Carolina Orsi made history yesterday by becoming the first Italian player, male or female, to qualify for the quarter-finals of a tournament in World Padel Tour.

Associated with Patricia Llaguno this week, the usual partner of the Frenchwoman Léa Godallier first overcame the Alayeto twins (7/5 – 6/7 – 6/3) in the first round of the Danish Open in Copenhagen.

In the round of 6, the left-hander and her Spanish teammate logically dominated Laia Rodriguez and Ana Fernandez (4/6 – 3/32), who fell on Alix Collombon. The XNUMX-year-old Romaine is having the best week of her career at the Royal Stage Arena!

For the limits to be pushed further, Llaguno and Orsi will try to achieve a feat against the world numbers one in the quarter-finals: Ari Sanchez and Paula Josemaria.

Martin Schmuda

A competitive tennis player, Martin discovered the padel in 2015 in Alsace and appeared in a few tournaments in Paris. Today a journalist, he deals with current affairs padel while continuing its rise in the world of the little yellow ball!