Le Milan Premier Padel P1 delivered his verdict for the race to Barcelona Finals, which will be held at Palau sant jordi from December 19 to 22. Two places were still at stake, and the results of the round of XNUMX sealed the fate of the competitors.
Bergamini and Cardona get their ticket
paul cardona, associated to Paquito Navarro (seeded No. 5), won a decisive duel against Sanyo Gutiérrez et José Diestro, thus eliminating the Argentine player from the race. For their part, the defeats of Juan Tello (associated with Iñigo Jofre against Martín Di Nenno and Juan Lebrón) as well as those ofAlex Arroyo et Alex Ruiz (beaten by Momo González and Edu Alonso) opened the way for Lucas Bergamini.
The Brazilian, who plays alongside Javi Garrido, sealed his qualification with a victory in a historic match that ended the career of Fernando Belasteguín. Bergamini shared his emotion:
"Today is Bela's moment, not mine. But I'm happy to have qualified here, in a tournament special to me."
One more place to fill among the ladies
In the ladies' category, the last place for the Finals remains to be awarded. Three players are still in the running: Alejandra Alonso, Aranzazu Osoro et Tamara Icardo.
- Alejandra Alonso, alongsideAndrea Ustero (already qualified), beat Lucia Martinez Gomez et Carla Mesa (7-5, 7-5).
- Aranzazu Osoro, associated with Verónica Virseda, won 6-0, 6-1 against Orsi/Rodriguez.
- Tamara Icardo, in duet with Claudia jensen, dominated Marta Barrera et Marta Caparrós (6-3, 6-4).
The quarter-finals promise to be decisive:
- Alonso/Ustero will face Lucia Sainz et Patty Llaguno.
- Osoro/Virseda will cross paths with Delfina Brea et Bea González.
- Icardo/Jensen will challenge Marta Ortega et Sofia Araújo.
Only one of them will join Barcelona to conclude the season.
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.