Tino Libaak and Gonza Alfonso secured their place in the Rotterdam P2 quarter-finals after a round-of-16 match that lasted 2 hours 19 minutes. On October 1, the Argentinians beat Javi Leal and Fran Guerrero in three sets: 7-5, 3-6, 6-4. Their next announced opponents were Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia.
A decisive third set
Libaak and Alfonso won the first set 7-5 before conceding the second 3-6. They then took the third set 6-4 to secure their place in the quarter-finals. The match duration, reported by Padel Magazine, underlines how long this three-set contest lasted.
The win allows them to continue their run in the Dutch tournament. It does not mean they took the top spot in the rankings: Padel Magazine’s report confirms the result and their qualification, but not a change in ranking.
Coello and Tapia on the quarter-final schedule
After this round-of-16 match, Coello and Tapia were announced as Libaak and Alfonso’s quarter-final opponents. The match was still to be played at the time of the report: it gave no result for the encounter.
The tournament is being held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In its article, Padel Magazine places this event a few weeks before the World Championships in Qatar and says the Argentinians are looking to earn points. However, the source does not specify how many points this win is worth.
Photo : padel-magazine.co.uk.
