A few days after their triumph at the FIP Platinum in Mexico, Alex Ruiz et Alex Arroyo continue their rise in power in view of the Premier Padel Finals in Barcelona. With a 6-4 / 7-5 victory against Gonzalo Rubio et Pablo Lijo, the No. 9 seeds of the Mexico Major reached the second round, collecting 90 additional points to Race.

sanyo gutierrez, associated to José Diestro, also shone with a 6-4 / 6-4 success against Agustin gutierrez et Jose RicoToday, dedicated to the round of 16, will see the other two contenders for the last places for the finals :

  • paul cardona et Paquito Navarro will face the Swedes Simon vasquez et Adam Axelsson, from the qualifications.
  • Lucas Bergamini et Javi Garrido will play against Pablo Garcia Rodrigo et Arnau Ayats.

Distance duel in the women's table

In the women's category, the competition also intensifies with a long-distance duel between several key players:

  • Ale Alonso, with Andrea Ustero, will start against Léa Godallier et Giorgia Marchetti.
  • Aranzazu Osoro et Verónica Virseda will face Noah Canovas et Jimena velasco.
  • Virginia Riera, associated with Carmen Goenaga, will meet Rebecca Lopez et Marcella Koek.

The surprise: Belasteguin and Libaak eliminated

The defending champion, Fernando Belasteguin, associated to Tino Libaak, was beaten in the first round. They lost 7-6 / 0-6 / 6-4 against the qualifiers Gerard Arnaldos et Agustin Torre, a hard blow for Bela Libaak, but also for the fans.

The headliners take the stage

Today also marks the debut of the world's best players, with matches scheduled to start at 9am local time (16pm CET).

  • In men, the number 1 Arturo Coello et Agustin Tapia will face Pol Hernandez Alvarez et Rama Valenzuela, While Fede Chingotto et Ale Galan (2) will be opposed to Dani Santigosa et Miguel Lamperti.
  • In the women's table, the numbers 1 Paula Josemaria et Ari Sanchez will play against Sofia saiz et Marina lobo, and duo n°2 Gemma Triay et Claudia fernandez face Ana Catarina Nogueira et Laia Rodriguez.
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.