For the first time, no less than 8 professional players made the trip to take part in the US MASTERS of Padel!

At the head of the line, Fede Quiles (world n ° 9) was present to promote this sport which is experiencing an unprecedented boom on the other side of the Atlantic. Even the French n ° 1 Jeremy Scatena had responded favorably to Nallé Grinda's invitation to support an American player Sean Posner. Unfortunately, this Franco-American pair fell in the first round but recovered by reaching the final of the consoling.

The other French in the table and current No. 1 in the US ranking Nallé Grinda climbed to the final with his partner US Wayne Boich. Not without difficulty since they had to fight hard 7 / 6-7 / 6 to eliminate the seeds n ° 1 Adrian Beltramino and Damian Diez (ARG) in quarter then the Argentina pair “Toto” Calniggia (n ° 40 world) and Facundo 12-10 in the tie-break of 3e by saving 2 match balls!

In the other semifinal, the 2 seeded Pipo Gonzalez and "Gata" Briner (formerly 1 Argentinian) qualified easily at the expense of Pablo Corominas and Dani Homedes from Catalonia for the occasion.

The final promised to be enticing between the undefeated pair on home soil and the favorite Argentinian professionals. The public came in large numbers throughout the 4 days had the right to a fierce fight between the 2 pairs with a totally opposite style.

On the one hand the regularity and science of the game for the Argentines, on the other the offensive aggressiveness and power of the 2 Franco-American “twin towers”. The latter tried to take advantage of the extremely fast indoor conditions to rush to the net at the slightest opportunity and it almost succeeded them in the first set since they had 1 set point before a little twist of fate made them lose the set on a ball let. The second set was also contested but they ended up giving up arms with a break in the final game. 7 / 6-6 / 4 for Gonzalez-Briner. First defeat of the year for Nallé Grinda on the US circuit but without demerit in the face of such tough opponents.

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Note that the next stage will take place just after the world championships in Palma de Mallorca. From November 7 to 9 in Houston, Texas, this tournament will be the second and last tournament sanctioned by the FIP and therefore earning points in the world rankings. This promises the presence of many international players including the entire Mexican national team as well as that of Canada.

Team Padel Magazine

Editor's note: Article co-produced with the French Team Nallé Grinda and Jérémy Scatena

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.

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