While some enjoyed the Egyptian sun, others were playing the Spanish championships this weekend. With a big surprise in the semifinals ...

This weekend took place the final phases of the Spanish championships in pairs, equivalent to the French championships of Padel (in Spain there is also a team championship).

Unlike at home, where all the best players are fighting to try to be champions of France, the championship of Spain is less attractive for the top players. We deplored several notable absences, like those of Paquito Navarro, Matí Diaz, Alex Ruiz, Martín Sanchez Pineiro or even Uri Botello and Javi Ruiz. Despite everything, the table included very good players from the World Padel Tour, whose 1 number and 5 number of the rank.

Great favorites of the competition, Ale Galan and Juan Lebrón tilted to general surprise in semifinals against Salvador Oria Ortega and Alex Arroyo (7 / 6 7 / 5). The two players ranked 87 and 95 respectively at the WPT were boiling after having managed the feat of crashing Juani Mieres and José Rico 6 / 2 6 / 0 in the quarterfinals!

Surprise guests of the final, the two young players (respectively 23 and 18 years) do not have weighs against Coki Nieto and Javi Rico, who could have avenged the brother of the latter with the way (6 / 1 6 / 2). The two men of 21 years, who did a final of World Padel Tour this year, are the new champions of Spain. Note that Javi Rico succeeds his brother, Spanish champion in 2018 with Víctor Ruiz.

Another big surprise occurred with the defeat of two players rather fit right now : Alvaro Cepero and Pablo Lijo. The two men who had defeated Maxi Sanchez and Sanyo Gutierrez in Sao Paulo lost (3/6 6/2 6/3) in the round of 78 against Sergio Alba and Francisco Gil, ranked 80 and XNUMX respectively in the World Padel Tour. Proof once again that the level in Spain is very high ...

 

 

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