Padel World Press - Surprises, tension and the biggest show in the world of paddle tennis in one of the most iconic scenes of recent years. The round of XNUMX of the WPT Malmö Open starts tomorrow!
Regarding the results of the women's round of XNUMX of the tournament, the women's team kicked off with a victory of Aranza Osoro and Jessica Castelló, who prevailed with a resounding 6-4 6-1 to Marta Talaván and Nuria Rodríguez. The Spanish-Argentine duo, who want to continue the good streak of recent tournaments, will face tough opponents in the round of XNUMX Lucía Sainz and Patty Llaguno, which debuted in the tournament with a victory over the couple that arrived from the previous phase, composed of Ariadna Cañellas and Noemí Aguilar, with a score of 7-6 6-3.
Also in the fight for a place in the Final Master are Mapi and Majo Sánchez Alayeto, occupying the last two positions. They continued adding points in the Race by winning in three sets, 6-4 7-5 6-4, to Águeda Pérez and Patricia Martínez, who reached the first round through the qualifying phase. The twins will face each other in the round of XNUMX Marina Lobo and Sofia Saiz, who won in three sets, 7-5 4-6 7-5, to Carolina Orsi and Carla Mesa in the first round.
Mari Carmen Villalba and Ana Fernández De Ossó They had to make a comeback after losing the first set against the Wild Card Linnea Björk and Ajla Behram, whom they finally beat in three sets, 3-6 6-0 6-2. In the round of XNUMX, they will face the first classified, Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría.
Marta Arellano and Lara Arruabarrena, who started from the qualifying phase, won the first round with a score of 7-6 6-3 to the Wild Card Amanda Girdo and Sofia Arvidsson. In the round of XNUMX, they will face Tamara Icardo and Virginia Riera. The fifth-ranked team did not have an easy debut, as they needed two tiebreakers in the last match of the day to win by one double 7-6 to Laia Rodríguez and Sandra Bellver, who qualified from the preliminary phase to the final draw.
Despite winning the first set, Carmen Goenaga and Lucia Martinez They finally gave in to Carolina Navarro and Marina Guinart in the third set, with a score of 3-6 6-3 6-4. Carolina and Marina will face the seventh-placed teams in the round of XNUMX, Claudia Jensen and Verónica Virseda, who dominated in the first round by defeating Teresa Navarro and Marta Caparrós with a double 6-0.
The tenth seeds, Claudia Fernández and Victoria Iglesias, They said goodbye to Malmö in their first match, despite a good start. Alix Collombon and Lorena Rufo turned the match around to advance to the round of XNUMX in three sets, with a score of 1-6 6-4 6-4. The Spanish-French couple will face the third seeds in the round of XNUMX, Delfi Brea and Bea González.
The young women Andrea Ustero and Alejandra Alonso They advanced to the round of XNUMX by beating Sara Ruiz and Araceli Martínez with a double score 6-4. In the next round, they will face the fourth seeds, Alejandra Salazar and Sofia Araújo.
The champions of Menorca, Marta Ortega and Gemma Triay, will make their debut this Thursday against Ana Catarina Nogueira and Bea Caldera. The Portuguese and Spanish couple advanced to the second round by beating Marta Barrera and Melania Merino by 7-5 7-6.
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