If in Riyadh, Bea Gonzalez et Claudia fernandez had managed to reach the final, this time it was the turn of their former teammates. Delfi Brea et Gemma Triay, beaten in Saudi Arabia by Gonzalez and Fernandez, will have a new opportunity to shine at Gijón, where they will try to secure a place in the final against the world number 1, Paula Josemaria et Ari SanchezThe latter, titled in Riyadh, will aim for a second coronation this season in front of a Palacio de Deportes de la Guía 'Presidente Adolfo Suárez' packed to the brim for these semi-finals.

In the first semi-final, Brea and Triay took over Marta Ortega and Sofia Araujo, imposing 6 / 1 6 / 3 en one hour and 37 minutes. Masters of the game from the first exchanges, they knew how to impose their rhythm so as never to be really worried. For their part, Josemaria and Sanchez experienced a more close duel against Alejandra Alonso and Andrea Ustero. After a first one-sided set (6/1), the leaders of the FIP ranking had to raise their level to impose themselves 6 / 1 6 / 4, despite a good resistance from their opponents in the second round.

While Josemaria, Sanchez, Triay and Brea are now regulars in the finals of the personalised tour Premier Padel, the men's poster will have a completely different flavor. The four finalists will, in fact, play their first final at this level and will try to put their name on the list of winners of a second tournament this season.

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NextGen side, Diego Garcia (17 years old, number 222 in the FIP ranking) and Francisco 'Curro' Cabeza (16 years old, number 176) continue to shake up the hierarchy. In the semi-final, they dominated Facundo Dehnike (Paraguay) and Manuel Aragon (Spain) in two controlled sets, 6/4 6/4, thanks to solid consistency and effective initiative at key moments.

Facing them, Tolito Aguirre and Gonza Alfonso, nicknamed “The Magicians”, will try to chain a second consecutive title after their victory at FIP Gold from Paredes (Portugal)In the semi-final, the Argentines were able to reverse a compromised situation against Simone Cremona and Jaume Romera, seeded number 1. After winning the first set 6/4, they were led 0/5 in the second round before achieving a spectacular comeback, finally winning 7/6 in the tie-break.

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The women's final will open the program at noon, before the men compete for the title from 16pm.

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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.

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