Alix Collombon et Araceli Martinez successfully entered the competition Riyadh P1 with a solid victory against Lorena Rufo et Lara Arruabarrena. After a very hard-fought first set, they raised their level of play to win in two sets and join the round of XNUMX.

A very hooked first set

The start of the match was very tight, with games often played until advantage/equality. The two pairs stand until 4/5, moment when Collombon and Martinez save a set point. In 5/5, they took advantage of two direct errors from their opponents to break and conclude the set on their serve. 7/5 for the Franco-Spanish pair, who take an option on the match.

Collombon and Martinez give each other a scare in the second set

From the start of the second set, Rufo and Arruabarrena take the upper hand with a 1/1 break. But Collombon and Martinez react immediately by tightening their game. They get a double break, but at 5/2, they fail to close the match and are broken. On their next service game, once again, they fail to close, letting their opponents come back to 5/5. But Rufo and Arruabarrena toil to validate their domination and commit many direct errors, which benefit Collombon and Martinez to rebreak in stride. This time, Collombon and Martinez do not tremble and conclude the set 7/5.

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A big challenge in eighth grade

Thanks to this victory, Alix Collombon and Araceli Martinez access the round of XNUMX, where they will face the World number 1 Ariana Sánchez and Paula JosemaríaA difficult match ahead, but the pair will be able to rely on this successful start to try to make the favourites doubt.

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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