Valenzuela completes the season double in Espoo: triumph with Dominguez this time

ESPOO – Almost three months after her victory at the FIP Silver tournament in mid-August, Argentina’s Daiara Valenzuela secured her second title of the season in Espoo, also winning the FIP Bronze Esc Padel. On that occasion, she triumphed alongside Lea Godallier; this time, she claimed the title with Ana Dominguez. After overcoming Carla Mesa-Matilde Minelli in three sets (7-6, 1-6, 6-3) in the semi-finals, the two champions defeated Giorgia Rosi-Maria Delgado 6-3, 6-1 in the final. With this victory, Valenzuela has reached 11 titles on the CUPRA FIP Tour, while Dominguez has moved up to seven. “We have become champions in Finland,” said Dominguez. “Now we are heading to Italy.”

While Valenzuela secured her second title of the season in the women’s draw in Espoo, the men’s winners claimed back-to-back titles: Alberto Garcia Jimenez and Christian Medina Murphy, the second seeds, were crowned champions once again following their victory at the FIP Bronze tournament in Tashkent. They first defeated Jose Manuel Ortiz-Arthur Hugounenq 6-4, 6-2 in the semi-finals, before overcoming Daniel Martinez Otero-Eneko Arija Ochoa De Alda 6-4, 7-5 in the final. “What a feeling: we have won the title at the end of an incredible week,” said Garcia Jimenez. “It was our second consecutive title. We managed to maintain a high level throughout all our matches.”