The Comunidad de Madrid Premier Padel P1 is already in full swing, with an exciting day of action in both the men’s and women’s main draws. Even in the early stages of the tournament, the atmosphere at the WiZink Center was electric, setting the tone for what promises to be an exhilarating competition. Fans are already eagerly anticipating the next rounds as the world’s top players battle it out on the court.
Several top seeded pairs were in action across the men’s and the women’s competition with a mixture of comfortable wins and some notable upsets during the day’s play. Centre court provided the first upset of the week as Ustero – Alonso defeated Sainz – Llaguno (#6) – the young pairing’s first victory against their opponents. Across the rest of the women’s competition, there was a successful return to action for Gonzalez – Brea (#2) following their withdrawal in Malaga. There was also a comfortable straight sets victory for Triay – Fernandez (#3) while Riera – Goenaga (#8) triumphed in three sets.
Court 2 provided major upsets during the men’s matches today with Bautista – Guerrero beating Campagnolo – Leal (#13) in the morning session and this was followed by a remarkable and intense three set victory for Hernandez – Jofre against Ruiz – Garrido (#6) in the pick of the evening action. There were – however – more straightforward victories for the rest of the men’s seeds playing today with Chingotto – Galan (#2); Yanguas – Stupaczuk (#4); Cardona – Navarro (#5); Sanchez – Capra (#11); Esbri – Bergamini (#12); Libaak – Ruiz (#14) all advancing to the next round.
Tomorrow will see more top seeds starting their tournament’s with Sánchez – Josemaría (#1); Ortega – Araújo (#4); Castello López – Salazar (#5) and Osoro – Virseda (#7) all in action across the women’s draw, whilst Coello – Tapia (#1); Di Nenno – Lebrón (#3); Tello – Belasteguín (#7); Nieto – Sanz (#8); Alonso – González (#9); Arroyo – Gutiérrez (#10); Barahona – Zapata (#15); Rubio – Lijó (#16) will all start their campaign’s tomorrow.
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