The first men's semi-final of the day pitted the pairs Navarro/Chingotto and Stupaczuk/Di Nenno against each other. What a battle between the two pairs formed this season: after more than 2 hours 40 minutes of struggle, it was the Argentine pair who came out on top, 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-0.

After their defeat from the 16th finals At the Greenweez Paris Major, the “Superpibes” found themselves in the semi-finals of a tournament, facing a confident pair. This poster looked like revenge after the Human final Padel Toulouse Open, won by the Argentine pair.

A successful first round

A fanfare start for the Navarro/Chingotto pair. If they save a first break point in the first game, the Spaniard and the Argentinian impose their game on their opponents. The guitar will have roared from the next game, a first break in hand, very quickly confirmed.

This was without counting on the burst of pride of the “Superpibes”. Defeated during the first two points of gold, Stpua / Di Nenno took advantage of a disagreement between Chingotto and Navarro to erase the break behind and get back on track in this first round. Back to 3-3.

Some signs of annoyance appear at Fede Chingotto, after several errors on his forehand. However, he and Paquito managed to take back the reins of the match and stop the comeback of Stupa and Di Nenno.

The breaker opportunities follow one another as much as the gold points. Solid, the two teams managed to maintain their commitment and, after fifty minutes of play, the score was tied: 4-4.

We go blow for blow in this part and neither team manages to break away from the score. It will be necessary to wait until the twelfth game to have a new break, which will lead to the victory of the first round for Chingotto / Navarro. A very balanced duel between these two teams in this set, which lasted 1h07.

Score of the first set: 7/5.

Stupaczuk/Di Nenno, worn

Second set of parity between the two teams, each wins its service. But the Chingotto/Navarro pair even had a little unexpected boost during the first game. While they had lost the point, the ball fell from Federico Chingotto's shorts. We recall that at padel, if the ball falls out of the player's pocket for the first time, the point must be replayed. Instead of a possible break point for the “Superpibes”, the game was ultimately won by Navarro/Chingotto.

However, the set turned to the advantage of the “superbibes” who took advantage of a bad game on the part of their opponents, on the serve of Paquito Navarro. They obtain the first break of this second round, after several games well played by the servers.

Physically, we feel Stupa and Di Nenno better, in the middle of the second round. On the left diagonal, Franco Stupaczuk takes the advantage in the exchanges. They are used to win the second round. Navarro and Chingotto did not give up and even managed to catch up with their break. 5-5, as in the first set.

The “Superpibes” immediately regained the advantage and even had a set point at 6-5, but a big mistake from Franco Stupaczuk put his opponents back in the game. Far from being distracted, the Argentine pair won the tie-break and restarted this match.

Second set score: 7-6 (3).

Victory by KO

Last set and we're off to a flying start with four entry break points for the Chingotto/Navarro pair. They are intelligently saved by Franco Stupaczuk and Martin Di Nenno. The Argentine pair then unfolded and imposed twelve points in a row on their opponents, quickly leading 3-0 in this third round.

Disorganized by the aggressive play of Stupaczuk/Di Nenno, Paquito often finds himself on the right and Chingotto on the left, to their great misfortune. The finalists of the Greenweez Paris Major sank in this last round and were largely dominated in the exchanges. The score is heavy, 5-0 after only twenty minutes of play.

The “Superpibes”, mounted on springs, leave nothing to their adversaries. And in a match that was balanced in the first two rounds, Franco Stupaczuk and Martin Di Nenno disgusted Paquito Navarro and Federico Chingotto, inflicting a 6-0 on them.

After their rout on the Paris side, the Argentine pair returned to the final, not without scaring themselves. Final score: 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-0.

We will have to wait a little longer to find out their opponents, in the second semi-final of the day. Who will reach the final of the Madrid Masters, Coello/Tapia or the surprise pair Gutiérrez/Gutiérrez?

Gwenaelle Souyri

It was his brother who one day told him to accompany him on a track. padel, since then, Gwenaëlle has never left the court. Except when it comes to going to watch the broadcast of Padel Magazine, World Padel Tour… or Premier Padel…or the French Championships. In short, she is a fan of this sport.

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