Padel World Press - The first, to the target. Pablo Lima and Paquito Navarro have managed to reach the final of the Bilbao Open in his first appearance as a duo by imposing himself Cristian Gutiérrez and Franco Stupaczuk by 6 1-7-6 and.
A few Paquito and Lima that, almost literally, fly over the track. The pace at which they play, the intensity they put into each set and the results they get seem to be very far from the reach of any other couple today.
And that was the key to Cristian and Stupa. The first set they proposed on the track was simply to frame. It is true that the Argentine duo tends to use the 'diesel mode' and that with the passage of the games it begins to carburet, but it does not detract from what was achieved by the Spaniard and the Brazilian.
Based on tension, aggressiveness and initiative, Paquito and Lima endorsed the number four pair 6-1 that was the logical consequence of the effervescence with which they jumped on the track.
A result that could have marked a before and after, but to a certain extent it gave Stupa and Cristian a chance. Especially the Argentine. They got warm started the second set, they matched the game and they scored a very high level in such an extreme situation.
And for that they forced the tie-break. Because his fine, lively and meticulous game deserved it. But no more. Or not at least today. Navarro and Lima were still a step above, the one that was going to make them define sudden death without difficulties.
By 6-1 and 7-6 they closed the semifinal and his pass to the grand final on Sunday. The perfect occasion to achieve a first title in his first act as a couple.
The attitude of Mieres and Lamperti is worth a final
Mieres and Lamperti they are at the end of Bilbao Open. For attitude and faith. And because when nobody believes, they make it stronger than ever. And it was in that intangible section of the game that they beat Uri Botello and Javi Ruiz for 6-3, 2-6 and 1-6.
A first semifinals that began as expected, with dominance of Mieres and Lamperti. La dupla argentina jumped to the track to dominate, to impose its rhythm of game to Botello and Ruiz and obtained fast prize. An exit break that consolidated and that presaged a controlled first set. But it would not be like that.
Uri and Javi began to feel comfortable on the track and could begin to weave their spiderweb. Balloon passed to Miguel to avoid his punch and little network game for Mieres. The short-term result, a quick equalizer and the dominance of the first partial. In the middle, the victory of the set by an incontestable 6-3.
Something had been disconnected in Mieres and Lamperti, but it was going to re-plug in the passage through the benches. They put more attitude, which makes them fearsome in difficult times, and jumped on the track to revolutionize the game. And they got it.
They forced Ruiz and Botello, increased their number of winning shots and walked through the second set with the dominance of the first 15 game minutes. The second heat was an absolute dominion of his that made them match the match and bring about the final outcome.
But it was much more. His turn to the match was so resounding that they managed to get rid of his rivals. Botello and Ruiz thought about how it had happened and at what moment they had let slip the initiative of the party, that they were blurred. Unforced errors and inconsistent play was the general tone in the third set.
And meanwhile, opposite, Mieres and Lamperti were still driving the course. They saw the opportunity, they took it hard and did not let it escape at any time. They walked through the third set with the domain of who has things clear and closed the meeting by a definitive 6-3, 2-6 and 6-1.
(Photos vía World Padel Tour)
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