The first shocks of the season at P1 Riyadh

The season officially started on monday 10 february with the launch of the main draw in Saudi Arabia, When P1 Riyadh.

For these round of 2025, we will witness matches that are more than promising on paper, opposing seeded pairs and the opportunity to see newly formed associations in 1. It is also the opportunity to see the world numbers 2 and XNUMX for their first test of the season, as well as to discover the new pairs Stupa/Lebron et Yanguas/Coki Nieto in action. The latter, exempted from the first round, qualified directly for the round of 16.

The entry into the running of the favorites

World number 1, Arturo Coello et Agustín Tapia, start their season on center court in the fourth rotation against the pair Capra/Esbri. Their match is scheduled for around 16hLast year, they lost in the final against the former Spanish pair. Galan/Lebron, then seeded number one in 2024, after a three-set fight. Some questions about the physical condition of Wall, who had to withdraw from theHexagon Cup at the end of January due to leg discomfort that occurred during his first match.

The world number 2s will also enter the competition on the centre court in the second rotation against the Portuguese pair made up of the brothers DEUS, supported in particular by Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Finally, the highly anticipated pair Stupa/Lebron as well as the new association Yanguas/Nieto will debut today.

Shocking posters

The first table of the season offers us promising posters, with the new associations at the rendezvous on this Riyadh P1.

Navarro/Bergamini (7) vs Libaak/Tello (15)

In last rotation on the short number 1, the Argentinian pair showed great reassurance in their first match, which they won 6 / 2 6 / 3. She will challenge the number one seeds 7, who had to fight until third set to win their first official match together.

Sanz/González (6) vs Cardona/Augsburger (9)

In second rotation on the short number 3, two new associations with very different playing styles face off in a clash of eighth finals.

Alex Chozas/Ruiz (10) vs Edu Alonso/Arroyo (8)

In last rotation on the short number 2, the two pairs, formed in 2025, oppose each other. The pair Chozas/Ruiz had to work hard to win in three sets, after having let slip an advance of 5/1 in the second set tie-break. For their part, the Spanish pair Alonso/Arroyo made a nice comeback, erasing a deficit of four games in the second round before winning 6 / 2 7 / 5.

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Feminine side

The world number 1, Ari Sánchez et Paula Josemaría, will also be entering the competition, like COELLO/TAPIA, facing the French woman Alix Collombon and the Spanish Martínez. The match is scheduled for third rotation, just before entering the track of Coello et Wall on center court.

The new pair Brea/Triay will open the day on the central court against the Spanish pair Ustero/Alonso.

Finally, the number one seeded pair 3, Fernandez/Gonzalez, will also kick off this day on the short 1Facing Talavan/Sharifova.

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The 8th grade program

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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!