Day 1. First battles in Spain, Fernandez and Cepero for Coello and Tapia

The Premier Padel Cupra Costa Daurada Tarragona P1 got underway at the Palau d’Esports Catalunya, and it started off evenly balanced. After the conclusion of the qualifying rounds, three of the six matches in the first round of the men’s main draw went to a third set. Among these, the 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 victory by Arnau Ayats and Josete Rico over Portuguese brothers Nuno and Miguel Deus stands out. Andres Fernandez Lancha and Alvaro Cepero, after defeating Juan Cruz Belluati and Pablo Lijo 7-5, 6-4, will face Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia, who will be on court on Wednesday like all the seeded players.

On Tuesday, the tournament will get into full swing with the start of the women’s draw and the remaining 10 matches of the first round of the men’s tournament. Gonzalo Rubio will also take to the court, having become the fifth player to win at least 10 CUPRA FIP Tour titles with his victory at the FIP Silver Lyttos Crete I over the weekend.