The Paraguayan dream of Aimar Goñi and Edu Alonso  stopped short of the final.
Facing them,  Ale Galán and Fede Chingotto  reminded everyone why they are today one of the absolute benchmarks on the world circuit.

Victory for the world's number 2  6 / 1 7 / 5  in a semi-final where they perfectly managed the rise to power of the tournament's revelation pair.

 A one-way start 

After narrowly avoiding elimination in the quarter-finals against  Juan Tello and Maxi Arce Galán and Chingotto wanted to avoid any unpleasant surprises this time.

And that was immediately apparent.

From the very first exchanges, the players of  Jorge Martínez  They impose a tremendous pace. Very aggressive, very precise tactically, they completely stifle Goñi and Alonso.

In this first round,  Fede Chingotto  It does a lot of damage to the volume of play. The Argentinian constantly finds solutions on the diagonal and perfectly targets Edu Alonso, forcing him into errors several times.

Result: a completely controlled first set won  6/1  in barely twenty minutes.

 Goñi and Alonso finally react 

But as has been the case since the start of the tournament,  Goñi and Alonso  They never give up.

In the second set, the face of the match changed completely.

Aimar Goñi is starting to make a huge difference with his smash while Edu Alonso is regaining his usual intensity and activity.

Little by little, the exchanges become more balanced and the young Spaniards show why they are clearly the revelation pair of recent weeks.

The duo, formed recently after the circuit's major transfer window, continues to confirm that this partnership has enormous potential.

 Missed opportunities that cost a fortune 

Goñi and Alonso will even have several break opportunities in this second set.

But unlike their opponents, they fail to convert their opportunities at key moments.

And against a pair like Galán / Chingotto, that's unforgivable.

The world number 2s take advantage of their first real opening to break at the best moment and definitively take the lead in the set.

More experienced and mentally stronger in crucial moments, they then locked down their serve to finish  7/5 .

 The new classic of the circuit in the final 

With this victory,  Galan and Chingotto  defend their first place in the Race and secure another final against their main rivals:
 Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia .

On one side, the “Golden Boys”.
On the other hand, there is the resistance embodied by “Chingalán”.

And even if this final becomes routine, it continues to make the whole circuit salivate.

 Goñi and Alonso have confirmed their enormous potential. 

Despite the elimination, it's hard not to remember the incredible week of Aimar Goñi and Edu Alonso .

After eliminating  Stupaczuk and Yanguas  In the quarter-finals, the two Spaniards showed once again that they already had the level to compete with the best pairs in the world.

Their connection is obvious, their complementarity is striking, and their progress seems meteoric.

If they continue to work together with stability around the project, they could very quickly become regular contenders for the final stages… or even much more.

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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