Sixth day of competition at the Alicante Open and the least we can say is that this World Padel Tour as always offers us a great show!

In the men

Awesome Tello / Chingotto

First match of the day opposing Juan Tello et Federico Chingotto à Paquito Navarro et Martin DiNenno, and it is without great amazement that we find the Argentines in the semifinals at the end of a game concluding with a final score of 6-2 / 6-3
Paquito and Di Nenno, who were playing their first quarter together do not yet seem to have found the magic formula to develop all their technical skills.

Lebron and Galan shouldn't be annoyed ...

At the start of the afternoon it was the turn of the numbers 1 to hit the track. The Spaniards were great opposites Juan Martin Diaz and his teammate Coki Nieto.
Eliminated in quarters by Ruiz and Stupaczuk in Madrid, the numbers 1 set the record straight. At the end of an almost one-sided match, they won their first ticket of 2021 for the semi-finals: 6-3 / 6-0.

The match of the day for Coello and Lamperti!

The second round of the afternoon saw the match between Pablo Lima - Augustin Tapia face Miguel Lamperti et Arturo Coello.
A very nice poster! Dominating early in the match, Coello and Lamperti suffered a comeback from Tapia / Lima in the first set. The Argentinian-Brazilian pair winning the first act in the tie-break. But it was not enough to destroy the ardor of Miguelito and Arturo.

This pair, which combines youth and experience, quickly mourned the first round, continuing to attack their opponents. First equalizing a set everywhere, they finish the job by winning the match on a “punto de oro” admittedly a little lucky, but it is a deserved victory in the end.
Final result: 7-6 (6) / 7-5 / 6-4

We salute the performance of Miguelito et Arturo Coello this year who once again manage to qualify for the semi-finals!
The Argentinian who had had a difficult year 2020 manages to find his way back to victory. In great shape at the start of 2021, he is sending a clear message to the competition: he will be present on all fronts and intends to continue to be talked about.

Revenge for Stupa and Ruiz!

Finally the moment that we did not want to miss! The revenge between the champions and the finalists of the last World Padel Tour Adeslas Madrid Open 2021.
Certainly the biggest poster of these quarters: sanyo gutierrez - Fernando Belasteguin face Alejandro Ruiz et Franco Stupazcuk.

El Everyño and Captain America have achieved the feat of eliminating the winners of the last World Padel Tour on a tight score: 7-6 (3) / 7-5.
At the end of a high quality match, the underdogs qualify and get their ticket for the semi-finals where they will meet the other sensation pair of the start of the season: Miguel Lamperti and Arturo Coello!

On the ladies side

Osoro and Iglesias do it again

The biggest surprise of the day comes from the elimination of Martas (Ortega and Marrero), who lost 4-6 / 4-6 to a strong team of Aranzazu Osoro et Victoria Iglesias.
We thought that the two players accustomed to the top of the table would take their chance to get their revenge. But unfortunately this was not the case. Decidedly, Aranzazu and Victoria prove that they will have to be counted on in 2021, and they seem to be the real executioner of Marta and Martita ...
Indeed, during the last competition they had already been eliminated by the same pair. It was in the eighth this time, 2-6 / 6-7 (3).

Salazar / Triay without problem

A bit like Lebron and Galan, Gemma Triay et Alejandra Salazar make their opponents pay for their “poor performance” last week. Arriving in Alicante with a knife between their teeth, they left no chance for their opponents of the day: Barbara las heras et Carla Mesa. A 6-0 / 6-2 victory which opens wide the path of 1/2.

Josemaria and Sanchez get out of the Talavan / Rufo trap

The champions of the Madrid Open 2021, Paula Josemaria et Ariana Sanchez were heckled by a pair that is getting closer and closer to the very high level: Marta Talavan et Lorena Rufo.
Despite this, the champions of the Madrid Open knew how to round back when their opponents dominated them and proved to be the most solid in the important moments. In the end a 6/4 6/4 victory for Paula and Ari who dream of a double this weekend!

Patty's injury robs us of a big game

Finally, this day of padel feminine ended on a bad note for the pair LLaguno - Riera who had to forfeit following the injury of Patty facing the last finalists, Beatriz gonzalez et Lucia Sainz. We hope Patricia will recover quickly and we wish her a speedy recovery.

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Sebastien Carrasco

Future naturopath and passionate about padel, Seb is the health/food gentleman of Padel Magazine. He juggles between pala, quinoa and essential oils. For almost two years now he has been dealing with the news of the little yellow ball with the same passion.