Medina Murphy-Garcia and Petrova-Kutuzova: Tashkent’s Champions Crowned

TASHKENT – A high level of play, excitement and a strong determination to win marked the CUPRA FIP Tour’s debut in Uzbekistan. Christian Medina Murphy and Alberto Garcia claimed the men’s title at the FIP Bronze Tashkent, defeating Gustavo Nunes-Renzo Nunez 6-3 6-1 in the final. In the semi-finals, the winners had overcome Joel Olivera-Javi Lopez after a closely contested match that was decided in the third set, 6-3 4-6 6-3. In the women’s competition, Vilena Petrova-Vlada Kutuzova claimed the title without dropping a single set throughout the tournament. In the final, they defeated the top seeds, Ainize Santamaria-Ana Varo, 6-3 6-4, having previously beaten Nika Sluthiteleva-Dora Andrejszki 6-2 6-3 in the semi-finals.

International padel wrote a new chapter in its global expansion with the first-ever CUPRA FIP Tour event in Uzbekistan, where the FIP Bronze tournament in Tashkent was held. Uzbekistan was among the countries hosting, or having already hosted, a Tour event in 2026, alongside Kosovo, Malta, Slovenia and Poland.