Padel World Press - The curtain rose on the final frame of the WPT Mexico Open 2023 with the exciting opening of the round of XNUMX, marked by the dominant performance of Coki Nieto, who practically assured his presence in the expected WPT Barcelona Master Final.
The men's team got underway with the outstanding victory of Arnau Ayats and Juan Cruz Belluati over the locals Emilio Canela and Edgar Espinosa, with a score of 6-2 6-3. Ayats and Belluati advance to the round of XNUMX, where they will face the winners of the matchup scheduled for this Wednesday between Pincho Fernández and Gonzalo Rubio, and Victor Ruiz and Lucas Bergamini.
In the closest duel of the day, Pablo Cardona and Javi Ruiz emerged victorious against Pablo García and Íñigo Jofre in an exciting third set that culminated in a tiebreaker, with a final result of 6-4 5-7 7-6. In the round of XNUMX, they will meet Coki Nieto and Jon Sanz, who advanced to the next round due to the withdrawal of José Antonio García Diestro and Javi Leal, the latter retiring due to injury. This turn of events puts Coki with a foot and a half in the Final Master, given that Diestro was his main contender for the last place at stake.
Despite not having shined in his recent performances, Tino Libaak and Leo Augsburger They redeemed themselves today by winning a resounding victory double 6-1 about Ramiro Moyano and Xisco Gil. The Argentine couple will advance to the round of XNUMX, where they will face the winners of the confrontation scheduled for this Wednesday between Fede Chingotto and Paquito Navarro, and Nacho Sager and Diego Gil.
In an exciting duel, Momo González and Javi Garrido secured a close victory against Toni Bueno and Marc Quílez, resolving the confrontation with a score of 7-5 7-6(4). Javi and Momo will face each other in the round of XNUMX with Miguel Benitez and José Rico, who closed the day by beating the locals Pablo Padilla and José Ángel Montoya in two sets, with partials of 6-3 6-4.
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