It was a close call Carla Toully and his Spanish partner Lucia Peralta ExpósitoOpposite the pair Carlotta Casali-Vannicelli / Ariadna Cañellas-RoderoThe Frenchwoman and the Spaniard, seeded No. 7 in qualifying, were defeated. 6/4 2/6 6/4 after a fight lasting more than two hours.

A neck-and-neck match

The match lived up to all expectations. After a first set hooked, won by the Italian-Spanish pair 6/4, Touly and Peralta knew react with authority in the second set (6/2).

But in the third set, everything hinged on some detailsCasali and Cañellas, stronger in key moments, were able to convert the opportunities presented to them. As the statistics show, they have converted 17% of their break points, against no for the Franco-Spanish duo in the final round.

The step was high

On paper, the match looked balanced, but Casali and Cañellas have a experience on the circuit, both having already featured in the world top 50Touly and Peralta did not disgrace themselves and competed in all areas of the game (each winning 50% of the points throughout the match).

Despite the disappointment, Carla Touly leaves with 30 FIP pointsThe Frenchwoman may have some regrets: a victory would have given her a place in the main board the World Pairs Championships, with the prize a possibility of a favorable draw or a possible tricolor duel against Léa Godallier and Georgia Marchetti.

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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