Premier Padel Buenos Aires P1, the strength of the number 1s: Coello-Tapia and Josemaria-Sanchez triumph
The finals of the Premier Padel Buenos Aires D1 ended with the same score, 6-2, 6-2 , and the number 1 seeds showed all their strength: if Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia in Argentina had to redeem their elimination in the quarterfinals of the D2 in Asuncion, Paula Josemaria and Ari Sanchez in Paraguay had been overtaken by Gemma Triay at the top of the FIP ranking. With an extraordinary week, Arturo, Agus, Paula and Ari recovered what they had lost a few days earlier.
Men's Draw: For Coello and Tapia this is the fourth title of the season, after the D1 in Riyadh , the Major in Doha and the D2 in Brussels . Paquito Navarro and Lucas Bergamini could do little, beaten in 59 minutes of play. "Our tournament has grown match after match - said Coello -. We really needed to feel that adrenaline again. Argentina is always special for us" . "You just had to look at the crowd from the bench, see the stands full until the end: it was incredible - added Tapia -. We have been waiting for this tournament for a long time ".
Women's draw: Like a year ago in Mar del Plata, the Argentine stage of the 2024 edition of Premier Padel, Buenos Aires also crowned Paula Josemaria and Ari Sanchez. In the women's final they took revenge on the semifinal in Asuncion against Bea Gonzalez and Claudia Fernandez .
A victory that gives the Spanish the first position in the FIP ranking again and that represents the third title of 2025 after the P1 in Riyadh and the P2 in Brussels . A title made even more important considering the physical conditions that accompanied Paula throughout the week. “And for this reason, winning the tournament means even more to us – explained Ari –. Being in Argentina and not playing would have been very sad ”. “It is always incredible to play here, but this week was even more special ”, added Josemaria .The Qatar Airways Premier Padel Tour now returns to Europe : next week, at the Foro Italico in Rome , the second Major of the season, the BNL Italy Major Premier Padel , will be played.
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