La FIP Silver Caen Men's Final kept its promises, but it's definitely the seeded 3, Marc Sintes and Daniel Santigosawho knew how to make the difference in key moments to prevail against Arnau Ayats and Álvaro Cepero (TS4) on the score of 6 / 4 6 / 3.

A tight first set, decided by a detail

The start of the match is balanced and intense, without any real dominance. The rallies are hard-fought, the tension palpable. In this first setThere's only one break point to mention... and it is converted by Sintes / SantigosaMaximum realism that allows them to take the lead and finish the race 6/4 in 36 minutes.
Not necessarily brighter, but clearly more lucid on important points.

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A second set where efficiency makes the difference

The scenario repeats itself in the second round, but with one major difference: Ayats/Cepero miss too many opportunities.
The numbers speak for themselves:

  • 8 break points obtained, only one convert for the 4th seed
  • 4 break points, 3 converted for Sintes / Santigosa

In the game, Daniel Santigosa causes a lot of damage viper, While Marc Sintes imposes its rhythm with the roller to the grid and Smash, regularly gaining the upper hand in attacking phases.

Statistics that confirm the dominance

Over the course of the match, the difference widens considerably:

  • Sintes / Santigosa: 35 winning shots to 28 unforced errors
  • Ayats / Cepero: 23 winning shots to 32 unforced errors

Un positive ratio on the one hand, negative On the other hand, Ayats, despite being impressive in the semi-final, had more difficulty influencing this final, without managing to make the differences observed the day before.

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A benchmark tournament for the 3rd seed

Already fallers of Patiniotis / Torre (TS2) in the semi-finals, Sintes and Santigosa confirm their rise to power by then dominating the seeded 4 finally.
A symbolic detail: no sets lost throughout the entire tournamentA regularity and solidity that testify to a very high level of play.

Santigosa confirms, Sintes assures

Daniel Santigosa continues to prove that he is good one of the gems of the circuitcapable of stringing together impressive performances against established pairs. Alongside him, Marc Sintes also displayed a very high level of play; a pair to watch for 2026, they leave with 80 FIP points.

With this title at FIP Silver Caen, Sintes / Santigosa make a perfect start to their season.

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 !

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