Alix Collombon and Araceli Martinez were shaky, but they will be there for the round of 16 in Valladolid. Facing the pair from the qualifiers,  Sara Foguer and Lucia Fernández , the Franco-Spanish pair won in two sets:  7/6(5) 6/1 .

However, it wasn't all plain sailing. While Collombon and Martinez managed their service games rather well, they were less effective in return, hampered in particular by  the power and variety of the left-handed Foguer Little by little, the outsiders gained confidence and even managed to break  5/5 , placing himself in the ideal position to pocket the first set.

But when it came to the final, Foguer and Fernandez trembled. Opportunists, Collombon and Martinez managed to  unbreak immediately , logically pushing the sleeve to the  tie-breaker . More experienced, they then raised their voices to assert themselves.  7 points to 5 , securing a first set with opportunism.

The second set then turned to their advantage.  Foguer and Fernandez  pay off for the efforts of the first set. Collombon and Martinez took advantage of this to unfold their game, dictating the rallies and leaving no room for doubt:  6/1 .

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This victory opens the doors to them  round of XNUMX Where  an immense challenge awaits them  : they will face the  world number 1 ,  Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría A match where the level will have to be raised from the first exchanges.

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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