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Doha
The Ooredoo Qatar Major Premier Padel 2025 tournament featuring world’s top players got off to an exciting start in the main draw at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex on Monday.
The tournament (April 14-19) – the first of four Majors this season – began with some thrilling contests from Spanish and Qatari players.
Hosted by the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation (QTSBF), the prestigious event brings together a total of 48 men’s and 40 women’s teams in action on six specially equipped courts at the iconic venue.
With top-seeded players such as the world’s top pair Arturo Coello (Spain) and Agustin Tapia (Argentina), as well as No.2 duo of Federico Chingoptto (Argentina) and Alejandro Galan (Spain) receiving byes for the second round, a strong line-up of prominent players were in action on the opening fay.
Argentina’s Aris Patiniotis and David Gala Sanchez (ESP) made a breezy start to their campaign defeating Federico Mourino (ARG) and Antonio Fernandez (ESP) in straight sets (6-4, 6-2).
Spanish-Argentinean pair of Mario Del Castillo and Ignacio Piotto Albornoz also delivered a commanding performance to outsmart the Qatari pair of Mohammed Saadon Alkuwari and Hassan Adel Waly, winning 6-1, 6-2.
The Spanish duo of Anton Sans and Marc Quilez prevailed over Qatar’s Rayan Abdulla and Abdulla Alhijji 6-0, 6-0, while Luis Hernandez Quesada and Inigo Jofre saw off a spirited effort from Miguel Benitez Lara and Javier Martinez to win 6-4, 7-5 in an all-Spanish clash.
Regaling fans in another exciting match-up was the Qatari duo of Mashari Nawaf and Rashed Nawaf, who put up a spirited fight against Spaniards Mario Ortega and Carlos Marti before going down in the Round of 64.
The Nawaf brothers took the lead, securing a 7-6 win in the opening set, but the Spanish duo fought their way back winning the second set 6-0 before securing victory with a score of 6-3 in the third set.
Earlier, Pol Hernandez Alvarez (ESP) and Ramiro Jesus Valenzuela (ARG) made quick work of Spanish duo Jesus Moya and Javier Rico to win 6-0, 6-3 and advance into the next round.
