Sublime, exceptional, incredible! The men's final Masters tournament padel in Menorca ends with a prestigious match and a victory of Fernando Belasteguin and Agustin Tapia against Ale Galan and Juan Lebron, guaranteed to end the year in world number one.

A perfect first set for Argentines

Agustín Tapia and Fernando Belasteguin thwart the No. 1 from the first moments of the match. The tactical plan works, and a first break is made.

A ninth game from another world allows Bela and Tapia to win the first round. A masterful par 3 exit from Bela, followed by two strokes of genius from Tapia. (6/3)

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A second that ends in tears

In the second set, the game is terribly close. The 4 players surrender blow for blow. On the other hand, there is a change in strategy on the side of Lebron / Galan. Ale Galan asks to pass to the right to the delight of Lebron who succeeds as often a superb match.

Bela and Tapia start the second set with the same level of play. The kings of the season Lebron and Galan fail to take control, and their power is canceled by the accuracy of play of the Argentines.

In the fifth game, Tapia takes the lead in both hands. He has just seen something he had never seen: on an exceptional par 3 exit from Juan Lebron, Fernando Belasteguin responds with a reflex at the height of his legend for what may be the coup of the tournament, even of the year. The Argentines lead 3/2.

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The match is very balanced. And above all: the players offer us exceptional points. The public is freediving. The end of the match is unbreathable.

Ale Galan achieves prodigious defenses, with in particular a blow between the legs back to the adversaries that we risk seeing looping on social networks in the coming hours.

In this tie-break, Galan and Lebron come back to 6 everywhere, whereas they were down 6/4. They have twice the possibility of returning to 2 set everywhere.

But Bela / Tapia are holding on. Regular, placed, aggressive, they end this match in tears. A victory full of emotion because this match also meant the end of an adventure between the two Argentines who appreciate each other so much.

Orphans of the Tapia / Bela 2021 pair

There was such a relationship between the two Argentinian players that we would have liked to see them continue together. The emotion that the association gave off won over all the spectators. But the adventure ends there.

Next year we will see them again… but they will be adversaries. The two players will resume their favorite position, on the left.

This match also marks the end of international matches. A very special year 2020, very difficult for some players in the padelMore we want to believe it for the future when we see the passion behind this sport.

From his names, we can guess his Spanish and Italian origins. Lorenzo is a multilingual passionate about sports: journalism by vocation and events by worship are his two legs. He is the international gentleman of Padel Magazine. You will often see it on the various international competitions, but also on the major French events. @eyeofpadel on Instagram to see his best photos of padel !

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