Padel World Press - The morning brought surprises tournament, with the couples classified in positions 1, 4 and 5 saying goodbye in Acapulco. A surprising defeat for Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría, who were coming off a winning streak in the first two competitions of the season.
Despite having an advantage on the scoreboard with a 5-3 in both the first and second sets, The number 1 could not hold on and lost in the two tie breaks against Bea Caldera and Ana Catarina Nogueira, with markers 7-6(3) y 7-6(4). Bea and Portu showed better adaptation to the track conditions and capitalized on Ari and Paula's mistakes to take the surprise of the day.
Bea Caldera and Ana Catarina Nogueira will continue their journey through the tournament with their confrontation in the quarterfinals against the couple formed by Virginia Riera and Sofia Araújo. These last They achieved their victory against Noa Cánovas and Jimena Velasco, destroying them with a double 6-2.
The day was tinged with surprises with the unexpected fall of three of the four semi-finalist couples in Qatar fifteen days ago, all of them previously considered numbers 4 and 5 in the competition.
The first big shock of the day was carried out by Alejandra Alonso and Andrea Ustero, a young duo always willing to stand up to the best. They came back from a game that seemed lost against Marta Ortega and Vero Virseda. Despite the initial dominance of Marta and Vero, the young pair showed impressive determination to secure the victory in three sets, with a score of 2-6, 6-2, and 6-2.
Following in the wake of Marta and Vero, Alejandra Salazar and Tamara Icardo also said goodbye to the tournament, despite a solid start in her matchup against Aranza Osoro and Carmen Goenaga. The Argentine-Spanish couple offered an impeccable performance to eliminate the number 5 in three sets, with a score of 2-6, 6-2 and 6-2. Aranza and Carmen will face Alejandra Alonso and Andrea Ustero in the quarterfinals.
Lucía Sainz and Patty Llaguno They secured their place in the quarterfinals with a crushing 6-3, 6-0 victory over Marta Talaván and Nuria Rodríguez. The opponents of the number 8 in the quarterfinals will be determined in the afternoon shift match between Delfi Brea and Bea González against Ara Martínez and Sofía Saiz.
Meanwhile Claudia Jensen and Jessica Castelló They quickly advanced to the quarterfinals by winning by 6-1 and 6-4 to Melania Merino and Sofía Saiz. The opponents of the number 7 in the quarterfinals will be decided in the afternoon shift match between Claudia Fernández and Gemma Triay against Águeda Pérez and Patricia Martínez.
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