The second tournament of the season enters its final and decisive stretch ... And it will do so with the dispute of two clashes that promise strong emotions. The four best couples in the world will face each other with the firm intention to stand at the end of the also known as the Millennium Kingdom of Badajoz Trophy.
Padel World Press .- The facilities of the La Granadilla Sports Center presented an unbeatable aspect. A large number of fans gathered in their stands to witness the quarterfinals, on a day when the heat (both climate and environment) was one of the main protagonists.
With a temperature that was around the 40 degrees, and with the desire to see the debut of the Spanish national soccer team in the World Cup in Brazil, fans of this sport in Badajoz and surroundings took a while to get close to the headquarters of this tournament and , in that way, see in action the best players in the world ... And that decision ended up being worth it !!
In the first match of the day, Pablo Lima and Juani Mieres had to overcome a set against to overcome Maxi Grabiel-Miguel Lamperti. After falling in the tie break of the initial sleeve, the new 1 numbers of the world gave a lesson of authority and defeated their rivals by 6-1 and 6-2.
For their part, Maxi Sánchez and Sanyo Gutiérrez were forced to work hard to defeat Aday Santana and Jordi Muñoz 6-3 and 7-5. In a very close duel, the Canaries showed that this season they are going to give more than one surprise but they could not overcome the members of the revelation pair of 2013, who qualified for their first semi-final of the campaign.
Juan and Bela, with much desire
In the last match of the day, Juan Martín Díaz and Fernando Belasteguín defeated again Gaby Reca and Seba Nerone. With much desire to return to regain their role of 1 numbers of the world, they were imposed by 6-2 and 6-3 in a confrontation that, although it was very different from the two pairs staged 15 days ago in Barcelona, it did have the same definition.
Just in the previous match, Paquito Navarro and Adrián Allemandi were completely overwhelmed by the masterclass offered by Cristian Gutiérrez and Matías Díaz in the first quarter, in which they barely made unforced errors. Already in the second set, the public did not stop encouraging a Paquito that came up. The result: that although the actions were more equal, the reaction was not enough for the first ones to avoid defeat by 6-1 and 7-5.
On Saturday, from the 14: 00 hours, the Women's Semifinals will be played and, from the 18: 00, the Men's Semis will take place. All matches can be viewed, LIVE and by Streaming Video, through the World Pádel Tour website.
And what will be the pairings in the Men's Draw? In the first round, Juani Mieres and Pablo Lima will face Sanyo Gutiérrez-Maxi Sánchez while, on the bottom of the draw, Juan Martín Díaz and Fernando Belasteguín will measure their strength with those of Cristian Gutiérrez-Matías Díaz.
A day full of emotion awaits us and we can only say ... Enjoy the Game !!!
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