The Buenos Aires Pádel Master and a final with history: Fernando Belasteguín against the world number 1 in La Rural

In front of a stadium that will seem full, historic Fernando Bellasteguin will be the star of a new final this Sunday Padel master from Buenos Aires. Together with his partner of Spanish nationality Arthur Coellodefeated Argentinian Martín Di Nenno and Spanish Jorge Coki Nieto 7-5/6-4 in the semifinals, and now Pehuajense will play the decisive match number 274 of his career from 4.30 pm at the La Rural fairgrounds. Televisa Star+ and Directv.

On the other hand there will be the current Spanish number one in the world rankings Juan Lebron Y Alessandro Galanwho managed to win against the Argentine pair of Juan Tello and Federico Chingotto 7-5/7-6 in an exciting tie break.

During the match, the Argentines had the opportunity to gain strength against the Spaniards but in the first set, when the 5 all paraded, the number 1 broke his serve and equalized the differences.

The second set started well for him. Mouse and the Cat who had managed to get a two-game lead early on, but with a few mistakes the match was drawn and it began to be fought over. So much so that the second set was defined in an exciting tie break which ended at 10-8 against the Argentines. The warm atmosphere in which the stands showed all their support for the Argentines was not enough to close a stage of 7 years as a duo, as it was their last tournament together.

On Saturday, in addition to Tello-Chingotto’s farewell, there were announcements of the organization. In a press conference held in the Yellow Pavilion, which was attended by the managing director of the tournament, Lisandro Borges, accompanied by the governor of La Rioja Roberto Quintela, it was made official that the northern province will receive a date in the imposing Superdome starting next year with a clear goal: break the record for the highest crowd participation in a match.

“Next year there will be 17 different venues. In the new venues, yes or yes, the men’s and women’s circuit will be played. For us It is a wish for girls to come and we were able to bring them to La Rioja“, Borges quoted in the presence of various media. It will be the first time that the women’s circuit will land in Argentina.

The governor of La Rioja, Ricardo Quintela, completed: “It is an honor and a pride that paddle tennis comes to La Rioja. It is a great responsibility for the paddle tennis player to want to continue living in our province. We also want you to get to know our people deeply.” Cecilia Reiter spoke on behalf of the women’s circuit, which she received her farewell after announcing the end of her professional playing career.

“As a player I think for all the girls it’s a pleasure to come to the South American tour, it’s something that we wanted and that speaks very well of the growth of paddle tennis women’s professional,” concluded Reiter.