The Fernández / Araújo challenge was too great for Collombon and Sharifova who bowed out in the round of 16 of Málaga P1

Alix Collombon and Ksenia Sharifova stop in the round of 16 of the Premier Padel Málaga P1. Facing the 4th seeds, Claudia Fernández and Sofía Araújo, the Frenchwoman and the Russian logically lost by a score of 6 / 2 6 / 0 in 1h03.

After a perfectly controlled start in the first round, the challenge was this time on a completely different scale. Despite the unusual circumstances of this last competition together for Fernández and Araújo, the Spanish pair left no openings.

The number 4 seed is far too strong

From the first exchanges, Claudia Fernández and Sofía Araújo imposed a pace that Collombon and Sharifova were never able to keep up with.

Very aggressive, Claudia Fernández delivered a performance of a very high standard. viper caused a tremendous amount of damage, as did its ability to accelerate as soon as a shorter ball presented itself. Alongside it, Sofia Araújo once again imposed its usual power, regularly gaining the upper hand in the exchanges.

Statistics perfectly illustrate this dominance: 42 winning moves for the Spanish-Portuguese pair against only 18 for Collombon and Sharifova. Even more revealing, the Frenchwoman and the Russian did not get any break points throughout the match, proof of the control displayed by their opponents on their service games.

The first set ended with a score of 6/2 before a one-sided second act won 6/0 by Fernández and Araújo.

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No major achievement despite the circumstances

One could imagine that there would be a window of opportunity, since Claudia Fernández and Sofía Araújo are playing their last tournament together this week. before separating.

But that wasn't the case at all. On the contrary, the fourth seed delivered a very solid performance, never leaving any room for doubt. Despite the presence of Benjamin Tison on the bench, which was its first tournament alongside Alix Collombon, the Franco-Russian pair never found the tactical solutions to reverse the trend.

Despite this elimination, the overall result remains positive. Collombon and Sharifova leave Málaga with a convincing first-round victory and 90 FIP points This should allow them to continue their progress before the next events on the circuit.

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 !