Padel World Press .- After three intense days of competition, after some exciting Pre-Previews and Previews, the Alicante Open Main Draw matches finally began to be played, a test that is serving to confirm the great passion with which this sport is lived in Levantine lands.
Throughout Wednesday, November 04, a total of 12 matches were played from which the couples qualified for the second round came out. It should be remembered that, as it is an Open, the top four seeds will make their debut in the round of XNUMX.
In the first meeting of the day, Álex Ruiz - Pablo Lijó did not disappoint. Dominant from the opening bars, they barely made mistakes and beat Antón Sans - Iñigo Zaratiegui 6-3 and 6-0.
Right afterwards, the fans could enjoy a real paddle tennis exhibition, with which Matías Díaz - Agustín Gómez Silingo had to work hard to leave Juan Martín Díaz - Lucas Campagnolo on the road. In a very close match, The Warrior and La Bestia won the victory by 6-4 and 6-4.
With no room for rest, we watched as the Lucky Losers José Solano - Jaime Menéndez became the first proper names of the tournament. With a firm step, they knew how to maintain their concentration at all times to defeat Nacho Gadea - Martín Sánchez Piñeiro and qualify, for the first time in their career, for the second round of a WPT tournament. The final result was 4-6, 6-3 and 6-3.
The excitement does not stop at the Alicante Open
For its part, Tito Allemandi - Momo González could not relax for a moment and, very solid in the decisive moments, they managed to beat Juan Cruz Belluati - Agustín Gutiérrez 7-6, 5-7 and 6-4 in an interminable duel, while Uri Botello - Javi Ruiz they benefited from the withdrawal due to injury of one of their rivals. At the end of the game, they beat Lucho Capra - Ramiro Moyano 6-2 and 5-1.
And we come to other of the protagonists of the day: Sergio Alba and Francisco Gil. A couple that does not stop going to more, they carried out their confrontation against Miguel Lamperti - Lucas Bergakini ... His fabulous combination of grit, talent and electricity on the court paid off in the form of 6-1 and 6-4. At the same time, young people Javi Garrido - Javi Martínez They knew how to keep their cool to leave some rivals on the road who once again showed their quality and their fighting spirit: Godo Díaz - Chico Gomes (2-6, 6-3 and 7-6).
The activity does not stop at the Alicante Open and we can only say… Enjoy the Game !!!
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