Nieto/Sanz and Belasteguín/Tello say goodbye to Genoa in the round of 16

He Génova Premier Padel P2 He experienced his first surprises during the round of 16 match this Thursday. The most notable was the couple elimination 5,Fernando Belasteguín and Juan Telloante Pablo Cardona and Javi Ruiz (1-6, 6-4 and 6-1). They also lost Jon Sanz and Coki Nieto at the hands of Víctor Ruiz and Lucas Bergamini (6-4 y 6-3), who enter the quarterfinals for the first time this year.

The Spanish, who they won their first title together in Bordeaux (also in the P2 category) three weeks ago, they have linked two early eliminations since that triumph on French soil. In Rome they fell in the round of 32, while now in Genoa they have said goodbye very early in the round of 16. “I still trust us,” he said. Jon Sanz on his social networks responding to his partner.

For its part, Fernando Belasteguín and Juan Tello deflated against Pablo Cardona and Javi Ruiz, who ended up lifting a match that they had started by losing decisively in the first round. They also said goodbye to the tournament Álex Arroyo and Sanyo Gutiérrez -couple 8 after the absence of Álex Ruiz and Momo González due to illness of the first – after his defeat against Maxi Sánchez and Lucho Capra in a duel of reunions that fell on the side of the Argentines after more than 90 minutes of battle (4-6, 6-3 and 6-4).

Of the rest of the seeds, the firm victory in 45 minutes of Paquito Navarro and Juan Lebron ante Teo Zapata and Javi Barahona (6-3 and 6-1) and the adjusted victory of Ale Galán and Fede Chingotto (6-4 and 7-6) against Leo Augsburger and Tino Libaak.

Ortega and Virseda, face to face

In the women’s box, The top-8 wins the quarterfinal matches which will be held this Friday. Among the matches, the duel between couples 4 and 7 stands out: Marta Ortega and Sofía Araujo against Ale Salazar and Vero Virseda.

Las The first ones are re-released after their brief stage in 2023 and after the Marta Ortega’s decision to end the project with Vero Virsedawho will now play temporal with Salazar until he recovers Tamara Icardo after the summer. A duel that promises to be spectacular, with morbidity, reunions and a lot of quality on both sides of the 20×10.

This is how the men’s quarterfinals remain

Coello/Tapia vs Cardona/Ruiz

Lebrón/Navarro vs Capra/Sánchez

Ruiz/Bergamini vs Galán Chingotto

This is how the women’s quarterfinals look like

Sánchez/Josemaría vs Sainz/Llaguno

Castelló/Jensen vs Triay/Fernández

Ortega/Araujo vs Salazar/Virseda

Riera/Goenaga vs González/Brea