SRecent Roland Garros winner ara Errani made her highly anticipated debut at the BNL Italy Major Premier Padel from Rome. In front of a prestigious crowd and watched by several world padel stars, the Italian lost after a close match. A look back at this opening and a preview of Wednesday's explosive schedule.

Le BNL Italy Major Premier Padel officially began in Rome in the prestigious setting of the Foro Italico, and it was a well-known guest of world tennis who attracted all eyes: Sara Errani. Freshly crowned with two titles at Roland Garros - and double ladies with Jasmine Paolini, then in mixed doubles with Andrea Vavassori – the Italian tried to extend the party on the padel courts.

Associated with Giulia Dal Pozzo, Errani fought for more than two hours in a close match, under the watchful eyes of many stars of the circuit like Ari Sanchez, Claudia jensen, Lucia Sainz, Patty Llaguno or, Fede ChingottoBut despite the encouragement of the public, the Italian duo lost in two very hard-fought sets against Sandra Bellver et Laia Rodriguez (7/6, 7/5).

The second day of the Major promises to be just as intense: 28 matches are scheduled from 9 a.m. on the various tournament tracks. The afternoon session will begin at 16 p.m.

On the central court, the reigning champions Fede Chingotto and Ale Galán will open the day against the pair Valdés/Collado. On the side of Pietrangeli court, Those are Franco Stupaczuk and Juan Lebrón, seeded number 3, who will enter the competition against Ayats/García Rodrigo.

In the evening, the Roman public will be treated to the highly anticipated entrance of the world n°1 Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia, preceded in particular by the meeting between Yanguas/Nieto (TS4) and the pair Zapata/Jiménez.

The longest match of this first day came down to the confrontation between Sofia Saiz / Marina Lobo et Jimena Velasco / Noa Canovas. It took 2h54 of combat to see Velasco and Cánovas win, symbolizing a tournament that started strongly on all levels.

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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