The  4th in the world ,  Sofia Araujo  et  Marta Ortega , bowed out in their first round at  Santiago P1  in the round of 16, excluded from the quarter-finals for the first time since  Major of Rome  in June.

A premature elimination for Ortega / Araujo

Series heads  4  of the tournament, the two players  Ortega  (7ᵉ) /  Araujo  (8th), who hoped to compete for the title in Santiago, suffered a defeat in 3 sets  6/3 4/6 5/7  en  1h56 game  against the Spanish  Marina Guinart  (23ᵉ) /  Victoria Iglesias  (30th) in the round of XNUMX. A break conceded in the last service game during the deciding set which will cost the pair the victory  Ortega / Araujo . In particular playing conditions where the ball was difficult to control, with a fast game, shortened exchanges, and aerial play to avoid being sanctioned.

Siantago Ortega Araujo stats

Signs of doubt for Ortega/Araujo since Miami?

A poor performance for the pair  Ortega / Araujo  who had made a good start to the season, living up to their status as  4th pair in the world , reaching the last four of the tournaments each time, and a final at  Cancun  by eliminating numbers in particular  1 world   Josemaria / Sanchez  in the semi-finals. Consistent performances until this defeat in Santiago.

Can the Ortega/Araujo pair aim higher than 4th place in the world?

The first alert took place in the semi-final of the  Miami P1 , with a defeat in two sets  6 / 2 6 / 1  facing the numbers  2 world   Triay / Brea , where the first signs of annoyance and discouragement could be observed on the part of  Sofia Araujo . What can we learn from this first-round defeat in Santiago? Was it simply an unfortunate defeat, or was it the result of a series of losses against the best pairs on the circuit, notably the  world number 2 , without any real opposition or solution to reverse this trend?

Nicolas Fillaudeau

A big sports enthusiast and former tennis player, I discovered padel a few years ago without really focusing on it. Then I became addicted to this sport by practicing it and watching the premier padel matches. Looking forward to sharing the 2025 news with you!

On the same subject

Tags