An intense and particular finish P1500 of 4PADEL StrasbourgOr Benoit Theard and Thibaud Pech end up imposing themselves at the end of the suspense in the face of Norman Sanchez and Nathan Courrin on the score of 6/1 1/6 7/6. After dominating the first set, Théard and Pech collapsed in the second set before winning a high-level third set concluded in a tie-break.
The start of the match is complicated for Sanchez and Courrin, who we feel are a little inside. They put little intensity and made a lot of unforced errors, quickly conceding a double break. For their part, Théard and Pech showed themselves to be solid and took advantage of opposing errors to complete the first round in just 18 minutes, with a score of 6/1.
The second set is completely different. Sanchez and Courrin return to the court with better intentions, displaying more desire and precision. They break in the first game, while Théard and Pech begin to accumulate unforced errors. Sanchez and Courrin quickly doubled their advantage to pocket the set with a score of 6/1.
In the decisive round, Sanchez and Courrin continued their momentum and broke from the start. The set, however, was much more contested than the previous two, with some close games. HAS 5/4Sanchez and Courrin obtain two match ballsbut are unable to conclude, leaving Théard and Pech to pick up the score. The set ends in the tie-break, where Théard and Pech show themselves more solid and win 7-5.
Score final : 6/1 1/6 7/6
A mental victory for Théard and Pech, who were able to reverse the trend against Sanchez and Courrin who were nevertheless close to victory.
This is the first victory in P1500 for Benoît Theard and Thibaud Pech!
I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn’t really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven’t missed a single match. I’m even willing to stay up until 3 a.m. to watch a Premier Padel final!
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