We met this week at the Foro Italico in Rome for a big first with the girls who joined the circuit Premier Padel ! No sea this week for the world stars but bright sunshine and particularly hot temperatures! There was also a return eagerly awaited by all the fans, that of Juan Lebron, nicknamed “El Lobo”. As often, the spectators were able to attend a tournament of madness.

It is now a custom: the “Coach Zorrus” offers us his analysis of the tournament.

Point

If the boys regularly regale us with their exploits, this week it is the girls who are in the spotlight! And what a point between the Orsi / Laguno and Polo / Casali pairs. Smash par 3 by Carolina Orsi, exit from the track by Casali who puts the ball back in a lob to achieve a "puerta" on the opposite side! Orsi couldn't believe his eyes!

To review, what for me is THE point of this tournament is HERE !

FLOPS

  1. Momo González and Sanyo Guttierez : do we stop the bleeding?
  2. The Moyano / Gil pair, which after a series of three very good tournaments, is surprised as soon as it enters the running in this Premier Padel !
  3. The public was not, overall, at the rendezvous of this tournament, certainly due to the furnace of the Foro Italico! Shouldn't the schedule of matches have been changed?

TOPS

  1. Alix Collombon and Victoria Iglesias in the quarter-finals against “Las Gemelas Atomicas”, they can do even more. Come on !
  2. Bela and Yanguas eliminating Galan and Lebron. “El Maestro” is still there, but for how long?
  3. Chingotto and Paquito: defeat in the final but what a tournament for Gaby Reca's players! Paquito is back!
  4. “La primera” for Gemma Triay and Martita Ortega who were playing their fourth tournament together and their third final!

The finals movie

For the ladies, the finals follow each other but are not alike! Ari Sanchez and Paula Josemaria, who had smothered and outclassed Marta Ortega and Gemma Triay in Valencia fell against stronger in this Rome final. After a first set won logically and a second set lost in the same way, we feared once again for Gemma and Martita but this time was good for the two players who went to the end of their effort to win this Premier Padel Major of Rome!

For the gentlemen, the question was: are we going to see a Paquito “on fire” in this Rome final? 7/5 7/6 is the score in favor of the Coello/Tapia team, which dominates the padel world championship in 2023, but the few missed opportunities by the Paquito/Chingotto pair during this final point to great games between members of the “Big 4” (Coello/Tapia, Stupa/Di Nenno, Lebron/Galan and therefore Paquito/Chingotto) of the padel worldwide in the weeks and months to come!

Laurent Imbert

Laurent Imbert, alias Coach Zorrus, is a true French legend of the Padel. From its beginnings in the 90s, it has known everything about the evolution of Padel in France and around the world! A true connoisseur, known and recognized by his peers in France and abroad, he will share his expertise with us at each stage of Premier Padel !

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