The Argentine pair defies the odds and takes the 7th seed in the Riyadh P1 this Wednesday, February 12 in the round of XNUMX.

After the surprise victories of the pairs Augsburger/Cardona et Chozas/Ruiz, it's the turn of the new association Valentino Libaak (36ᵉ) and Juan Tello (20th) to create a surprise against the Spaniard Paquito Navarro (11th) and Brazilian Lucas Bergamini (16ᵉ), who also formed a new pair for this 2025 season.

A victory in three sets after 2 hours and 24 minutes of play, the longest match of these round of XNUMX.

Augsburger Cardona 3

The Argentine association had started its competition well by winning its first match 6/2 6/3 in just over an hour of play against the pair Valenzuela (best friend of Libaak) / Hernandez Alvarez.

Trailing 6/2 4/2, the Argentinian pair knew how to react and gain momentum, demonstrating the complementarity of the two players. Tino Libaak was very solid in defense and on the volley, allowing the opposing pair to play, while Tello was able to conclude the points and impose all his power on his smashes, notably to lead 6 games to 5 and in the tie-break of the second set.

In the third set, the Argentinian pair managed an early break, but were quickly caught. Libaak produced an interesting volume of play, keeping his team in contact with Navarro/Bergamini and allowing Tello to exploit their finishing and power. Finally, the Argentinian pair took the advantage in the tie-break of the last set before winning once again 7/6 and heading towards the quarter-finals.

A promising victory for this new association. Tello, who had a complicated 2024 in terms of results and consistency, confirms here his good form, already seen in pre-season, particularly during theHexagon Cup.

For its part, it is a new setback for Paquito Navarro in the first tournament of the season. The Spaniard has indeed failed to reach the quarter-finals in 4 of the last 5 editions of the first tournament of the year.

Libaak et Tello will meet the pair in the quarter-finals Yanguas/Nieto, seeded number 4, for a shock duel.

Nicolas Fillaudeau

A big sports enthusiast and former tennis player, I discovered padel a few years ago without really focusing on it. Then I became addicted to this sport by practicing it and watching the premier padel matches. Looking forward to sharing the 2025 news with you!

On the same subject

Tags