The Kuwait Major Premier Padel has reached the quarter-final stage, highlighted by Tino Libaak and Gonza Alfonso’s impressive form and the continued Cinderella run of Marc Sintes and Coquito Zamora. As the tournament progresses toward the semi-finals, the world's top players are solidifying their positions while underdogs continue to disrupt the established rankings.
Quarter-Final Matchups and Tournament Highlights
The men’s draw has produced several high-stakes clashes, with the following key developments shaping the path to the finals:
- Libaak and Alfonso vs. Navarro and Di Nenno: After defeating Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger in a three-set thriller (4-6, 7-5, 6-1), Tino Libaak and Gonza Alfonso are set to face Paquito Navarro and Martin Di Nenno, who dominated their match against Pol Hernandez and Manuel Castaño 6-3, 6-0.
- Coello and Tapia vs. Bautista and Bergamini: The top seeds Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia cruised past Enrique Goenaga and Guille Collado in just 50 minutes. They will face Jairo Bautista and Lucas Bergamini, who secured their spot by overcoming Coki Nieto and Mike Yanguas 1-6, 6-4, 6-2.
- Stupaczuk and Sanz vs. Alonso and Goñi: Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz advanced with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Inigo Jofre and Juanlu Esbri. They are now favored to advance against Edu Alonso and Aimar Goñi, who defeated Fran Guerrero and Javi Leal 6-4, 6-4.
- Arce and Tello vs. Sintes and Zamora: Maxi Arce and Juan Tello beat Denis Perino and Facundo Dominguez 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. They will face the tournament's surprise package, Marc Sintes and Coquito Zamora, who followed up their upset of Momo Gonzalez and Lucas Campagnolo by knocking out Javi Garcia and Alex Ruiz 6-3, 7-5.
In the women’s draw, the top seeds demonstrated their dominance by winning all their opening matches in straight sets. Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay, Paula Josemaria and Bea Gonzalez, Ari Sanchez and Andrea Ustero, and Claudia Fernandez and Martina Calvo all advanced comfortably. Additionally, two pairs outside the top eight have made significant waves: Nuria Rodriguez and Giulia Dal Pozzo secured a comeback victory over seventh seeds Marina Guinart and Ale Alonso, while 13th seeds Lorena Rufo and Victoria Iglesias eliminated Julieta Bidahorria and Virginia Riera.
The quarter-finals are scheduled for Thursday, starting at 14:00 local time (12:00 CET), with eight matches split between Centre Court and Court 1 determining who will move on to the semi-finals of this third Major of the season.
