Dylan Guichard and Clément Geens make a big impact in Madrid.  After perfectly controlled qualifying rounds, the Frenchman and the Belgian confirmed their form in the main draw by eliminating  Víctor Ruiz / Mario Ortega ,  7 / 6 7 / 6 A great performance against two players ranked 43rd and 79th respectively.  global .

A complicated start before getting the machine going

However, the match does not start ideally for  Guichard / Geens The Spaniards immediately break serve and take the lead. But at  2/1 The Franco-Belgian pair reacted, quickly recovered their break deficit and truly got into their match.

From this point on, the level of play rises sharply. The two pairs trade blows and opportunities become scarce.  Clement Geens , very physical, imposes a lot of rhythm in its diagonal and puts  Victor Ruiz  under pressure. For his part,  Dylan Guichard is showing great solidity , with very few mistakes and a lot of accuracy in his choices.

The two teams were evenly matched: it was down to a tie-break. And at the perfect moment,  Guichard and Geens make the difference  to take control of the match.

Two perfectly negotiated tie-breaks

The second set resumed in the same vein. This time, no breaks: both pairs protected their serves and continued to trade blows in a very close match.

So we still need to go through a  tie-breaker And once again, Guichard and Geens rose to the occasion when the pressure was at its highest. They dominated this decisive game, winning it  7 points to 5 , to secure a victory in two sets.

This performance is all the more interesting because  Guichard and Geens reunited after the summer break Their qualifying run had already set the tone: two straight-set victories and only 13 games conceded. But this time, they've taken a real step forward by defeating a significantly higher-ranked pair.

Arce/Tello in the next round

The reward will be another big test in the round of 32 against  Maxi Arce / Juan Tello .

On paper, the task ahead will be even greater. But after such a performance,  Guichard and Geens arrive at full speed Solid, complementary, and capable of rising to the occasion in crucial moments, they have above all just sent a strong first message for their return to 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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