P2 Gijón – Round of 16 matchday for Collombon and Godallier and the entry of the seeded teams

Thursday marks a turning point in P2 of Gijón with round of XNUMX on the agenda. A day particularly anticipated by the French since Alix Collombon et Léa Godallier They will both be on the track. However, they will have a tough time facing... top-seeded pairs .

At the same time, the best pairs on the circuit enter the scene, notably with the debuts of Coello / Tapia , Chingotto / Galan or, Augsburger / Lebron .

Godallier/Marchetti and Collombon/Montes face the seeded teams

The round of XNUMX of P2 of Gijón will offer two important matches for French padel. Léa Godallier et Giorgia Marchetti will open their day first rotation on track 3 , with a challenging duel against Marina Guinart and Veronica Virseda , seed n ° 8 of the tournament. The Franco-Italian pair arrives, however, with a lot of confidence after several good results since the start of the season, including a final at the FIP Silver in Dubai and round of 16 at the P1 in Riyadh Their solid victory in the previous round against Borrero / Sharifova, 6/3, 3/6, 6/3 confirmed this trend.

A little later in the morning, Alix Collombon and Jana Montes will in turn take to the track, in second rotation on the center court After a significant victory against Arruabarrena / Lobo 6/3, 2/6, 6/3 The Franco-Spanish pair are presented with a major challenge: to face Paula Josemaria and Bea Gonzalez , seed n ° 2 and the new flagship pair of the women's circuit.

With these two posters, France will have two representatives in the round of 16 on the circuit Premier Padel a situation we hadn't seen since the P2 of New Giza last October .

The women's round of 16 matchups

[3] Sanchez / Ustero vs Merino / Manquillo (LL)
[1] Triay / Brea vs Fassio / Llaguno
[5] Icardo / Jensen vs Caldera / Goenaga
Castelló / Rufo vs [4] Fernández / Araújo
[7] Salazar / Alonso vs Bellver / Aguilar (Q)
Sainz / Eugenio vs [6] Ortega / Calvo

First big test for Nieto/Sanz, Coello/Tapia and Chingotto/Galán against qualified teams

In the men's competition, the top names also enter the fray.

The return of Coki Nieto , associated to Jon Sanz (TS6) In the round of 16, he will be particularly closely watched. After several weeks off due to an elbow injury, the Spaniard is gradually regaining his form. Their round of 16 match against Argentina Chozas / Libaak looks like it's going to be a tough one.

World number one Arturo Coello / Agustín Tapia They too will begin their tournament. They will face Lijo / Arce , who came through qualifying and eliminated Wild Card players in the round of 32 Lamperti / Garcia , 6/1, 6/4.

Finally Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto , seed n ° 2 will make their entrance against the qualifiers Goenaga / Goñi , who have had a very good run since the qualifiers. A duel that could hold a few surprises if the young Spaniards continue their momentum.

The men's round of 16 fixtures

[4] Lebrón / Augsburger vs Aguirre / Arroyo
Hernandez / Collado vs [3] Yanguas / Stupaczuk
Campagnolo / Bautista vs Di Nenno / González (7)
Alonso / Tello vs Martínez / Valenzuela (Q)
Garrido / Bergamini (8) vs Gala / García

A pivotal day in Gijón

This day of round of XNUMX This truly marks the start of the tournament in Gijón. With the entry of the main teams heads of series The level is going to rise another notch.

For the French, all eyes will be on Alix Collombon et Léa Godallier who will attempt to pull off an upset against some of the best pairs on the circuit.

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