By winning the Estrella Damm Menorca Master Final 2020, Gemma Triay and Lucia Sainz have ended a collaboration exceptional 5-year-old in the most beautiful way by reaching first place in the 2020 Race of World Padel Tour.

An irresistible rise

The two former tennis players decided to unite their destinies in 2016, when they were sailing around the world top 10. To do this, Lucia Sainz had to make sacrifices by giving up her position as a left player to move to the right.

Under the leadership of Pablo Aymà in Barcelona, ​​then Rodri Ovide in Madrid, the Spanish pair have been able to question themselves every year to achieve ever more ambitious goals.

Despite the injuries and doubts inherent in any top athlete, this pair quickly established itself as one of the big favorites on the circuit. This resulted in a steady rise in the WPT rankings before taking control in 2020.

Triay Sainz punch their fist

An almost perfect year 2020

The year 2020, marked by a global pandemic, will leave a bitter aftertaste for many. This will certainly not be the case for Triay and Sainz, who after a hesitant start to the season, ended the year with a bang, winning 5 of the last 6 tournaments of the year.

Lucia Sainz's science of the game and defense, coupled with Gemma's power and raw talent, have sparked sparks on the women's circuit. It seemed that nothing and nobody could come close to the level of play reached by the players of Rodri Ovide.

This undivided domination has notably pushed Marta Marrero and Marta Ortego, world number 1 in 2019, to recompose a doublet that had proven itself in the past. This didn't stop Gemma and Lucia from continuing to win tournaments.

The apotheosis being “The admission of a mortal among the gods”, it is now clear that the ex-pair Sainz-Triay will find a very special place in the Panthéon du padel World.

New challenges in perspective

For the rest of their careers, Gemma Triay and Lucia Sainz have opted for new, very ambitious and enticing projects.

On the one hand, great opportunities lie in Gemma Triay will continue its journey alongside the current world number 1, Alejandra Salazar! A reliable player from the baseline, very aggressive and who has one of the best “bandejas ”from the women's circuit. We can not wait to see how this association will work and it is a safe bet that we will find them in the first places of the WPT ranking.

On the other hand, Lucia Sainz has chosen to accompany young Malaga player Bea Gonzalez. After a complicated 2020 season marked by changes of partners, Lucia's experience will be a significant asset for Bea, one of the most gifted players of her generation and on whom many expectations have been based for several seasons now.

Anyway, the women's table will once again be very tough and the battle for the number 1 place promises to be fierce, with many pairs who seem to be able to claim it.

Gemma Triay Lucia Sainz Master Final 2020 victory

Malick N'diaye padel chronicler

If tennis is a sport that drives you mad, then multiply that madness by 2 and you will get the padel.

An expatriate in Malaga, passionate about sports and photography, Malick immediately fell for the padel. If you can't find him on a short working his “bandeja”, He will probably be hiking, GoPro in hand.

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