It was to be feared: with a resumption of competition on June 28, 2020, it was quite possible that some players were unable to play the first tournament.

This is THE reason for cascading pair changes that took place in recent days in the padel female. Julieta Evangelina Bidahorria, a 29-year-old Argentinian player who recently started playing World Padel Tour, Finds himself stranded in Argentina, and cannot, unless there is a miracle, participate in the first tournament of the year.

This very promising left player, who, despite her 82nd place in the ranking, who teams up with Cata Tenorio, 21st, should not be back in Europe anytime soon. Indeed, Argentina banned all commercial flights until September 1...

Julieta seems to be the only Argentinian in this case, his compatriots having all stayed in Spain for their quarantine. On the other hand, other players could be victims of a similar problem since thehe Spanish borders are currently closed until July 1, 3 days after the start of the Estrella Damm Open…

So we don't know for the moment if all Europeans who returned home during confinement, including some French, may be present during the recovery tournament. Case to follow…

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