Paula Josemaría et Ariana Sánchez are back on top. The world number 2s delivered a real recital in the final of the Milan P1, dominating the 3rd seed Bea González et Claudia Fernández on the score of 6 / 2 6 / 4A clear and flawless victory that ends a series of seven tournaments without a title for the Hispanic pair.

A controlled match

From the start, Paula and Ari set a hellish pace. Break at the start, maximum physical intensity and games of bajadasurgical that Bea and Claudia cannot control. Josemaría, imperial in her diagonal, explodes the defense of Claudia Fernández, unable to control her opponent's heavy left paw. Bea tries to take matters in hand, but her risks too often turn into unforced errors. The result: a quick first set win 6/2, with 21 winning points for only 10 unforced errors on the side of the world number 2.

The second set starts on the same basis. Gonzalez and Fernández try to vary things, Bea comes to support Claudia more on the right, but the pattern does not change: Sánchez dominates his diagonal, imposing her tempo in defense and accelerating as soon as she takes the net. 3/2, the break falls, and the gap widens. However, while they were leading 5/3, the favorites experienced a slight lull: they held back their shots and suffered the aggressive comeback of their rivals, who broke back in an electric atmosphere. But on the following game, hopes collapsed: Claudia Fernandez cracks, chaining four unforced errors and offering the match and the title to Josemaría and Sánchez.

The Return of the Queens

Like a Buenos Aires At the start of the season, Paula and Ari won the final against Bea and Claudia this time with a score of 6 / 2 6 / 4, after their 6/2 6/2 success in Argentina. It's their 13th season finale, third consecutive after Düsseldorf and Rotterdam, and their fifth title in 2025A trophy that puts an end to a long drought, their last coronation dating back to Valladolid P2 more than three months ago.

Their domination against González and Fernández continues: 7 wins to 1 in their direct confrontations. Bea and Claudia never found the solution against the variety and reading of the game of the two Spaniards. Claudia, in particular, always suffers in her diagonal against the power of Paula Josemaría.

A victory symbolizing renewal

Beyond the score, it is the renaissance of the Sanchez / Josemaría pair that we remember. More complicit, more expressive, the two players once again display the desire and cohesion that had taken them to the top of world padel. Ari, brilliant in defense, finally seems back to her best, while Paula radiates confidence and efficiency.

They thus obtain their 42nd title together, an impressive figure that confirms their status as legends of modern women's padel. This title in Milan, their first in the Lombardy city, completely relaunches the Spanish women's momentum in the race for the world throne.

Bea and Claudia, finalists for the seventh time this season, can have some regrets: too much irregularity, especially for Fernandez, and a lack of solutions against a perfectly tuned team. Ironically, Claudia loses in Milan the title she won last year with Gemma Triay.

Heading for the end of the season

Already qualified for the Barcelona Tour Finals (December 11-14, 2025), Paula and Ari strike a big blow before the final stretch of the season. After regaining their level and their serenity, the Spanish are back in the race for the world throne, in fact mathematically they can still reclaim it at the end of the season.

*Credit : Premier Padel

Benjamin Dupouy

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !

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