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!

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