FIP Rise Sandigliano, three Italians and Spanish Gonzalez lead the entry list

Italy confirms itself as one of the houses of padel. Between the BNL Italy Major Premier Padel and the Genova Premier Padel P2, here is a stage of the CUPRA FIP Tour. The FIP Rise in Sandigliano, in the province of Biella (in Piemonte, a region in the north of the country), is being played this weekend, with a men’s draw of 32 pairs and a women’s draw of 27. The duo formed by Italian Marco Cassetta and Spanish José Luis Gonzalez, respectively number 105 and number 85 in the FIP ranking, leads the entry list. There is a Spanish, Adria Mercadal, also as the number 2 seed, along with Belgian Clement Geens, with the seeding podium completed by Spain’s Alvaro Montiel and Sweden’s Simon Vazquez.

Among the women, on the other hand, leading the list are two Italians, Giulia Sussarello (world number 85 and recently returned to the court after maternity leave) and Emily Stellato (72). On the other side of the draw the Dutch, Stephanie Weterings and Marcella Koek. The main draw, at Santo Stefano Padel&Tennis, will begin on Friday with the first round; Saturday the round of 16 and the quarters, Sunday the semifinals and finals.