In these World's Championships, for the moment, there is not much to say as the gaps between the nations are so significant. The favourites are largely dominating, and the outsiders are often too far away to worry them. This is the sad observation of this start of the competition at Qatar. Fortunately, this allows time to observe the strategies adopted by certain nations, such as theSpain among the ladies.

Against the Brazil, the captain of the Spanish team, Icíar Montes, proposed unexpected pairs. She thus associated Bea González à Paula Josemaría, Alejandra Salazar à Gemma Triay, and Ari Sánchez à Martita Ortega. Of course, whatever the composition of the Spanish team, it remains the favorite to win the world title. It should not lose a single set, except perhaps againstArgentina. But it is surprising to see Iciar Montes – former historical partner ofAle Salazar on the World Padel Tour before becoming captain of Spain – to make such associations.

Against the Chili, here is a new configuration of the Spanish team proposed by the captain. It seems that Iciar is looking to have fun by testing various formations. This time, she associates Marta Ortega Gallego à Gemma Triay Pons, Paula Josemaría Martín à Jessica Castello Lopez, and Alejandra Salazar Bengoechea à Beatriz González Fernández.

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Isn't this, in reality, a way for the captain to stimulate his players, to have them play with other partners in order to avoid routine? This could prevent them from getting bored with the lack of real competition among the women for this World Cup.

Spain vs Brazil match results
B. Gonzalez Fernandez / P. Josemaria Martin (ESP)
6-0
6-0
J. Gomes / L. Trautwein (BRA)
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A. Salazar Bengoechea / G. Triay Pons (ESP)
6-1
6-1
M. Schuck Silva / C. Cirne (BRA)
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A. Sanchez Fallada / M. Ortega Gallego (ESP)
6-2
6-0
A. Abbud De Barros / F. Abarzua Branchi (BRA)
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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