FIP Gold Belgrade: Rufo and Iglesias win their first title together by defeating Salazar / Osoro in the final

Lorena Rufo and Victoria Iglesias hold their first major title together. The Spanish pair won the FIP Gold of Belgrade by overturning the favorites Alejandra Salazar / Aranza Osoro (TS1) in the final: 4/6 6/1 6/3 .

Another strong result for an association formed recently, from the Malaga P1 , and which seems to allow the two Spanish women to regain a real momentum.

Salazar/Osoro take control

The logic of the standings seemed to be respected at the start of the match.

Salazar and Osoro The number 1 seed took the lead and relied on greater consistency to clinch the first set. 6/4 .

But just like in the semi-final, where they had already had to turn around Jessica Castelló / Marta Talaván Rufo and Iglesias are not panicking.

On the contrary, their reaction is immediate.

Rufo/Iglesias completely change the final

The second half has nothing to do with the first. Rufo and Iglesias take it up a notch , while Salazar / Osoro gradually lose the control that had been their strength until then.

The result is clear: 6/1 .

The momentum has completely shifted, and the second seed continues its winning streak in the deciding set. Despite the stakes and the experience on the other side of the net, Rufo and Iglesias refuse to back down.

They remained strong until the end to clinch the third set 6/3 and to clinch the title after another comeback: 4/6 6/1 6/3 .

Rufo gets his revenge after Almaty

This victory inevitably has a special flavor for Lorena Rufo .

The Spaniard had already reached a FIP Gold final this season, in Almaty , without managing to leave with the trophy. This time, she doesn't let the opportunity slip away and wins the title alongside Victoria Iglesias.

For their new partnership, the results are starting to look promising.

An association that quickly finds its footing

Rufo and Iglesias started their project together from Málaga P1 And the first few weeks are already showing encouraging signs.

Speaking on Premier Padelthey managed to reach several round of XNUMX In Pretoria, they had also succeeded in take a set to numbers 1 Gemma Triay / Delfi Brea , proof of their ability to compete in sequences with the best.

Belgrade now allows them to turn these good feelings into a trophy.

The two players were trying to regain confidence and consistency and their partnership seems to be gradually allowing them to achieve this. They have just done so in style: a comeback semi-final, then a final won in three sets against the seeded 1 .

Un first title together who could be a factor when it comes to tackling the resumption of Premier Padel.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !