Kaunas, Lucia Garcia ready to come back to the court

In the final of the FIP Rise in Alcalá de Guadaíra, Lucia Garcia – paired with Nati Lopez Diaz – was forced to retire due to injury. However, the two Spaniards are ready to return to the court and take their revenge in the FIP Rise in Kaunas, Lithuania, combined with the men’s FIP Star. There are 21 pairs starting in the draw, with Garcia and Lopez Diaz the number 1 seed, followed on the entry list by Camila Fassio and Amanda Lopez Moral.

British Tia Louisa Norton and Dutch Stephanie Weterings – playing with the Netherlands in the FIP World Padel Championships – will be the number 3 seeded pair. First round on Friday, with the top 11 pairs on the entry list going straight into the round of 16 on Saturday.