After coming out of qualifying in Malaga with 4 wins, Tison and Mena faced the Coello/Tapia mountain in the first round. This time the step was too high, but the Franco-Spanish pair still come out of this Andalusian Open with their heads held high.
For the favourites, the first lap is often the most difficult, as they have to warm up. For Benjamin and Victor, it was already the fifth match at the Malaga Open, and the Franco-Spanish pair arrived full of confidence, but above all, with nothing to lose. Opposite, it is perhaps the best on the planet padel : Coello/Tapia. From the first points, Tison and Mena boldly play their luck and manage to afford break opportunities. The 'Mozart de Catamarca' and the 'King Arturo' resist and extricate themselves from the trap of the first game and, as often in such a situation, break in the next game.
Despite a break, Coello and Tapia are overpowered (like this point of Tapia) and take the lead in the first round. Benjamin and Victor don't give up and still manage to upset the kings of the circuit. Finally, Arturo and Agustin keep the advantage and win the first round 6/3.
The French and his partner continue to fight and try by all means to worry the numbers 1. But again, Coello and Tapia are unfazed. As in the first act, the Spanish-Argentinian pair break and race in the lead. Tison and Mena will not return and logically lost in two sets: 6 / 3 6 / 2.
Benjamin and Victor come out with their heads held high in this meeting. The tricolor pair won 43 points against 57 for Coello and Tapia, proof that the match was not so one-sided as the score suggests. Unfortunately, the kings of the circuit have been more realistic, as evidenced by their 100% on golden dots.
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Henceforth the tricolor hopes rest on Alix Collombon and his Spanish partner Victoria Iglesias. After a nice comeback this Wednesday morning, the Franco-Spanish pair will face Veronica Virseda (18th WPT) and Claudia Jensen (14th WPT) in the 1/8 finals this Thursday. A big duel for Alix and Victoria who aim to play their first 1/4 final this season on the World Padel Tour.