First big sensation  Riyadh P1 , with the elimination of  Valentino Libaak  et  Leo Augsburg , in the first round of previa. The Argentines were taken out by the new pair  Mario Huete  et  Aitor Garcia  !

Tino Libaak and Leo Augsburger were undoubtedly the players most impacted by the new FIP ranking system. While they were in the  Top 25 worldwide  after the 2023 season, they were propelled to the  115 and 118th place  of the new ranking. Therefore, the young hopefuls of Argentine padel were forced to play the qualifications of this first tournament of the year…  without being seeded  !

Facing them, a brand new pair formed by Mario Huete and Aitor Garcia. An unfavorable draw for the two Spaniards,  seeded 6 . Suffice it to say that no team would have liked to play the Libaak/Augsburger pair in the first round of qualifying!

Moreover, in this meeting,  the first set is won by the Argentinians, 6/3 . However, the match is balanced. Mario Huete and Aitor Garcia even took the second set and pushed their opponents to the ropes.

In the end, it was the Huete/Garcia pair that won at the end.  Victory 3/6 7/5 6/4  and a place in the second previa round for the 6th seed. Mario and Aitor will meet, for their second match,  Clement Geens  et  Frame Cassetta  !

For Tino Libaak and Leo Augsburger, we suspect that it is  of great disappointment . While we thought back to the top, after a positive end to the season in 2023, we cannot say that the Argentine pair are starting this new season well. Despite everything, this is the first tournament and it takes time for the automatisms to return. Without a doubt, that  this defeat will serve Tino and Leo  to come back fitter than ever.

That’s good because we’ll see them next week… in Qatar… in Preview.

Gwenaelle Souyri

It was her brother who one day told her to accompany him to a padel court, since then, Gwenaëlle has never left the court. Except when it comes to going to watch the retransmission of Padel Magazine, World Padel Tour… or Premier Padel…or the French Championships. In short, she is a fan of this sport.

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