The title may seem slightly mocking, but it reflects a reality: Agustín Tapia and his Spanish partner Arturo Coello have unquestionably dominated the professional circuit in 2024. Despite a defeat in the final of the Premier Padel Finals Against Nieto and Sanz, they dominated the season, establishing themselves as the best players in the world.

However, many fans criticized one anomaly: Arturo Coello was alone world number one, while Agustín Tapia occupied second place, due to the transition rules between the World Padel Tour et Premier PadelA situation that raised questions about the justice of this system.

As we have explained, it is crucial to distinguish between pairwise ranking and individual ranking. But that controversy is now a thing of the past: both players will end the 2024 season with the same number of pointsEither 19 580 points, thus sharing the world's first place.

For the 2025 season, Coello et Wall will start tied at the top of the standings, ready to defend their status from the first stage which will take place in Saudi Arabia.

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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