Au Palau sant jordi, the day began at 14 p.m. and ended at 2 a.m. to cheers from the audience and tears fromEduardo Alonso. The feat achieved by the latter, alongside Momo Gonzalez, marks a turning point in the tournament. Never this season, Fede Chingotto et Ale Galan had not been eliminated before the semi-finals. On this second day of the Qatar Airways Premier Padel Finals, Momo and Edu confirmed their form by winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 after 2h35 of match. They thus eliminated the number 2 seeds, winners of five titles this season.

In the second men's semi-final, scheduled to start at 17 p.m., another outsider pair from the main draw will be at work: Coki Nieto et Jon sanz. On Friday, the latter ended the season of Franco Stupaczuk et mike yanguas in a marathon quarter-final lasting 2 hours and 58 minutes. After conceding the first set in a tie-break, Nieto and Sanz, winners in Bordeaux, were able to raise their level to win 6-7, 6-3, 6-4.

The other men's semi-final will be between Arturo Coello et Agustin Tapia à Martin Di Nenno et Juan lebron (who lead 4-0 in their direct confrontations). This match will open the afternoon session at 17 p.m.

Women's semi-finals

From 11am, the women's semi-finals will kick off the day. The first duel will pit the number 1 seeds, Paula Josemaria et Ari Sanchezor a Ale Salazar et Jessica castelló in an unprecedented encounter.

On their side, Delfi Brea et Veronica Virseda, who had never played together before these Finals, began their quarter-final by losing the first set to Ale Alonso et Andrea Ustero. However, they turned the situation around to win 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. They will meet again in the semi-finals Gemma Triay et Claudia fernandez, who also played a three-set match. Tamara Icardo, the last player to enter the draw, and Claudia Jensen had won the second set after losing the first, but Gemma and Claudia eventually took the upper hand to continue their quest for a seventh title this season.

Fernando Belasteguin: A Legend Honored

Between the morning and afternoon sessions, a tribute will be paid to the legend Fernando Belasteguin, who ended his professional career in Milan. On this occasion, other padel figures, such as Juan Martin Diaz, Juani Mieres, Gaby Reca, Pablo Lima et Seba Nerone, will be present on the court of Palau sant jordiThey will be joined by personalities such as former footballer Carles Puyol et Gianluca Vacchi.

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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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