On April 30, 2024, the Estadio de la Cartuja in Seville was ablaze with anticipation as the most awaited men of the day took the court. Paquito Navarro and Juan Lebron, the number 2 seed in the men’s draw, made their winning debut. Playing at home in Sevilla, Paquito and Lebron defeated Javi Rico and Juanlu Esbri with a score of 7-5, 6-3 in an hour and 20 minutes. This victory set the stage for their next match in the round of 16 against Coki Nieto and Jon Sanz or the young Argentines Tino Libaak and Leo Augsburger.
The day was filled with balanced matches in the sixth round of the season’s Premier Padel circuit. Alex Ruiz and Momo Gonzalez, the number 7 seed, needed a double tiebreak to eliminate Gutierrez/Rico. Similarly, Lucho Capra and Alex Chozas secured a win by the same score over brothers Pedro and Alvaro Melendez. In the women’s draw, Lucia Sainz and Patty Llaguno, the number 8 seed, made a winning debut by defeating Ksenia Sharifova and Lucia Martinez Gomez with a score of 6-2, 7-6.
Day 2 promises even more excitement at La Cartuja. The centre court will feature the two finalist pairs from the Lotto Brussels Premier P2. Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan (3) will face off against Javi Ruiz and Pablo Cardona, followed by Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia (1) against José Antonio Diestro and Pablo Lijo. Among the women, debuts for pairs number 5 (Marta Ortega and Veronica Virseda), 6 (Jessica Castelló and Claudia Jensen), and 7 (Virginia Riera and Sofia Araujo) will add to the drama on the court.
