Arturo Coelho and Agustin Tapia quit poker. After Rome, Madrid and Mendoza, the world number 3 pair confirmed their excellent form and also won the Greenweez Paris Major Premier Padel (the fifth tournament of the 2023 Premier Padel series). overcome in two sets the final Federico Chingotto and Paquito Navarro. questionthe one obtained from Philippe-Chatrier This is the fourth consecutive Major victory for the pair of spade wonders, thus equaling the track success record (4) achieved last year by Spanish aces Juan Lebrón and Alejandro Galán.
Cingotto and Navarro, the pair of No. 4 seeds, were animated by a huge desire for revenge after losing the title match both at the Foro Italico and in the Spanish capital. They got off to a great start in Paris, crushing their opponents and then taking a 4-2 lead: However, Coelho and Tapia managed to recover and won the first set in a tiebreaker, which they won with a clear score of 7-2. An epilogue that disheartened Chingotto and Navarro, who gave up serve three times in a row in the second set and eventually had to give up on the third match point with a final result of 7-6 6-1 after an hour and 22 minutes of play. a game.
However, in the women’s sphere Spaniards Ariana Sanchez and Paula Josemaria won. After defeats in the finals in Rome and Madrid, the first rackets of the world won the final over compatriots Marta Ortega and Gemma Triay and so they won their first title in the Premier Padel tournament.
Against the world’s number two pair, who prevailed at the Foro Italico, winning 7-5 in the third set, Ari and Paula started with great determination: both Spaniards broke their opponent’s serve twice without giving up theirs (not even a break point missed). ), and then won the first set with a clear score of 6-2. In the second set, Ortega and Triay responded and became more aggressive: the match became more balanced, at least to 2-2, then Ari and Paula took off again and with the score 5-3 in their favor, they failed three matches – a point. The world number 2 pair thus managed to extend the match, also failing a break point at 4-5 after having another match point canceled out: in the end, however, Ari and Paula managed to win 6-2 6-4 in an hour and 29 minutes.
RESULTS OF THE DAY
MEN’S TOURNAMENT
THE FINAL
A. Coelho (Spain)/A. Tapia (Argentina) (3) – F. Chingotto (Argentina)/F. Navarro (Spain) (4) 7–6 6–1
WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
THE FINAL
P. Josemaria (ESP)/A. Sanchez (ESP) (1) – M. Ortega (ESP)/G. Triai (ESP) (2) 6-2 6-4
Credit: Premier Padel