Léa Godallier and Laura Luján almost brought down the Spanish pair Victoria Iglesias / Marina Guinart, recent semi-finalist of the Italy Major. After an intense and close match, the Frenchwoman and her partner lost in three sets: 6/3 3/6 3/6.

A perfectly controlled first set

From the start of the match, Godallier and Luján imposed their rhythm with solid service games: no break point to defend in the first set. Léa dominates her diagonal with a very deep bandeja, which puts Victoria Iglesias under constant pressure. Laura Luján, for her part, is incisive, both on the fly and in bajada.

At 3/2, they maintain their intensity and force Iglesias into error. The break is logically converted, and after that, they roll on their serve to win the set 6/3 with authority.

A relaxation in the second

In the second set, the tide turned. A few unforced errors gave Guinart and Iglesias an early break. Even though Godallier and Luján gradually regained their aggression, the gap was too great. The Spanish equalized without a hitch: 3/6.

A third set where everything is decided at 3/3

The last act is a real arm wrestlingBoth teams held their service games until 3/3. But at this key moment, it was Godallier and Luján who cracked slightly. Marina Guinart pulled off a series of inspired shots, allowing her team to break, and behind, she and Iglesias remained solid for fold the match 6/3.

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A bitter defeat... but a promising one

Godallier and Luján have passed a mere stone's throw from the feat against a ranked pair 21st and 22nd in the worldThey offered a very high level of padel, based on great complementarity and real aggressiveness in the game.

Despite the frustration, there are some positives to remember: their very good qualifying campaign, and this match where they did more than worry a pair of the world's top teams.

We will find them again next week at Bordeaux P2, directly in main draw thanks to a wild cardA new opportunity to shine for the Franco-Spanish duo.

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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