The competition of the Asunción P2  in Paraguay closed its qualifying rounds on Tuesday, May 20. The main draw then began in the men's competition, offering some great matches for this new stage of the circuit.  Premier Padel .

Sanz / Gonzalez avoid the Aguirre / Alfonso trap

The evening's match pitted the number 5 seed, the Spanish  Momo Gonzalez / Jon Sanz in  The Magicians ,  Tolito Aguirre / Gonzalo Alfonso , for a first round which promised to be difficult for both teams.

The first set, which was close, turned in favor of the Argentinians  Aguirre / Alfonso , who managed a break in the middle of the set before maintaining their lead to conclude 6/4.

In the second set, the advantage changed sides early on with a break in favor of the Spaniards, who quickly led 3-0. A lead they maintained until 5-2 before breaking the opponent's serve once again to win the set 6-2.  Sanz / Gonzalez  were more aggressive, totaling 23 winning shots against only 12 for the Argentinians.

The decisive round started at the same pace as the previous one, with an opening break for  Sanz / Gonzalez , who took the lead 3/0, then 5/2. The Argentinians saved several match points and came back to 5/3 by calling on the crowd. The next game was very contested, between match points and break points, but it was finally the Spaniards who concluded, thanks to two winning smashes from  Momo Gonzalez , to win 6/3.

 Final victory 4/6 6/2 6/3 for   Sanz / Gonzalez , who avoid the trap set by  Argentines  able to compete with the best pairs on the circuit.

Chingotto / Galan ensure

The number 2 seed,  Federico Chingotto / Alejandro Galan , did not tremble for their entry into the competition. In 1 hour of play, they won 6/3 6/3 against the Paraguayan pair  Martin Abud / Mariano Agustin Gonzalez San Martin A controlled performance with 60 winning shots for only 11 unforced errors. They will meet the new Spanish pair in the last XNUMX  Javier Leal / Francisco Guerrero .

Beginnings for the new associations

The pair  Javier Leal / Francisco Guerrero , recently formed, signed a 6/4 6/3 victory in one hour against  Alejandro Ruiz / Max Sanchez , also associated for the first time this season.

The number 8 seed,  Eduardo Alonso / Jairo Bautista , also a new team in this tournament, had a difficult start, beaten 6/2 6/4 by  Gonzalo Rubio / Javier Ruiz .

Argentines  Alex Chozas / Sanyo Gutierrez , for their first match together, disposed of the reformed pair  Juan Cruz Belluati / Pablo Lijo  with a score of 6/4 4/6 6/3 in 1h40. They will face  Rubio / Ruiz  on the next round.

Navarro / Bergamini do not tremble

The number 7 seed,  Paquito Navarro / Lucas Bergamini , made a successful debut at  Paraguay  with a 7/6 6/3 victory. After a close first set, won in a tie-break, the two players picked up the pace to win in 1 hour and 30 minutes. They displayed an excellent ratio with 60 winners and only 10 unforced errors.

In the next round they will face the winner of the match between  Garrido / Libaak  et  Diestro / Esbri .

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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