Day2. CR7 enjoys the show again. Ale Alonso, from tears to joy in 48 hours

Riyadh has become his home, and padel his great passion. As happened last year, Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the Padel Rush Arena to enjoy the show: the Portuguese champion, now at Al Nassr, was the special guest of the second day of Riyadh Season P1, a tournament that kicks off the Premier Padel circuit season. Not only CR7: at the Padel Rush Arena, two other football champions were also present, David Villa and David Silva, who were already there yesterday and conducted the draw before the match between Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger and the brothers Pedro and Alvaro Melendez.

 

WOMEN Just 48 hours ago, in Marseille, Ale Alonso had been forced to retire in the FIP Platinum final due to an ankle injury. Two days later, in Riyadh, Alonso returned to the court alongside Ale Salazar, turning tears into smiles. Ale and Ale defeated Marta Caparros and Julieta Bidahorria 6-3 6-1, qualifying for the round of 16 of the first Premier Padel tournament of the season, where tomorrow they will face Lara Arruabarrena and Marina Lobo. The round of 16 will be a day to watch in Saudi Arabia, as it will mark the debut of the top four seeds in the women’s draw, three of which are new pairs: Bea Gonzalez and Paula Josemaria (2), Ari Sanchez and Andrea Ustero (3), Claudia Fernandez and Sofia Araujo (4).

 

MEN Today was instead the day of the season’s first matches for the world’s top men’s pairs: Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia (1) came back from a set down to beat the French duo Dylan Guichard and Bastien Blanqué 3-6 6-1 6-2. Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan (2) won 6-2 6-2 against Gonzalo Rubio and Javi Ruiz. Franco Stupaczuk and Mike Yanguas (3) had a good repeat debut, defeating Pol Hernandez and Guille Collado 7-6 6-3, while Lebron and Augsburger (4) dominated the Melendez brothers 6-1 6-2. The upset of the day was by Javi Martinez and Rama Valenzuela, who beat the 12th seeds Sanyo Gutierrez and Gonza Alfonso 6-3 6-7 6-3. The upset of the day were by Javi Martinez and Rama Valenzuela who beat the 12th seeds Sanyo Gutierrez and Gonza Alfonso 6-3 6-7 6-3, and by Manuel Castaño and Inigo Jofre (5-7 7-5 7-6 to Javi Leal and Jon Sanz).