This Sunday at 14:00 (Movistar), Gemma Triay and Claudia Fernández have the opportunity to win the P2 de Burdeos and achieve their second consecutive title of the season. Out of the four finalist pairs on the French court, they are the only pair with a tournament win this season, precisely the last one in Santiago de Chile; they will face Marta Ortega and Vero Vírseda. Following them, Momo González and Álex Ruiz will face Sanz and Coki Nieto, the first final of the year for all four, and emerging pairs looking to solidify their position in the second spot of the ranking.
Gemma and Claudia won for the seventh time this year against Lucía Sáinz and Paty Llaguno. It is the most recurring match of the season, even in a final (Chile). It seems like an impossible challenge for Lucía and Paty, who appear to diminish against the number one pair of this tournament: 6-3 and 6-2. On the other hand, Marta Ortega (former partner of Gemma) and Vero Vírseda came out victorious against Virginia Riera and Sofi Araujo with a score of 6-1 and a competitive 7-5, earning them a spot in their first final of the year.
It was not a lucky day for Seba Nerone, former number one, now coaching pairs. He was eliminated in the semifinals with Araujo and Riera, as well as the two male pairs he had in the fight for the final: Belasteguín and Tello, and Bergamini and Cardona. Belas and Tello were defeated by Momo and Álex Ruiz in a match worthy of a final, full of excitement. The pair from Malaga won the first set (6-4) but fell to the Argentinians in the second (3-6) when Tello dominated the net and became lethal with his shots. In the third set, the tiebreaker was uncertain: from 6-1 for Momo and Álex, to 6-6. In a do-or-die situation, the bet would be on the pair that could make a comeback, and indeed, they won 8-6 for a final score of 7-6. Bela, who had not played a final in over a year (since Doha 2003), missed a great opportunity to be in the Sunday match.
Cardona, who will return with Javi Ruiz next week in Rome, and Bergamini, who will reunite with Víctor Ruiz and his position on the right, won the first set against Jon Sanz and Coki Nieto (6-7), delivering an unexpected blow in a set without breaks. Could a temporary pair defeat a more solid pair in the ranking and a candidate for the Master? Maxi Grabiel may need to make some adjustments to his players, who took a step forward to win with a double 6-2 scoreline and advance to a final against opponents with a similar team structure.