Milan P1 – A series of surprises from the last 16

The first day of the 16th round of the Milan P1 offered his share of surprises and twists, with several headliners eliminated as soon as they entered the competition, with matches in particularly slow conditions, which levels the matches a little more.

Aguirre and Gutiérrez already outside

For their first official association, Tolito Aguirre et Sanyo Gutiérrez were surprised by the qualifiers Federico Mourino et Ramiro Valenzuela, who beat the favorites after a solid match won 3/6 6/1 6/3.
Despite a strong start, the new Argentine pair collapsed in the final two sets, unable to convert their chances. Mouriño and Valenzuela managed the long rallies better and took advantage of their opponents' mistakes to finish.
A frustrating setback for Aguirre, who is coming off a mixed experience with Álex Chozas, and for Sanyo, quarter-finalist last week in Rotterdam with Gonzalo Alfonso. The duo will not continue together: Gutiérrez will return Alfonso in Newgiza, after the announcement of the package of paul cardona who was initially supposed to partner Alfonso, who was injured and forced to end his season.

Arce and Lijó hit hard

Another great performance of the day: Maxi Maple et Pablo Lijó dominated the 17th seed, Jose Antonio Diestro et Victor Ruiz, with a score of 6/4 6/2.
The two quarter-finalists in Madrid confirmed their good understanding. Solid on serve (67% of points won on first serve), they never let their opponents dictate the pace and were able to perfectly exploit the Milanese courts.

Lamperti and De Pascual create a sensation

The most close match of the day was between Tino Libaak et Jairus Baptist à Miguel Lamperti et Juan Ignacio De Pascual. After 2h25 of combat, it is the Argentinians who win 7/6(1) 6/7(5) 7/6(5).
A cruel defeat for Libaak and Bautista. Lamperti and De Pascual, who came through the qualifiers, are the ones to lose. the big hit of the day and offer themselves an eighth against Lucas Bergamini and Javi Leal.

Conditions that lengthen battles

As is often the case in Milan, the very slow playing conditions favor the long exchanges and long meetings. We have already had the right to the longest match in the history of the circuit Premier Padel yesterday, and this trend seems to be confirmed: the points are stretched out, the sets often exceed an hour, and each match becomes a battle of endurance as much as strategy.

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 !