Premiers Padel Finals The tournament opened on Thursday with what was expected to be a close match: the quarter-final between the seeded n°4 Sofia Araújo / Andrea Ustero and seeded n°5 Marta Ortega / Tamara Icardo.
Ultimately, this first duel had no no form of suspense.

A quick first set: 6-1 in 25 minutes

Araujo and Ustero entered the court with immediate intensity, imposing their game from the first balls.
Marta Ortega quickly appears to be in great difficulty in their face of these challenges: insufficient pace, unforced errors in a series and an inability to disrupt Ustero in the diagonal.

The 18-year-old Spaniard puts on an offensive masterclass: aggressive, inspired, precise, she makes explode Ortega's defense, completely outdated.
The first set is flying by: 6/1, 25 minutes.

The second set followed the same pattern: 6-1, 37 minutes

Icardo tries to restore some stability to his duo, but nothing works.
The numbers speak for themselves in this match:

  • 22 winning points for Araújo / Ustero
  • … against 7 only for Ortega / Icardo
  • 0 break points obtained by the Spanish pair
  • Seulement 24% of points earned on the return
  • A terrible 34% of points earned in total for Ortega / Icardo

Opposite them, Araújo and Ustero are playing with Andrea Ustero shineswhich once again confirms its status as a global gem.

Final score as expected: 6 / 1 6 / 1 en 1:03pm.

Marta Ortega: a match that raises questions

Difficult to recognize Marta Ortega today.
Low intensity, constant hesitations, a physique that seems far from its best level, and perhaps also a weakened mental state.

Le transfer window 2026 The situation in these Finals is a major factor, and Ortega's situation may say a lot.
A year ago, she was still playing with Gemma TriayToday, she sees top players gravitating towards promising young talents such as Ustero, Alonso, Calvo, Jensen…while she seems somewhat removed from these big, ambitious projects.
It's hard not to imagine that all of this weighs in the balance.

Araujo / Ustero: a final dance that begins perfectly

We know this: this tournament is their latest set.
Andrea Ustero is expected to start 2026 alongsideAri SánchezAnd this quarter-final looked like a clear message: They want to give it their all until the very end..

Now for a much more intense clash:
Araujo / Ustero will face the winners of the Triay / Brea vs Guinart / Virseda match in the semi-final.

If they play like they did today, we'll have to go after them.

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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