Thomas Leygue (101) and his partner Alvaro Montiel (107) fail to pass the milestone of round of 32 du Kuwait Premier Padel, bowing to the Spanish pair Javier Barahona (39) et Javier Garcia (49) on the score of 6 / 3 7 / 6.
In the first set, Leygue and Montiel were dominated from the start. Quickly broken, they are chasing the score without managing to get back into the set. A revealing statistic: they do not win any points on their second serve, while the Spanish show great solidity. Barahona and Garcia close the set 6/3.
In the second set, Leygue and Montiel show a better aggressiveness, with a Thomas Leygue who hurts the Smash, which allows them to take a break in advance. Leading 5/4, they have a chance to close the set, but get broken, pushing the set to tie-breaker. In this decisive game, Leygue and Montiel offer themselves two set balls without managing to convert them, allowing the Spaniards to come back and win the match.
Final score : 6/3 7/6.
Garcia and Barahonna will play Arroyo / Ruiz in the next round.
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 !