Francisco Cabeza et Diego Garcia, two names little known to the general public before their surprise victory at Gijón P2 on March 2 against the competition's favorite pair, the Argentinians Aguirre / Alfonso.

World Top 100 status and No. 2 seed in Cancun

In this context of boycott of the players of the Top 100 world, which continues in Cancun following the decisions taken by the institutions Premier Padel and FIP, the young Spanish pair were able to take advantage of the absence of the world's best to create a surprise by winning the Gijon P2 and make a leap in the world rankings. Head thus became 70th and Garcia 84th, thus forming the 2nd seeded pair of the Cancun P2The Spanish pair are expected to be one of the teams to watch in the tournament, due to their new status and the absence of the world's leading pairs.

A remarkable entrance on the big stage

The Spanish pair Head / Garcia showed impressive composure and maturity, both in his game and in managing key moments of the final in Gijón, when they were only 17 and 18 years old and had played without a coach at their side. The Spanish pair won their first tournament Premier Padel and rose to the world's Top 100.

Their main opponents

The Aguirre / Alfonso pair

The Argentinians, finalists of the last Gijón P2, lost in three sets to the young Spaniards Head / Garcia, even though they were favorites in the absence of the world's best pairs. A final which nevertheless allowed them to reach the world Top 100.

An interesting start to the season

The Argentinian pair have had a promising start to the season in the particular context of the boycott, which has allowed them to perform well and gain important points in the FIP rankings. Tolito Aguirre et Gonzalo Alfonso have chosen to leave the circuit A1 Padel, while they had the status of world number 1, to turn to the circuit Premier Padel and FIP. In addition to their final at the Gijon P2, the Argentinian pair won two FIP titles, with their first FIP Gold in Portugal and the FIP Platinum Mexico recently. These results allowed them to make a leap in the world rankings (Aguirre 53rd et Alfonso 47th) and to approach the Cancun P2 with the status of seed 3 in the tournament.

World number 3: Stupa / Lebron

Franco Stupaczuk (5th in the world) and Juan lebron (8th) have, in this context of boycott of the Top 100, chosen not to participate in the Gijon P2. However, they decided to align themselves with this second P2 of the season for raisons regulations and potential risks that could arise in the event of non-participation in competitions. In the absence of the world number 1s, the pair Stupa / Lebron is the big favorite of the tournament in Mexico with the status of seeded 1.

The world number 3s demonstrated their full potential in their first competition together by reaching the final of the Riyadh P1, after saving two match points in the semi-final against the pair ranked 9th in the world, Cardona / Augsburgers.

The potential path for the pair Head / Garcia

The young Spaniards, seeded 2, are placed in the lower part of the table, also that of the seeded 3, Aguirre / Alfonso, which they could potentially meet in the semi-finals. They thus avoid the world number 3 until a possible final.

  • Eighth finals : winner of the pair Andres Fernandez / Rodrigo Coello or Pablo Reina / Antonio Varo
  • Quart de finale : Simon Vasquez / Adam Axelsson (6)
  • Semi final : Aguirre / Alfonso (3)
  • Final : Stupa / Lebron (1)
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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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