Argentina is world champion in Qatar, once again. This time it was in the men’s World Paddle Championship, facing their classic rival: Spain. The men’s representative was able to turn around a series that began with a setback to reach the title with a duo of 19 and 20 year old players.
In the first turn, the Argentines Franco Stupaczuk and Martín Di Nenno They crossed against the number one in the world: Arturo Cuelleitherwho shared a partner with Javier Nieto. The Spanish victory was without extenuating circumstances: 6-1 and 6-2.
However, Argentina quickly tied the series. This time it was a much closer match, led by the man from Catamarca – and number two in the world – Arturo Tapia and Federico Chingottowho defeated Juan Lebron and Alejandro Galán by 7-6, 3-6 and 6-2.
It was the turn of the young debutants in the Argentine National Team: Leandro Augsburger (20) and Valentino Libaak (19). Your rivals? The Top 10 of the circuit Miguel Yanguas and Francisco “Paquito” Navarro. Spain started the final match winning 6-3, but the Argentines tied the game in a locked set (7-5) and finally won the decider in a tie-breaker where they were a steamroller: 7-2.
With this title, The Argentine men’s paddle tennis team achieved its 12th gold in world competitions in the discipline. Their rival in this last final, Spain, reached the other four championships that were put into play.
Silver for the women’s team
The final of Women’s Padel World Cup It was also against Spain and, in Qatar, the Argentine National Team She was defeated in both of her doubles matches. His rival ended up dethroning the national team as the most champion of the discipline.
In the first point, the duo composed of Virginia Riera and Julieta Bidahorria They fell in straight sets after a promising start (2-0 up) 6-3 and 6-2 against the Spanish Gemma Triay and Claudia Fernández.
Subsequently, the Argentinian rival was the best women’s padel duo in the world: Ari Sánchez and Paula Josemaríaboth number 1 in the global ranking. Still, the formation of Delfina Brea and Ari Sánchez They started by winning the first set 6-3. Finally, their rivals took the next two sets (7-5 and 7-5) reaching the final point for the trophy.
In the female branch, both Argentina and Spain also shared all the titles: The national representative reached eight championships, against nine of the European ones.
Source: Ambito
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