After a first round that was far from a formality against  Gonzalo Alfonso  et  Valentino Libaak the world number 1  Agustín Tapia  et  Arturo Coello  once again had to fight hard to secure their qualification. Facing  Eduardo Alonso  et  Aimar Goñi The Spanish-Argentine pair won in three sets:  5/7 6/4 6/2 .

During the  Bordeaux P2 Agustín Tapia explained, however, that he and his partner had worked extensively on the mental aspect of the game to avoid their sometimes laborious starts to tournaments, which regularly force them to play catch-up. It must be acknowledged that, for the moment, these difficulties have not completely disappeared.  Pretoria P1 .

It must be said that the very particular playing conditions in South Africa greatly favored the attacking style of Aimar Goñi On a particularly fast court, the young Spanish player was able to fully express the power of his smash and put the world ranking leaders in difficulty.

These conditions continue to fuel debate. Many players, as well as several observers, regret the excessive speed of play, which sometimes leaves less room for structured rallies and the spectacle usually offered on the circuit. Premier Padel.

In the quarter-finals,  Tapia and Coello  will rediscover the surprise of the tournament  José Jiménez  et  Alejandro arroyo  (16th seed). They qualified without breaking a sweat by dominating  Manuel Castaño  et  Enrique Goenaga thus preventing Goenaga from confirming his feat from the previous round, where he had eliminated, with his partner,  Coki Nieto  et  Jon sanz  (seeded #6).

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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