Roland Garros, one of the temples of tennis is back to open its doors for padel. From Monday 4 to Sunday 10in Paris, will play on third Major of the season at the Premier Padel circuitthe fifth Premier of the year (followed by NewGuisa, Acapulco and Milan) and the first since the formal acquisition deal. Padel World Tour by Premier Padelfor one circuit since 2024 governed by International Padel Federation.
In the men’s draw Arturo Coelho and Agustin Tapia they will achieve a fourth successive success in the Premier League after successes in Rome, Paris and Mendoza. The Latin-Argentine couple (seeded No. 3) got to the bottom of the draw and after a farewell in the first round, they are now waiting for the winner of the Fernandez / Cardona and Garcia Rodrigo / Ramirez match. Heading the draw for the tournament, whose organizing committee is chaired by former French tennis player Arnaud Di Pasquale (who was also world No. 39 in his career), will continue to be Juan Lebron and Alejandro Galan who finds Gil/Sager or Zemmler/Licho in the second round. In the middle of LeBron and Galan there is Paquito Navarro and Federico Chingotto (4) who were drawn in the second round by Lamperti/Diaz or Cepero/Chozas. However, at the bottom of the board Franko Stupaschuk / Martin Di Nenno (2) will start from the round of 16 against Solbes/Gonzalez or Diestro/Leal. Here are four more seeded who will miss the first round: Yanguas/Belasteguin (5), Ruiz/Tello (6), González/Gutierrez (7) and Sanchez/Capra (8).
As happened at Foro Italico and in Madrid, the world’s best players will also take to the pitch at the Paris Major (the center field will be located inside the Philippe-Chatrier). Lead the list of participants in the women’s draw, Paula Josemaria and Ariana Sanchez who will debut in the second round against Borrero/Sharifova or against a qualified pair. On the other side of the board Gemma Treay and Marta Ortega (winners of the first historic women’s premier tournament in Rome) will face Aguilar Carrillo/Manchillo Alarda or two of the qualifiers. Seeded number 3, queens of Madrid, Delphine Brea and Bea Gonzalez, who will start in the second round against Ibáñez/Soto or two qualifiers. In Paris, having missed tournaments in Rome and Madrid, the star will make his debut. Alejandra Salazar, with whom he will play in tandem Portuguese Sophia Araujo. Unlike the men’s draw of 56 players, the women’s draw will have 48 pairs at the start, with the top 16 seeded entering the field in the second round. After the qualifying weekend we start on Monday and the show, as always, will not be missed.
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Credits: FIP