Salazar/Calvo, Ortega/Icardo and Jensen/Alonso overturn the hierarchy  au  Premier Padel Malaga P1 .

Le  Premier Padel Malaga P1  had a  real upheaval  in the women's draw with the elimination of three of the top four seeds in the quarter-finals. A day full of surprises which opens the way to a  completely new finale .

Seeds 1, 2 and 4 on the mat

This is  groundswell  who hit the Andalusian tournament: the seeded players  No. 1 (Josemaría / Sánchez) ,  No. 2 (Triay / Brea)  et  No. 4 (Araújo / Ustero)  were all eliminated in the quarter-finals.

  •  Alejandra Salazar and Martina Calvo , for their first association, signed a  resounding feat  dominating  Triay / Brea  in two sets (6/3 6/4). A solid collective performance, against a pair where Delfi Brea still seemed physically diminished.
  •  Tamara Icardo and Marta Ortega , seeded No. 5, upset the  world number one  after a fight of nearly  three hours  (4/6 6/3 6/2). More physically solid and more inspired in the money time, they achieved their best result of the season on the circuit. Premier Padel.
  •  Claudia Jensen and Alejandra Alonso  also shone by authoritatively dismissing  Araújo / Ustero  (6/1 6/3). A great revenge for the Spanish-Argentine pair, forced to retire against the same opponents in the semi-final in Bordeaux.
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González / Fernandez hold their own

Only the  seed n ° 3 ,  Bea González and Claudia Fernández , held its rank. They left no chance to  Fassio / Nogueira  (6/0 6/1). Obviously note the great performance  Catarina Nogueira , who has  46 years , becomes one of the oldest players to reach the quarterfinals of a tournament Premier Padel.

Carolina Navarro or Cata Nogueira: The record for the oldest quarterfinalist? Find out this Thursday!

Carolina Navarro, an emotional farewell

This is  Martin Carpena  that  Carolina Navarro , an emblematic figure of world padel, played  his last home tournament . Beaten with Melania Merino by  Fassio / Nogueira , she received a standing ovation from the audience after  kissed the court floor , a strong gesture that left its mark. At 49 years old, the woman from Malaga is turning a page in the history of women's padel.

The women's semi-finals

  •  Salazar / Calvo  vs  González / Fernandez 
  •  Ortega / Icardo  vs  Jensen / Alonso 

With the elimination of three of the top four seeds, the women's draw of this Málaga P1 is completely open. Whatever happens,  The final will pit two pairs who have never won a title together on Premier Padel A breath of fresh air is blowing on the women's circuit.

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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