From Wednesday in Valletta Cambiaso it will be the turn of the champions, who will monopolize the attention. But Up to now the inaugural edition of the Genova Premier Padel P2 has had two very clear protagonistsand they are both Italian. Because to the two victories obtained between Sunday and Monday, Giulio Graziotti and Flavio Abbate have added a third, earning a spot in the main draw with a heart-stopping win against the Spaniards Victor Mena and Fran Ramirez Navas, defeated with the score of 6-2 6-7 7-6.
In the 2 hours and 26 minutes of the Central, under the eyes of an exceptional spectator such as the Genoese footballer Andrea Cambiaso (fresh from Euro 2024 with the Italian national team), there was everything. First the domination, in a first set controlled from the beginning, then a few too many distractions in the second (recovered from 2-5 but lost in the tie-break) and then the suffering that in the third turned into ecstasy. It seemed over when the rivals extended – with a break – to 4-3, instead the two Italians immediately caught up with them, forcefully earned the tie-break and then dominated it, winning six points from the initial 0-2 and then closing 7-3, before dropping to the ground with emotion.
