La  seeded 1  held its own, but it came very close to being punished.
In the final of  P1000 Cedars Castres ,  Hugo Cazaban  et  Raphael Rubio  had to push themselves to the very end to overcome the sensation of the weekend,  Alexis Arette Hourquet / Téo Larrue , on the score of  6/3 5/7 7/6 .

Un  very big match intense, close, where the favorites had to dig deep to secure their title.

 A first set that started perfectly 

The start of the final, however, seems to confirm the logic of the draw.

 Cazaban / Rubio  fit perfectly into their encounter with a  Hugo Cazaban very solid , which makes a lot of difference in its diagonal, well supported by a  Raphaël Rubio is very clean and very stable .

The favorites quickly set the pace and took control to logically clinch the  first set 6/3 .

At that point, it seemed that the final would slowly turn in favor of the  TS1 .

  Arette Hourquet  Larrue are restarting everything 

But this final will completely change its complexion in the second set.

 Alexis  Arette Hourquet  / Téo Larrue  increase significantly in intensity.
They take up more space in the exchange, make more of a difference, in particular  at the smash and are starting to challenge the favorites.

Opposite,  Cazaban / Rubio  They slow down slightly and allow their opponents to believe more and more.

 Six set points before turning the match around 

À  5/4 ,   Arette Hourquet    / Larrue  get  three set points … but fail to reach a conclusion.

They are not giving up, however.

À  6/5 they obtain  three new set points .
And this time, on a  golden point They finally manage to break the lock.

After  six set points obtained They ultimately win this second round  7/5  and completely revive the final.

 A final, breathless round 

The third set starts strong for the favorites.

Stung to the quick,  Cazaban / Rubio  tighten up the game, increase the intensity, and achieve  the entry station wagon .

But again,   Arette Hourquet  / Larrue  They absolutely refuse to give up.

Solid defensively and very physical, they rack up a lot of points and manage to  unbreak  to glue it back together.

The set then becomes completely undecided and logically heads towards a  decisive tie-break .

 Experience spoke volumes in the tie-break 

And at that moment,  Cazaban / Rubio  They were able to make their experiences speak.

Stronger and more clear-headed, they force their opponents into errors and take control of the decisive game to win.  7 points to 3 .

Final victory:  6/3 5/7 7/6 .

A match where the favorites...  scared but where they also knew how to show why they were the  patterns of the painting .

  Arette Hourquet  Larrue, a final that was far from being stolen 

Even if defeated,  Alexis  Arette Hourquet  / Téo Larrue  can leave with their heads held very high.

Their tournament was  huge and this final confirmed that they were not  we didn't get here by chance .

Their track record speaks for itself:

  •  Quart de finale  : victory against the  top seed Ayuso / Toppin 
  •  Semi final  : victory against the  3rd seed Gourre / Potel 
  •  Final  : a huge match against  Cazaban / Rubio pushed to the point of  third set tie-break 

Clearly, one of the very best stories of the weekend in Castres.

 Second P1000 together for Cazaban / Rubio 

So, in the end, it's all good.  Hugo Cazaban / Raphaël Rubio  who lift the trophy.

The two players thus win their  second P1000 set , after already securing a first title last season.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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