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 Josemaría A 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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