The fourth day of the Premier Padel Kuwait City P1 offered some hard-fought matches and some notable surprises. In the men's competition, Coki Nieto and Jon Sanz won an intense duel against Fernando Belasteguín and Tino Libaak, while Jairo Bautista and Fran Guerrero eliminated Lebrón and Di Nenno. In the women's competition, Bea Caldera and Lorena Rufo prevailed against Sainz and Llaguno, earning themselves a place in the quarter-finals. A look back at a day full of confrontations.

Men: Nieto and Sanz win a great battle

In the men's table, the match between Coki Nieto and Jon Sanz against Fernando Belasteguín and Tino Libaak will remain one of the most contested of the day. After more than three hours of effort (3h04), the Spaniards secured their place in the quarter-finals thanks to a hard-fought victory: 7-6, 6-7, 6-4. This success propels them towards a confrontation against Jairo Bautista and Fran Guerrero, authors of the feat of the day by eliminating the number 3 seeded pair, Juan Lebrón and Martín Di Nenno, with a net score of 7-5 Years, 6-2 YearsThis victory confirms the excellent dynamic of Bautista and Guerrero, already winners of the recent FIP ​​Platinum Marbella and FIP Gold Lyon.

Among other results, Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia, seeded number 1, left only three games to Maxi Sánchez and Lucho Capra (6-2, 6-1). Their next challenge will be against Lucas Bergamini and Javi Garrido, who won 6-4, 6-0 against Gonzalo Rubio and Pablo Lijó. Finally, Fede Chingotto and Ale Galán had to fight to overcome José Diestro and Sanyo Gutiérrez (6-3, 7-6). They will face tomorrow Paquito Navarro and Pablo Cardona, victorious 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 against Javi García and Javier Barahona.

The last quarter-final will be between Franco Stupaczuk and Mike Yanguas à Juan Tello and Íñigo Jofre. Stupa and Yanguas overthrew Lucas Campagnolo and Javi Leal (6-7, 6-1, 6-4), while Tello and Jofre surprised Momo González and Edu Alonso (4-6, 7-5, 6-3).

Women: Caldera and Rufo create a surprise

In the women's table, the feat of the day goes to Bea Caldera and Lorena Rufo, who dominated the number 6 seeds, Lucía Sainz and Patricia Llaguno, in two sets (6-2, 6-4). They will meet again in the quarter-finals Gemma Triay and Claudia Fernández, winners 6-3, 6-2 against Melania Merino and Esther Carnicero.

The other meetings followed the hierarchy: Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría, seeded number 1, imposed themselves with difficulty against Raquel Eugenio and Martina Fassio (6-1, 7-6) and will face tomorrow Veronica Virseda and Aranzazu Osoro, who eliminated Marta Talaván and Julieta Bidahorria (6-2, 6-0).

Delfi Brea and Bea González, recent champions in Dubai, continue their winning streak with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Ana Catarina Nogueira and Laia Rodríguez. They will cross paths with Tamara Icardo and Claudia Jensen, impressive against Alicia Blanco and Sara Ruiz Soto (6-1, 6-1). Finally, Marta Ortega and Sofia Araujo will meet Alejandra Salazar and Jessica Castello in the last quarter-final.

Next up: promising quarter-finals

The quarter-finals promise to be thrilling, both for men and women. The performances of Nieto/Sanz et Caldera/Rufo will be particularly scrutinized, while the seeded teams will have to confirm their status to hope to go further in the competition. The first matches will start tomorrow at 13 p.m. (local time).

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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