Oeiras, spotlight on Rubio-Ruiz in Portugal

First came the win at the FIP Silver in Palermo in June, then the title in Crete in July, and another victory in Portimão at the start of August. At the FIP Silver Beefeater 0.0 in Oeiras – the new Portuguese stop of the CUPRA FIP Tour – Javi Ruiz is chasing his fourth trophy in as many months. Together with Gonzalo Rubio (his partner in the Palermo and Crete triumphs), the No. 51 in the FIP ranking heads a men’s draw of 32 pairs. Also back on court this Friday is Agustín Torre, a month on from winning the FIP Gold in Potosí with Álex Ruiz. “El Loco” will once again team up with Enzo Jensen, with whom he forms the No. 2 pair on the entry list. Just behind them are Mario Del Castillo/Miguel Lamperti and Rodrigo Coello with Boris Castro, who returns to Oeiras after winning the FIP Bronze here last June.

On the women’s side, Ariadna Cañellas and Sandra Bellver will open the main draw, closely followed by Camila Fassio (five CUPRA FIP Tour titles already this year) alongside Lucía Peralta. Local hopes include Catarina Santos (seeded No. 5 with Aimee Gibson) and Patricia Ribeiro with Clarinha Santos (6).