Valladolid P2: Qualifiers upset the hierarchy, Collombon and Touly are eliminated in the first round

The day of round of XNUMX du Valladolid P2 held several surprises. In the men's competition, several pairs from the qualifiers caused a sensation, starting with Alonso Rodriguez et Juani De Pascual , killers of Eduardo Alonso et Aimar Goñi Another remarkable achievement, Xisco Gil et Manu Castaño They, too, having gone through the qualifying rounds, eliminated Álex Arroyo et Tolito Aguirre In the women's draw, the two French players entered in the main draw, Alix Collombon et Carla Toully They left the competition in the round of 32.

Rodríguez and De Pascual strike a big blow

The best performance of the day undoubtedly goes to the qualifiers. Alonso Rodriguez et Juani De Pascual Opposites Edu Alonso / Aimar Goñi The two outsiders prevailed. 7 / 6 6 / 4 at the end of a perfectly controlled match.

A prestigious victory that confirms their excellent momentum since the qualifiers and opens the doors to the round of 16.

Another beautiful story from this day is that of Francisco Gil et Manu Castaño After passing the qualifying rounds, they delivered a superb performance by eliminating Álex Arroyo et Tolito Aguirre , 4/6 6/3 6/3 A solid performance that confirms that several pairs coming from the qualifiers are capable of competing with the best at this Spanish stage.

Valladolid P2: Qualifiers upset the hierarchy, Collombon and Touly eliminated in the first round

The favorites are all present… or almost

Apart from these surprises, the main seeds generally lived up to expectations.

Martín Di Nenno et Paquito Navarro have dominated Jiménez Casas / García , 7 / 5 6 / 4 , While Momo González et Lucas Campagnolo have dismissed Ruiz / Ortega , 6 / 3 6 / 1 .

The pair Pablo García / Pablo Lijó left no chance Rivas / Sánchez Arriaga , 6 / 3 6 / 1 , while Álex Ruiz et Juanlu Esbri they won without breaking a sweat against the qualifiers Perry / Zamora , 6 / 2 6 / 4 .

The all-Argentine duel between Alex Chozas / Valentino Libaak et Maxi Sánchez Blasco / Sanyo Gutiérrez It lived up to all its promises. After nearly two hours of fighting, Chozas and Libaak emerged victorious. 6 / 4 7 / 6 , bringing Sanyo and Maxi's journey to an end.

Also noteworthy is the success of Pol Hernández et William Collado , winners of Sintes / Santiagosa in three sets 4/6 7/5 6/0 .

Finally, the only withdrawal of the day concerns Jon sanz forced to throw in the towel alongside Coki Nieto while Inigo Jofre et Jairus Baptist were leading 7 / 5 2 / 1 .

A major setback in Valladolid: Jon Sanz forced to retire, the No. 5 seed is eliminated in the round of 32.

Collombon still lacking confidence

In the women's table, Alix Collombon et Ksenia Sharifova The 16th seeded team were eliminated by Marta Caparrós et Julieta Bidahorria, 6/3 6/3 .

On paper, the Franco-Russian pair seemed slightly favorites given the rankings, but the Spanish and Argentinian pair delivered a very solid performance to secure a logical qualification.

For Alix Collombon This latest early exit confirms a complicated period on the circuit. Premier Padel The Frenchwoman will try to regain her form next week in front of her home crowd. Bordeaux P2 .

Carla Touly has regrets

From the qualifications with the Spanish Amanda Lopez , Carla Toully may give rise to some regrets.

Opposed to Lorena Rufo et Jessica castelló The two players made a very good start to the match, even taking a break in the first set before seeing their opponents come back and then win the tie-break. Ultimately defeated 7 / 6 6 / 3 However, they leave Valladolid with a positive result.

Their journey since qualifying and the level they displayed against a pair established in the world's top rankings are encouraging signs before the Bordeaux P2 .

Valladolid P2: Collombon struggling, Touly leaves Valladolid with some regrets

Other results for women

The women's draw also saw several favorites secure their qualification. Marta Talaván / Sofia Saiz have dominated Marchetti / Borrero , 7 / 6 6 / 3 , Rodríguez / Dal Pozzo have eliminated Navarro / Riera , 6 / 3 6 / 1 , While Bea Caldera / Carmen Goenaga imposed themselves in the face of Velasco / Barrera , 6 / 3 6 / 2 .

Finally Lucia Sainz et Jana Montes had to battle until the third set to overcome Orsi / Llaguno 6/3 3/6 7/5 as Aranza Osoro et Victoria Iglesias have overturned Martínez / Pérez in three sets, 4/6 6/1 6/3 .

Maceo ZERHAT

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