The men's circuit bracket Premier Padel The tournament delivered its first surprises as early as the round of 32. Several expected pairs fell prematurely, in a tournament marked by ever-increasing depth… and by particularly inspired qualifiers.

Collado and Hernández bring down González / Di Nenno

This is one of the biggest surprises of the early stages of the tournament. The pair  Gonzalo Collado / Pablo Hernández  imposed itself against  Momo González / Martín Di Nenno , yet they are used to the final stages.

With a victory in two close sets (7/6 7/5), they were able to make the difference in the key moments to achieve a benchmark success.

Campagnolo/Bautista defeat the 5th seed

Another major surprise: the heavy defeat of  Sanz / Nieto , seeded 5.

Opposed to  Lucas Campagnolo / Jairo Bautista They lost decisively 6/2 6/0. A one-sided match, marked by the total domination of Campagnolo and Bautista.

Ruiz / Esbri after a tough fight

In a different vein, the pair  Ruiz / Esbri  had to fight hard to overcome  LibaaK / Chozas .

Trailing after the first set, they managed to turn the situation around to win in three sets (3/6 6/1 7/6), at the end of an intense and hard-fought match.

The qualifiers are creating a sensation

But the strongest trend at the start of this tournament undoubtedly comes from the players who came through the qualifiers, who are performing particularly well.

The pair  Goenaga / Goñi , who came through qualifying, offered herself  Leal / Cepero  at the end of a close match (7/6 5/7 6/4), confirming their ability to compete with higher ranked pairs.

In the same vein,  Arce / Lijo , who also came through qualifying, dominated  Diestro / Fernández Lancha  in two sets (6/4 6/2), continuing their good run.

Eléah Couvercelle

Racket sports have always been a part of my life, and padel was the obvious choice. Discovered in Marbella as a child, it has since become an integral part of my sporting and family life.