The Pretoria P1 enters its decisive phase. This Friday, the eight best pairs still in contention will battle for a place in the semi-finals, with several highly anticipated matches in both the men's and women's draws. Between the perennial favorites and a few surprise contenders, the day promises a high-level spectacle.
Ruiz and García want to continue their incredible journey
The sensation of the round of 16 came from Álex Ruiz et Javi Garcia The two Spaniards delivered one of the tournament's best performances by eliminating Paquito Navarro et Martín Di Nenno at the end of a three-set battle.
They will now try to extend their adventure against Sanyo Gutiérrez et Juanlu Esbri They too are well established in this table. One of these two new associations will be in the final four!
In the upper part of the table, Arturo Coello et Agustín Tapia had to work hard to overcome Eduardo Alonso et Aimar Goñi The world's number ones will be back José Jiménez et Álex Arroyo with the aim of reaching another semi-final.
Another prestigious poster: Juan Lebrón et Leo Augsburg will be opposed to Fran Guerrero et Javi leal , While Fede Chingotto et Ale Galán will start as favorites against Juan Tello et Maxi Maple .
Barrera and Montes, the surprise guests of the women's draw
In the women's competition, only one unseeded pair is still in contention. Marta Barrera et Jana Montes continue their impressive run and will attempt to achieve another feat against the new association composed of Claudia Fernández et Martina Calvo convincing when she entered the competition.
The other highly anticipated quarter-final will pit Marta Ortega et Sofia Araújo à Alejandra Salazar et Aranza Osoro , in a duel between two recently formed pairs.
Finally, the top two seeds will try to confirm their status. Gemma Triay et Delfi Brea will face Tamara Icardo et Claudia jensen , While Paula Josemaría et Bea González will find Marina Guinart et Ale Alonso who are also making a promising start to their collaboration.
The quarter-finals program
Female table
- 10:00 : Claudia Fernández / Martina Calvo vs Marta Barrera / Jana Montes
- Following : Marina Guinart / Ale Alonso vs Paula Josemaría / Bea González
- Following : Gemma Triay / Delfi Brea vs Tamara Icardo / Claudia Jensen
- 12:00 : Alejandra Salazar / Aranza Osoro vs Marta Ortega / Sofía Araújo
Male table
- Following the women's matches : Javi García / Álex Ruiz vs Juanlu Esbrí / Sanyo Gutiérrez
- Following : Juan Tello / Maxi Arce vs Fede Chingotto / Ale Galán
- Not before 17 p.m. : Javi Leal / Fran Guerrero vs Juan Lebrón / Leo Augsburger
- Following : Arturo Coello / Agustín Tapia vs José Jiménez / Álex Arroyo
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