Thursday's matches in Dubai delivered a packed and revealing men's draw, reflecting the current dynamics, with several upsets and a quarter-final already being touted as one of the highlights of this P1: Juan Lebrón – Franco Stupaczuk against Martín Di Nenno – Leo AugsburgerA unique duel, since these four players... will be paired differently in the next tournament. super kids will meet again, while Lebrón will form a new duo with Augsburgers.

Garrido and Campagnolo confirm their return

Having long lacked results, Javi Garrido regains consistency alongside Lucas CampagnoloThe duo, already back on track in Newgiza, secured a convincing victory against the No. 4 seed. Coki Nieto / Mike Yanguas, in three sets.
A special success for Garrido, who faced his former partner Yanguas.

They will meet again in the quarter-finals Momo Gonzalez and Fran Guerrero, also qualified after a day marked by close matches and a few scares.

Alonso – Tello surprise Sanz – Paquito

Among the notable results, Edu Alonso and Juan Tello created a surprise by ruling out Jon Sanz and Paquito Navarro after a battle lasting nearly two hours (6-2 / 3-6 / 7-6). A victory that confirms the rise of the Spanish-Argentine duo.

Di Nenno – Augsburger turn everything upside down

The pair Di Nenno – Augsburger, the No. 6 seed, once again played with the crowd's nerves. Trailing by Alex Ruiz / Juanlu EsbriThey had to save their tournament in the second set tie-break before cruising to victory (4-6 / 7-6 / 6-0).
Their qualification propels them towards that famous quarter-final against Lebrón – Stupa, already considered a preview of future partnerships on the circuit.

Solid favorites: Coello – Tapia and Chingotto – Galán advance

No problem for the big headliners:

  • Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello have dominated Tolito Aguirre / Alex Chozas (7-5 / 6-3). Tapia also signed his record on this occasion 200th victory in Premier Padel.
  • Fede Chingotto and Ale Galán have mastered Guille Collado / Pol Hernández (6-3/6-1).
  • Lebrón – Stupaczuk prevailed in a double tie-break against Tino Libaak – Jairo Bautistaconfirming a partnership that is working better and better.

In the women's competition: the top seeds deliver.

The female portrait follows an implacable logic: the eight favorite pairs will be present for the quarter-finals.

For their first appearance since their world championship victory, Paula Josemaría and Ariana Sánchez had to work hard in the face of Martina Fassio / Patty Llaguno, ultimately defeated 6-3 / 7-6.
Their next test will pit them against Ale Salazar / Martina Calvo, seeded No. 7.

On their side, Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay rolled out against Bea Caldera / Carmen Goenaga (6-4 / 6-2). They will face Marina Guinart / Veronica Virsedasurprising but solid performances since the start of the tournament.

The other half of the table will show:

  • Alonso/Jensen vs Ustero/Araujo
  • Fernandez/González vs. Ortega/Icardo

The quarterfinals will begin tomorrow at 12 p.m. (local time)i.e 9h in France.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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