🎾 Buenos Aires Goes Wild: Padel Records, Power Duos & Sara Errani’s Grand Switch!

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This week, Buenos Aires broke all the rules (and a few glass panels), Sara Errani traded Roland-Garros for Rome’s 20x10, and the padel partner carousel spun so fast we almost got dizzy. Grab your overgrip—here’s the real story.

🎾 1 big thing: Buenos Aires just put padel on the world map… again

Argentina didn’t just host a tournament—it hosted a movement. Premier Padel Buenos Aires P1 set a new global attendance record: 16,156 fans going absolutely bonkers for Coello-Tapia and Josemaría-Sánchez, who both steamrolled their finals 6-2, 6-2.

• Why it matters: This isn’t just a number. It’s proof that padel isn’t a niche sport anymore—it’s a phenomenon, with crowds and drama to match.

• Both winning duos reclaimed No. 1, but the real headline? The raw, feverish energy (literally—Paula Josemaría played sick and still won) that’s making every other city look a little small-time.

• “Just looking up at the crowd from the bench, seeing the stands packed right to the top—it was amazing,” Tapia gushed. We believe him.
  Read more at Times Now

⚡ Quick Hits

• 🏟️ Record crowds — 16,156 fans packed the Premier Padel semis in Buenos Aires. Argentina now owns the biggest padel crowd ever. via Padel Alto

• 🏆 Tapia & Coello: The kings stay kings — Four titles this season, a double 6-2 win in the final, and a grip on the No. 1 spot. Good luck keeping up. via Padel Addict

• 👑 Ari & Paula: Comeback queens — Third title of 2025, regained FIP No. 1, and a gritty run with Josemaría playing through illness. via Padel Addict

• 🥶 Buenos Aires weather report: Arctic. Some players got sick, others just looked cold. Still, the show went on. via AnalistasPadel

🔄 Partner Carousel: Women’s Circuit Spins Out

• 🎢 Marta Ortega ditches Alonso, picks up Tamara Icardo — That’s two partner switches in a month for Ortega. The hunt for “the one” continues. Valladolid P2 will be their first test-drive. via Mundo Deportivo

• 👯 Claudia Jensen & Alejandra Alonso: New young guns — Both just 19, already on their second and third partners of the year. Welcome to Gen Z padel, where nothing is permanent. via Mundo Deportivo

• 🌪️ Ripple effect alert — With Ortega & Icardo together, Jensen teams with Alonso. Expect more dominoes to fall if results don’t come fast. via AnalistasPadel

🤔 Insight Corner

• 💸 Going pro? Prepare to pay for the privilege. Andrés Fernández Lancha exposed the ugly math: Two South American tournaments, €2,834 spent, €2,812 in prize money. That’s a net loss before taxes, travel headaches, and lost sleep.

  • “The hotel’s free—if you make the main draw. Everything else? Your own problem.”
    AnalistasPadel

• ⚖️ Sanyo Gutiérrez calls out Premier Padel — Only the top pairs get to train on the main court, everyone else is banished to the side courts or off-site. Sanyo calls it “not serious” and says it warps results. Is this the most honest rant of the season? AnalistasPadel

• 📈 Rankings shake-up — Bergamini jumps to 11th, Martina Calvo (age 16!) vaults 18 spots after a semis run, Ari & Paula are back to No. 1, and the men’s Race is now a dead heat. AnalistasPadel

• 🏁 Race to Barcelona Finals — Tapia/Coello and Triay/Brea are leading, but Ari & Paula are just 520 points behind. With 13 tournaments to go, this is going to get spicy. Padel Alto

🌍 The Big Switch: Sara Errani Goes All-In on Padel

Forget just “dabbling.” Olympic tennis champ and Roland-Garros finalist Sara Errani is officially making the leap from tennis to padel full-time.

• Wild card for the Premier Padel Italy Major in Rome? Check.

• Partnering with 20-year-old Giulia Dal Pozzo? Check.

• “That was my final singles match in tennis,” said Errani post–French Open. She’s keeping some doubles tennis alive for now, but Rome will be her padel coming-out party.

• Why does this matter? Tennis converts bring eyeballs, TV deals, and credibility. Plus, Errani’s not here to make up the numbers—she’s played pro padel in Melbourne and Dubai already.
  Read more at Mundo Deportivo

🏓 Gear & Tech

• 🏆 Joma Hyper 3.0 by Vero Virseda — Hybrid shape, feather-light, surprisingly easy on the arm. Reviewers love the comfort—especially if you’re battling tennis elbow. If you want a “do-it-all” racket with pro pedigree, this is a contender. Mundo Deportivo

• 💡 NOX for epicondylitis? — Forum wisdom says the AT10 PRO CUP CONFORT is your best friend if your elbow’s barking. Softer rubber = less pain, more play. Plus: use overgrips, warm up, and do your forearm reps. Foro Padel Star

🗣️ Voices & Perspectives

• 🌟 Gemma Triay, newly crowned No. 1 (again), on staying grounded:
  “Why should I change? I am who I am, whether I’m number one or number 100… My family is very humble and always keeps me grounded.”
  Gemma, take a bow. Mundo Deportivo

• 👏 Coach Claudio Gilardoni on Paula Josemaría’s Buenos Aires grit:
  “Orgulloso de trabajar a tu lado.” Paula’s reply? “In the toughest moments, you see who tries to be different. This win is worth double.”
  The feels are real. Mundo Deportivo

📚 Did you know?

• ⏰ Why does padel score like tennis?
  Blame a combo of medieval French games and clock dials. “45” became “40” because, well, it’s easier to say. And the golden point? Once controversial, now everyone’s favorite panic button. Mundo Deportivo

🏢 Business Moves

• 🚀 Fran Galisteo sells PADELGALIS, goes bigger — Now building the world’s largest padel club and automating club management with Domotik Padel. If your local club’s app still crashes, change is coming. AnalistasPadel

Signing off:
Buenos Aires just set a new high bar for what a padel event should feel like—rowdy, passionate, and totally unfiltered. The partner merry-go-round keeps spinning. And if you’re dreaming of “going pro,” pack your calculator (and maybe a side hustle).

See you next week—unless you’re already in line for Rome tickets.

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