Mar del Plata Premier Padel P1, day 5 Ustero-Alonso, pure talent: the young Spanish in the semifinals

It was the night of Fernando Belasteguin, but not only of the Argentinian legend. The fans at the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas in Mar del Plata enjoyed the quarter-final show, and enjoyed two very pure talents, those of Andrea Ustero (17) and Alejandra Alonso, who will be 18 in a few days (29 May). The Spanish, the only non-seeded pair in the women’s draw left in the running, defeated a legend like Alejandra Salazar and Tamara Icardo (4) with a score of 6-1 7-5, qualifying for the semifinals at the top of the draw. Today, not before 7 p.m. local time (midnight CET) the challenge against FIP number 1 ranked Paula Josemaria and Ari Sanchez, ahead 7-5 6-0 over Virginia Riera and Sofia Araujo (7). The other semi-final, which will open the schedule at 4 p.m. Argentine time (9pm CET) follows the entry list: Delfi Brea and Bea Gonzalez (2), chasing their 20th win in a row after reaching their 19 th in a comeback over Marta Ortega and Veronica Virseda (4-6 6-1 6-3), and the pair formed by Gemma Triay and Claudia Fernandez (3), who gave up just four games (6-0 6-4) to Lucia Sainz and Patty Llaguno, will compete.

MEN Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia, after ending Fernando Belasteguin’s professional career in Argentina, continue their journey in Mar del Plata: the first two players in the FIP ranking will play their semi-final against Mike Yanguas and Javi Garrido (6), ahead 6-4 6-1 over Coki Nieto and Jon Sanz and qualified for the third time this season to the semi-finals of a Premier Padel circuit tournament after Puerto Cabello and Brussels. Instead, it will be the third consecutive duel (the fourth in the season, after Puerto Cabello, Sevilla and Asunción) between Fede Chingotto (already sure to rise on Monday to number 7 in the FIP ranking) and Ale Galan (2) and Franco Stupaczuk and Martin Di Nenno (4) that will decide the other finalist pair. Chingotto/Galan beat Maxi Sanchez and Sanyo Gutierrez with a double 6-3; the ‘Superpibes’, local idols, dominated 6-1 6-2 the quarter-final against Momo Gonzalez and Alex Ruiz. In Mar del Plata, the show goes on.