Left from the qualifications, Maxi Arce and Pablo Lijó are having a sensational run in Madrid. After having crossed their first two qualifying rounds and then won their first two rounds of the main draw, the Spanish-Argentine pair offered themselves this Thursday a major feat in the last 16.

A fifth victory in a row in Madrid

Already authors of four successes since the start of the tournament, Arce and Lijó found a major obstacle for this round of 16: Paquito Navarro and Lucas Bergamini, the world's fifth-ranked pair and the clear favorites for the match. But once again, the outsiders defied the odds.

With a break per set, Arce and Lijó managed their key moments perfectly to win 6 / 4 6 / 4. Solid on their faceoffs, they had no no break point to save and have especially been opportunists on rare drops in concentration of their adversaries. Pablo and Maxi were able to accelerate in key moments of the match to sign a flawless performance against a particularly irregular Paquito Navarro on this meeting.

Quarter-final, a first together

Thanks to this victory, Arce and Lijó reach the quarter-finals of a P1 for the first time togetherA performance which rewards their solidity since the beginning of the week and now gives them a date with a potential shock against the world number 1, Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia, if the latter confirm their status this afternoon against Victor and Alex Ruiz.

Teo Vieau

He discovered padel in 2016 in Nantes and quickly became attached to the game, even climbing to 474th place in France. Commentator on Padel Mag TV, he covers the various tournaments on the French circuit as well as international tournaments organized in France!

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