Le FIP World Cup Pairs Padel World Championship continues to Kuwait City, with the notable debuts of several top seeds.
The Spanish pair Alejandra Salazar / Martina Calvo has launched her campaign perfectly, confirming her status as the No. 7 seed in the women's draw.

Facing Lara Arruabarrena / Julieta BidahorriaSalazar and Calvo left no room for error for their opponents, securing a victory. 6 / 0 6 / 3 in one hour of play. A controlled start for the Madrid player and her young partner, who thus advance to the round of XNUMX.

On their side, Andrea Alonso and Claudia JensenThe sixth seeds also secured their place in the next round by dominating Casali / Cañellas on the score of 6 / 0 6 / 2A clear victory for the Spanish-Italian duo, already confident after a solid performance in qualifying.

The tournament also marked the simultaneous return on the same table of Lucia Sainz et Patty Llaguno, former partners on the circuit. Sainz, now associated with Raquel Eugenio, beat Alix Collombon / Jana Montes Cabruja (7/5 7/5), while Llaguno, accompanied by Martina Fassio, took over Navarro / Merino (6/2 6/2).

At men's, Mike Yanguas and Coki Nieto, seeded No. 4, started their campaign with a logical victory against Agustín Torre / Álvaro CeperoAfter a well-controlled first set (6/1), they concluded that second set tie-break, confirming their place in round of XNUMX.

They will find there Sanyo Gutierrez and Gonzalo Alfonso, authors of a solid return after losing the first set against Cassetta / González (6/7 6/2 6/1).

The tournament continues this Thursday with the continuation of the round of 16 and the entry of other major pairs from the circuit.

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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