Padel World Press - Great day lived in the round of XNUMX of the World Padel Tour Chile Open with the occasional surprise and tough matches.
The current number one World Padel Tour ranking they entered the scene in this WPT Chile Open to see their faces against Carmen Goenaga and Beatriz Caldera. A match in which the favorites had no mercy and resolved with great authority in two sets to advance to the quarterfinals (3-6 and 1-6).
Without much trouble, they also passed their elimination round Aranzazu Osoro and Lucia Sainz who won their match with solvency against Marina Guinart and Nuria Rodríguez who could do nothing against the paddle gale proposed by the Spanish-Argentine duo (2-6 and 3-6). In this way they advance to the next round of the Chile Open, the quarterfinals that will be played tomorrow
In two sets they also won Jessica Castello and Claudia Jensen to one of the strongest couples so far this season, the sisters Sanchez Alayeto. Jessica and Claudia began the match very concentrated and literally overwhelmed the Zaragozans who could not do anything to stop the new Spanish-Argentine project (6-1). Already in the second set things changed, Mapi and Majo they woke up and equality began to be the dominant note, only the tie break would unbalance the set. A tie Break What would it take to end the game and give Claudia and Jessica the round pass? (7-6).
One of the most even matches of the round of XNUMX has been the confrontation between Patti Llaguno and Victoria Iglesias Vs Marta Talaván and Lorena Rufo. What a comeback they had to do Victoria and Patti after the spectacular set of Marta and Lorena, who, with a spectacular paddle, took the lead in the match (4-6). The level of the two couples was spectacular, either of them could have gotten the pass to the quarterfinals, but they were finer in the last moments Victoria and Patty who with two straight sets won the ticket to the next round (7-5 and 6-4)
The first surprise of the day was the elimination of the finalists from La Rioja, and that is that Bea González and Martita Ortega found themselves one Alix Collombon and Carla Mesa spectacular. The Franco-Spanish duo took to the court without complexes and, despite losing the first set (6-4), they prevailed in the next two with a display of paddle tennis that completely neutralized their rivals (6-2 and 6-3).
they had less work Sofia Araujo and Delfi Brea who showed that they are going to fight this season for being in the upper zone of the ranking. And it is what a game the Argentine-Portuguese duo played against Lara Arruabarrena and Ana Fernández, who were absolutely neutralized with a double 6-1.
More even was the match between Barbara las Heras and Vero Virseda Vs Julieta Bidahorra and Claudia Fernández. A match that was decided in two tight sets that, due to few details, Bárbara and Vero won. In fact, the second, which was the final one, had to be decided in the tiebreak.
And finally the La Rioja Padel Open champions, Ale and Gemma who sealed their pass to the quarterfinals with a great match against the Martas, who showed a great level in the first set, but lost focus as the match progressed (6-4 and 6-1).
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