Le Milan Premier Padel P1 has started. A month after the 4th historic place in Italy in the men's table World Championships Padel FIP in Doha, Riccardo Sinicropi and Lorenzo Di Giovanni shone by winning a 100% Italian derby.
Sinicropi and Di Giovanni land a shock against Sanyo Gutiérrez
During a close match, Riccardo Sinicropi et Lorenzo DiGiovanni imposed themselves against Frame Cassetta and his Spanish partner Miki SolbesThis victory opens the doors to a second turn face Sanyo Gutiérrez et José Diestro, seeded No. 10. A key encounter, while Sanyo is still in the running for qualification to the Premier Padel Barcelona Finals.
The favorites enter the scene
Arturo Coello et Agustín Tapia, who have just arrived from Mexico, will start on Wednesday against the qualifiers Mario Ortega et Tonet Sans. Fede Chingotto et Ale Galán, unfortunate semi-finalists in Kuwait City and Acapulco, will face Álvaro Cepero et Miguel BenitezTuesday will also see the entry of top seeds such as Javi Garrido et Lucas Bergamini (n°7), as well as Alex Ruiz et Alex Arroyo (n°9). The world champions Alex Chozas et Leo Augsburg (n°16) will also be competing for their tournament debut.
Women's table ready to start
The women's draw will begin on Tuesday, after the end of the qualifications where the Italians Caterina Baldi et Giulia Dal Pozzo, invited through a wild card, have secured their place. The absence of Paula Josemaria et Ari Sanchez, forfeits due to the injury of “Paulita”, redistributes the cards. It is now Gemma Triay et Claudia fernandez who will lead the women's table, while the defending champions Delfi Brea et Bea Gonzalez will be in the lower part of the table. The pair formed by Ale Alonso et Andrea Ustero, seeded No. 9, will also be one to watch.
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.