Surprise in Carquefou ! The seed 9, Aizkoa Iturrino et Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea, overturns all the headliners and wins the P1000 Urban titlePadel Carquefou dominating Manon Richer and Margaux Amato, seeded 1, in the final.

A meteoric rise to power

Their journey is impressive: they first eliminate the seed 2 (Weil/Sirgant)then seed 3 (Trouillot/Mear) before tackling the favorites in the final.

A tense first set... then controlled

The start of the final is tight. 4/3, the teams trade blows, but Aizkoa Iturrino, very inspired in attack, turns the game around. She scores a series of winning points to conclude the first set 6/3.

From the start of the second set, Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea takes over. It allows you to break from the entrance with power and tactical intelligence, allowing his duo to take the lead in the race. At 4/3, a timeout disrupts the match : Margaux Amato gets injured, resulting in a long interruption.

Back on the field, the seeded 1 manages to break at 4/4, but Amato, visibly diminished, cannot prevent Iturrino and Berecoechea regain the advantage and conclude 6/4.

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A first symbolic victory

This is a first title in P1000 for Ainhoa ​​Berecoechea and Aizkoa Iturrino, a victory that leaves its mark. Aizkoa, multiple world champion of Basque pelota, has made a remarkable transition to padel.

Aizkoa Iturrino, multi-medalist in Basque pelota, discovers padel
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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