This week the general attention of padel was focused on the Dubai World Cups, that ended yesterday, with the Spanish-Argentinean double final, and distribution of golds and silvers for both teams. At once, in Torrent (Valencia) the penultimate Challenger of the year was heldwhich is one more push for the winners in their attempt to reach the WPT Final Master.
In the men’s final this Sunday, with two pairs made up of players with regular teammates who have been competing in the World Cup, Jon Sanz and Coki Nieto have been a gale against Lucho Capra and Lamperti: 6-1 and 6-0; They had already been in the semifinals, when they beat Javi Ruiz and Lijó 6-3 and 6-1. Sanz (he has played most of the year with Lamperti) is now the partner of Lucas Campagnolo, international with Brazil, and Coki Nieto is the new partner of Martin Di Nenno, world champion with Argentina; Lamperti has returned with Yanguas, who was in the Spanish team in Dubaiand Lucho Capra regularly plays with the also Argentine and world champion Maxi Sanchez.
In the women’s final, the Sanchez Alayeto Twins, who had brushed him on several occasions throughout the year, finally won a title in a long and crazy game: 6-0, 6-7 and 6-1, Opposite they had Marta Marrero and Claudia Fernández, united for the Challenger and with her teammates with the Argentine national team, Delfina Brea and Julia Bidahorria, world runners-up