Evening session – Here are the semifinalists Spain will play for the en plein

Day 3

Not even the rain stopped the padel show. The three draws of the European Games in Krakow elected the names of the four semifinalist pairs, who will play for a medal between Saturday and Sunday. In the men’s, ahead without losing a set are Spain’s Alonso Rodriguez and Pablo Garcia, who defeated Italy’s Giulio Graziotti and Riccardo Sinicropi in two sets (6-4 6-3). In the semifinals they will face the Portuguese Alfonso Fazendeiro and Miguel Oliveira, who got the better of the French Adrien Maigret and Benjamin Tison with a double tiebreak.

“We put in extra energy because we wanted to avenge the defeat at the Dubai World Cup – said the Portuguese pair -. We dragged each other to play our best and now we don’t want to stop”. On the other side of the draw, double 6-1 for Simone Cremona and Marco Cassetta against Belgians Jerome Peeters and François Azzola. A super performance, also underlined by coach Saverio Palmieri: “We had prepared it well, but Simone and Marco were perfect. The road is long and we must get down to it now“.

Also because tomorrow is the match against the ‘Spanish terrible’ boys Daniel Santigosa and David Gala, who defeated the Portuguese brothers Nuno and Miguel Deus.

Among the women, it will be an affair between Spaniards and Italians: Marta Barrera and Marta Caparros – who needed the third set to beat the French Jessica Ginier Barbier and Lucile Pothier – will face Chiara Pappacena and Giulia Sussarello. “It is an big feeling to have reached the semifinals – said the Italians -. Playing in the national team is a unique thing because this jersey is like a second skin and because, unlike the tournaments that are played every week, there are no second chances“. On the other side of the draw, Noa Canovas and Araceli Maria Martinez find Carolina Orsi and Giorgia Marchetti. A medal for Italy is real.