What a match to end this anthology finale between Argentina and Spain. A match for the title… a match for history. At the controls, mike yanguas et Paquito Navarro for Spain and the pibes Leo Augsburg et Tino Libaak for Argentina.

A show, a beautiful game and of course, a lot of tears once the match was over. On both sides, we believed until the end and the dream came true for Argentina.

Yanguas and Paquito at work

The start of the match is balanced between the two teams, as was to be expected. Leo Augsburger and Tino Libaak, both of whom were playing for the first time, managed to keep up the pace against Paquito Navarro and Mike Yanguas. A balanced game and difficult to obtain break opportunities.

Finally, a slight ascendancy was taken by the Spanish pair who went to seek the commitment of their opponents head and shoulders. Opposite, Tino Libaak and Leo Augsburger are far from having been unworthy, but there was something missing. In the end, it makes 6/3 on the scoreboard.

Yanguas Navarro final Worlds 2024

The Argentine Rebellion

The second set was like the first: balanced. Both teams kept their commitments with a lot of mastery and the games went by at a dizzying speed (with one or two exceptions). Despite losing the first set, the rookies The Argentine team held their own against their opponents, never letting their serve slip away.

In the end, it was they who went looking for the break at the best of times, in the money time at 6/5 in their favor. On a game where they put all the chances on their side, Here they are, back up to par with a somewhat disoriented Spanish selection.

Libaak / Augsburger on the roof of the world

Disoriented, yes, but not for long, since its representatives Mike Yanguas and Paquito Navarro managed to get the Argentinians to commit. Were the carrots cooked? Not in the least. In this match of titans, everything was possible, including the break of the pibes which has given heart to the Albiceleste selection.

The match could not end anywhere else but tie-breaker. The best start by far was that of the Libaak / Augsburger pair who led 5/1… then 6/2 ! Four match points to save for the Spaniards, it seemed as simple as climbing Everest.

Tino Libaak and Leo Augsburger will remember this first selection for a long time to come… and this match! At only 19 and 20 years old, they brought back the decisive point for Argentina, who offers himself a double after his coronation in Dubai in 2022.

Many have questioned the choice of the Argentine selectors to have chosen youth, rather than experience (we think in particular of Tello or Belasteguin). Finally, Gaby Reca et Rodrigo Ovide were right: we had to bet on young people !

Libaak Augsburger World Cup 2024
Gwenaelle Souyri

It was her brother who one day told her to accompany him to a padel court, since then, Gwenaëlle has never left the court. Except when it comes to going to watch the retransmission of Padel Magazine, World Padel Tour… or Premier Padel…or the French Championships. In short, she is a fan of this sport.

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