What a show and what a demonstration of padel offered us Marta Marrero / Marta Ortega and Franco Stupaczuk / Matias Díaz. The finals of the WPT Cerveza Victoria Córdoba Open 2019 surprised spectators with the mastery of the new crowns. Back to these finals.

Marta Marrero and Marta Ortega were the queens of this tournament. One would have thought that their opponents Patty Llaguno and Eli Amatriaín They were going to be able to jostle them. Recall that Eli and Patty beat 2 numbers in the quarter-finals Ari Sanchez et Ale Salazar, then the Alayeto sisters (Mapi and Majo) in the semifinals. We could have believed in a very close final ... that nay. The Marta's made a perfect match leaving no opportunity for their opponents and especially showed no flaws. A perfect match, well tackled and prepared, the perfect scenario for a 6 / 2 6 / 0 win.

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In gentlemen, it was more or less the same thing. Franco Stupaczuk and Matías Díaz have started this final with a clear idea, make the points last, play slowly and especially avoid leaving Juan Lebron and Paquito Navarro take the initiative with their big strikes.

During the first set Paquito played on the left. Finding no or few solutions, during the second set, he will go to the right where he will try big lobs that have disrupted a short time a Stupa hyper present. To drive the nail, Mati and Stupa will come to squeeze at the net for fly-volley shocks that will finish finishing Juan and Paquito. What to say: They are too strong. Final score 6 / 3 6 / 3.

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This is what we like in the padel. It changes all the time. You can believe that a team is in great shape at some point in the season, and you are completely wrong. One thing is certain is that it remains 2 men's tournaments before the Masters Finals, Sao Paulo and Mexicoand that the battle for the front positions may be terrible.

Julien Bondia

Julien Bondia is a teacher of padel in Tenerife (Spain). Columnist and advisor, he helps you play better through his tutorials and tactical/technical articles padel.