Anyone would say that Fernando Belasteguín and Agustín Tapia have been playing together for a little over a month. Moreover, anyone would say that Bela, after 16 years in reverse , would abandon her natural position to give her up to her partner and play in the drive as if nothing had happened. Not only the couple has adapted perfectly. They have done it in style, without giving up a set throughout the tournament and beating Maxi Sánchez and Sanyo Gutiérrez in the final of the Master Madrid by a double 6-4.
The veteran Argentine player already warned him in this same scenario last year, when he returned to the tracks after a serious injury to his elbow: " A Belasteguín never gives up, " he said excitedly after winning in the final. This year, Bela has recovered from another serious ankle injury, from the break with Pablo Lima , her sporting partner for the past three years, and losing number 1 after more than 15 years at the top of the World rankings. Paddle Tour
The legend of Pehuajó gave the key to manage to overcome all obstacles after getting the pass for the final. " I have regained the illusion, " he acknowledged. And he has done it next to what many say is his successor, also Argentine Agustín Tapia.
It was the first time the two couples faced each other, a circumstance that was soon revealed. Both used the first games to score with very long points. With the numbers 1 loading the game on Bela, Pehuajó defended himself from the bottom of the track, bringing out his characteristic tray. The young Tapia only intervened to close the point. However, the first service break came from Maxi and Sanyo (3-1), although they immediately lost their serve in the next game.
At that moment, nobody could think that it was the first final as a professional of Agustín Tapia, of only 20 years . The young Argentine ( MVP of the tournament ) played without complexes, daring and bringing out the complete catalog of padel strokes: trays, shots beyond the service line, volleys, track exits, wall descents, left impossible and even blows below the legs. None was left to delight the more than 5,000 spectators of the Madrid Arena.
The duel remained even until the couple in San Luis lost their service again. Then, Bela took advantage of the set ball, consummated the comeback and put the 1-0 in the locker after just over an hour's game.
The second manga seemed to follow the same paths, with equality as the protagonist (2-2). The current number 1, far from their best, had to row against the current to save their service. Across the track, Bela and Tapia were increasingly comfortable on the track . Couple number 10 not only retained their serve, they did so by placing several blank games in a row and placing their score on the edge of the championship (5-4).
With the light in favor and take off in the shovel of Bela, Tapia certified the victory with a shot that took the ball by four and raised the ovation of the respectable, witness of a couple who can mark the season. King Bela was reborn once again and added another final to his locker (220 of 267 disputed), the first next to his successor, Prince Agustin Tapia.
'La Portu' and Paula Josemaría doctorate in Madrid
In the women's final, Paula Josemaría from Cáceres and Ana Catarina Noriega from Portugal achieved their first victory of the season and the first also for the Portuguese padel.
The young couple dominated the match against Eli Amatriaín and Patty Llaguno . The experienced couple accused the fatigue of a very demanding tournament. Circumstance that took advantage of the revelation couple of the women's circuit to take their first final. The young Paula Josemaría was named best player of the tournament, after a final in which she brought out her blunt game.
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