Martina Calvo and Raquel Eugenio are having an exceptional week. Both born in 2008, they caused a sensation during the qualifying rounds for the tournament. Premier Padel in Brussels. These two great young talents, who are about to shine on the international stage, distinguished themselves by reaching the quarterfinals of the tournament. Their rise reflects the growing power of the NextGen of women's padel, with young players increasingly present in the final stages of major competitions.

In addition to the already established names like Claudia Fernandez, Ale Alonso and Andrea Ustero – all regulars in the latter stages of the tournaments Premier Padel – Martina and Raquel are part of this new wave. At just 16 years old, on July 5th, Calvo will become the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals of a tournament. Premier PadelFor her part, Raquel Eugenio, born on January 25, 2008 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, proves that she is a rising star to follow.

Both, ranked 59th and 49th respectively in the FIP rankings, have already racked up impressive results on the FIP circuit. Last year, Martina Calvo won the FIP Rise in Burriana, while in 2025, she reached the quarterfinals of the FIP Gold in Paredes. Raquel Eugenio, meanwhile, was a finalist in the FIP Silver in Ponta Delgada. Now, teaming up with Marta Borrero and Laia Rodriguez, they are ready to take on a new challenge. Calvo and Borrero will face Ale Salazar and Veronica Virseda (seeded 7), while Eugenio and Rodriguez will face Bea Gonzalez and Claudia Fernandez, another talented young player.

After Santiago and Doha, the great battle of the quarter-finals continues in Brussels in the men's competition. Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia will face Pablo Cardona and Leo Augsburger. The latter are the only unseeded pair to have reached the quarter-finals, after benefiting from the elimination of Tino Libaak and Javi Garrido, beaten by Agustin Torre and Alvaro Cepero, themselves eliminated by Cardona and Augsburger (7-5, 6-7, 7-5).

Other matches scheduled for today are: Bergamini/Navarro (7) vs. Yanguas/Nieto (3), Ruiz/Lebron (4) vs. Di Nenno/Tello (6), and Gonzalez/Sanz (5) vs. Chingotto/Galan (2). The matches promise to be intense and spectacular for this exceptional day of competition.

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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