and with a partner like that, everything becomes simpler.” For his part,  Augsburgers  also enjoyed: “We had missed the final at  Riyadh , but there, we want to go  until the end Our work is paying off, and today it showed on the field.”

A tense end to the match for Lebrón

But the striking image after the meeting is the  Juan Lebrón's reaction . Obviously very  frustrated , the " Wolf " to  left the bench  very angry, leaving  Stupaczuk  et  Pozzoni  in the total incomprehension . A gesture that says a lot about the  tension  within the pair… and on the  disappointment  of a match where they never really managed to  impose their game .

A meteoric rise

Ce  success against Lebrón and Stupa , after having already eliminated  Valdes / Collado  and  Momo Gonzalez / Jon Sanz , square  Cardona and Augsburger  among the duos  the fittest  of the moment. They  are gaining momentum  in all  game dimensions , and become clearly  the team that no one wants to cross  at the moment.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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