Titled in Genoa, Sofia Araujo and Marta Ortega, started version 2.0 of their association in the best possible way. But after two weeks of intense competition, the Portuguese and the Madrilenian seemed a little lacking in energy this morning in Malaga…

Despite the Andalusian heat, veterans Patty Llaguno and Lucia Sainz showed that they had the resources to get through a battle that lasted almost two hours. Impressive in the first round against Ustero / Alonso (6/1 6/1), the two former number 1s had to fight to get rid of the pair from the previas Arruabarrena / Polo in the second round (6/7 6/2 6/ 4). So we were wondering which version of the Llaguno / Sainz duo we were going to see today…

But this Friday, the two women, aged respectively 38 and 39, delivered a high-level performance to dismiss Martita and Sofia in two sets: 6/4 6/2. A success which allows them to enter the last four for the fourth time this season! And a big match awaits them in the semi-final since they will be opposed to number 1 Paula Josemaria and Ari Sanchez, who did the job without trembling against Castello / Jensen: 6/2 6/3.

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