The first day of Round of 32 of the Mexico Major The competition has kicked off at an intense pace. On the courts of Acapulco, the first lessons are already beginning to shape the rest of the tournament.

In the men's competition: Montiel and Belluati performed well, Sans and Quílez achieved a good result

In the men's table, Álvaro Montiel / Juan Cruz Belluati secured a controlled victory against the brothers Miguel and Nuno Deus (6/4 7/5). Same scenario for Pablo Lijó / Maxi Arceauthoritarians against Patiniotis / Moya (6/4 6/4), with a clean and shake-free performance.

Another notable victory was that of Gonzalo Rubio / Javi Ruizwho ruled out the Argentine wild cards Almada / Argañaras (6/4 7/5), confirming their status against a pair that was still quite tenacious.

The small surprise of the day came from the defeat of Mouriño / Valenzuela, beaten by Tonet Sans / Marc Quílez (6/4 6/4), a solid performance that could well establish them as a pair to watch in this tournament; they will play in the next round against Diestro / Ruiz.

In the women's category: Carolina Navarro postpones retirement again

In the women's table, Amanda López / Lucía Garcia left no chance for the wild cards Cabrejas / Ramme (6/1 6/3).

However, Aguilar / Navarro Despite being favorites on paper, they let their match slip away against Carnicero / MartínezDespite a good start, they were beaten 3/6 6/3 6/3, succumbing to the increasing strength of their opponents.

A highlight of the day: the victory of Melani Merino / Carolina Navarro face Martínez / Domínguez (6/2 6/2). At 49, the Spanish legend thus extends his career a little longer in what will be his very last tournament in Premier Padeladding an extra emotional dimension to this Mexico Major.

The most close match of the day was between Saiz / Talaván à Caparrós / Pérez, with a spectacular comeback by the latter (3/6 6/4 7/5) after an intense battle.

A first day full of lessons learned

Between pairs who embrace their status et first brilliant movesThese round of 32 matches have already given a taste of what this Mexico Major promises. The second day continues this Tuesday evening with more matches and, undoubtedly, more surprises.

Here is the program for day 2:

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 !