One of the most beautiful meetings padel of the year has just ended in Madrid. In front of more than 5000 spectators, the finals for women and men were played. A breathtaking spectacle that has shown us once again that nothing is written in advance in our sport. Back to the finals.

The Madrid Masters 2019 showed us some very nice things for both men and women, with confirmation that nothing and no one can say in advance what can happen on the WPT. All players know that the places are very expensive, that we will have to work very hard to make their way to the Masters Finals of Barcelona in December.

We will not go through the entire tournament but just remember that although you are seeded, nothing is guaranteed for you. Your experience, your physical, technical, can be exceptional, it does not assure you a final.

Women

The 2 seeds, Marta Marrero / Marta Ortega and Ari Sanchez / Ale Salazar, have been jostled, heckled and watched the finals pass under their noses. Very big games, very well managed mentally by Patty Llaguno / Eli Amatriay and on the other side Ana Catarina Nogueira / Paula Josemaria.

The final ? Absolute control from Nogueira / Josemaría who knew how to make the break when it presented itself. Right side, Paula Josemaría, left-handed player compared to Juan Martin Diaz, made an extraordinary match, making the difference on many points. Final score: 6 / 4 6 / 3

gentlemen

A monstrous match between Maxi Sanchez / Sanyo Gutiérrez and Agustin Tapia / Fernando Belasteguin. A match that I recommend to watch or watch again on Youtube as it was solid. A clinic of padel.

Start of the match where we put Tapia cool, playing and testing Bela right. Without rushing, the game is put in place and executing more extraordinary shots than others. Then, Bela being so solid, the game changes and Tapia begins to hit more balls, making "crazy" Maxi Sanchez in his diagonal pressing the net. This young player of 19 years, like every game, goes by increasing his level of play between the beginning and the end of the meeting. After a first set, played but won 6 / 4 by Tapia / Bela, the second will be played in control to get the same score, 6 / 4.

In this final, we can remember 2 things. The first Tapia / Bela is a team still under construction, but who will be counted on if they pass the first round. The second is to see Maxi and Sanyo at the highest level after several half-hearted tournaments. They even had the idea of ​​separating. After Madrid and a place of number 1 found, it seems that this separation is of the old history.

Seeing how evolves this season WPT, I do not know you, but I look forward to arriving at next week, for the tournament Cascais. Hoping that the direct ones start earlier in the week ...

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Julien Bondia

Julien Bondia is a teacher of padel in Tenerife (Spain). Columnist and advisor, he helps you play better through his tutorials and tactical/technical articles padel.