Le  Al Khalifa Tennis & Squash complex  in Doha this week hosts the  Qatar Major Premier Padel , with a first day already marked by a suspenseful match.

 Belluati and Sager snatch victory in the opening match 

The most contested match of the day saw  Juan Cruz Belluati  et  Nachi Sager  to prevail at the end of the suspense against  Jose Rico  et  Agustín Gutiérrez The Spanish-Argentine duo won in three sets:  7/6 5/7 7/6 , after a battle lasting almost three hours. Thanks to this success, they will now face  Javi garcia  et  Javier Barahona , recently crowned in Italy during the  FIP Silver Mediolanum Padel Cup .

 Busy Tuesday in Doha: 28 matches on the schedule 

Tuesday promises to be an intense day with  28 scheduled meetings including  16 men's matches  et  12 women's matches  to determine the posters of the  round of XNUMX . It will also be an opportunity to witness the entry into the competition of  top seeds in the women's table , including the top four in the ranking.

 Male stars make their entrance 

Le  central court  will be particularly lively with several expected posters. The day will begin with the duel between  Lucia Sainz / Patty Llaguno  and the young pair  Noa Canovas / Jimena Velasco . Then, the first three pairs of the men's draw will make their debut:

  •  Coki Nieto / Mike Yanguas , finalist this season in Riyadh, will face  Pol Hernández / Rama Valenzuela  ;
  •  Fede Chingotto / Ale Galán , winners in Miami and Santiago, will try to continue their positive dynamic;
  • Finally  Arturo Coello / Agustín Tapia , reigning champions in Doha, will begin the defense of their trophy against  Gonzalo Rubio / Pablo Lijó .
Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.