Day 2: Paula and Ari restart with a win. Round of 16 on Thursday

As the big names entered the court, Premier Padel Dubai P1 also recorded its first feats. Among them, that of Ramiro Moyano and Juan Cruz Belluati, who beat number 5 seed Paquito Navarro and Pablo Cardona 3-6 6-4 7-5. But it was also a great day for Javi Garcia and Javier Barahona (6-3 6-3 to Lucas Bergamini and Javi Garrido, number 8 seeds), for Jairo Bautista and Fran Guerrero (4-6 6-4 6-4 to Tino Libaak and Fernando Belasteguin, number 10 in the seeding) and for the pair formed by Josete Rico and Agustin Gutierrez, with 6-2 5-7 6-3 to Alex Chozas and Leo Augsburger (15). Good debuts for the top four pairs of the draw: double 6-3 for Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia to Gonzalez/Sans (in the round of 16 Campagnolo/Leal), 6-1 6-4 of Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan to Hernandez/Rico (Sanchez/Capra on Thursday), 6-2 6-2 by Martin Di Nenno and Juan Lebron to Vilariño/Del Castillo (now Melendez/Martì), 6-1 6-3 by Franco Stupaczuk and Mike Yanguas to Patiniotis/Moya, which brings the number 4 seed to challenge Bautista/Guerrero.

WOMEN Excellent debut for FIP ranking number 1 and world champions Ari Sanchez and Paula Josemaria, with 6-1 6-4 to Melania Merino and Esther Carnicero giving them the round of 16 versus Virginia Riera and Carmen Goenaga. Double 6-1 to Talavan/Bidahorria for Delfi Brea and Bea Gonzalez, who will be back on court as a pair in Dubai (in the round of 16 there will be Saiz/Lobo), with Marta Ortega and Sofia Araujo (4) qualifying for the round of 16 against Bea Caldera and Lorena Rufo with a 6-0 7-5 win over Barrera/Caparros. Gemma Triay and Claudia Fernandez (2) will also be back on the court on Thursday against Noa Canovas and Jimena Velasco, in a day 3 schedule starting at 3 p.m. Dubai time (12 p.m. CET) and taking place on five courts: four matches on the Centre Court, three on the other four.