What most paddle tennis fans wanted has happened and that is why there will be a party on the rural property: Fernando Belasteguín from Pehuajense has passed the quarterfinal stage and will play one of the semifinals, this Saturday from 4pm .
The stadium was packed to see Bela in action; Martín Palermo and Diego Alberto Milito could be seen in the stands. And together with his partner, Arturo Coello, they did not disappoint and prevailed 6-3 and 6-1 against José Rico and Agustín Gutiérrez. Who will they face in the semi-finals this Saturday from 4pm? To Martín Di Nenno and Jorge Nieto, who prevailed with a comfortable 6-2 and 6-2 against Daniel Gutiérrez and Agustín Tapia.
The other semifinal will be played by the imposing Spaniards Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón, number 1 in the world, who beat Francisco Paquito Navarro and Miguel Yanguas with a double 6-4. Of course, it won’t be easy for the Europeans to face the locals Federico Chingotto and Juan Tello, who won 6-1 and 6-2 against Franco Stupaczuk and Pablo Lima in the quarterfinals.
The second duel will be played after the first and both will be broadcast by DirecTV.
And since the furor for paddle tennis in Argentina is so strong, this Saturday there will also be a new tournament to be held in La Rioja in March. With the presence of the best players in the world, the World Padel Tour will land in La Rioja with one goal: to break a world attendance record in the majestic SUPERDOMO sports hall, which has a capacity of 14,000 seated people.
The WPT La Rioja Padel Open will be the first event of the South American tour, followed by Chile and Paraguay.
Thus, from March 6 to 12, the province will be paralyzed by the best paletas in the world. The tournament, which will feature the number 1 duo in the WPT rankings, Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón. In turn, it will have several TOP national representatives internationally, such as Agustín Tapia, Sanyo Gutiérrez, Franco Stupaczuk, Martín Di Nenno, Juan Tello and Federico Chingotto, among others.
Meanwhile, among the women, the presence of Delfina Brea, the best Argentine player, the number 1 in the world Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría Martin, among others, stand out.
Source: Clarin
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