The world numbers 1 had no problem qualifying for the quarter-finals of the WPT Santander Open on Thursday afternoon. Ale Galan and Juan Lebron only needed an hour and eleven minutes to get rid of the pair formed by Agustin Silingo and Juan Cruz Belluati.

After a first set won 6/1, Galan and Lebron had to fight a little more to win the second, concluded on their 5th match point. The Silingo / Belluati pair certainly dismissed nine break points, but that did not prevent them from giving up their serve five times. The ratio of 100 points played is clearly favorable to the No. 1, who won 57.

After Bella/Coello win and Chingotto/Tello surprise loss, the fourth men's round of XNUMX contested this Thursday gave rise to a suspenseful game between Ale Ruiz and Momo Gonzalez on the one hand, Jose Diestro and Pincho Fernandez on the other.

Surprise 6/4 in the first set, the No. 6 seed reacted in the second, breaking at the right time to win 6/4, against a catchy Pincho / Diestro pair. The fate of the game was undecided until 2-2 in the third set, after which Ale and Momo sped up the pace to bag two breaks and end the match 6-2, after 2:11.

In, quarter, Ruiz and Gonzalez will find Galan and Lebron.

The other matches can be followed on WPT-TV or on the Marker

After 40 years of tennis, Jérôme falls into the pot of padel in 2018. Since then, he thinks about it every morning while shaving… but never shaves pala in hand! Journalist in Alsace, he has no other ambition than to share his passion with you, whether you speak French, Italian, Spanish or English.

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