If you followed last year’s WPT season, you know that this amazing duo not only won the title at the end of the season Barcelona Estrela Dame Masters, But also became the champion for the second year in a row and won a record-breaking 12 titles!
Let’s start from scratch….
The Tour couldn’t have started better for this partnership, reaching the finals of the first five tournaments (Miami, Reus, Vigo, Alicante and Brussels) and winning four. It soon became clear who their main opponents were, since the 4 finals were played against the same pair: Ari Sánchez (Spain) / Paula Josemaría (Spain). It wasn’t until Brussels that they faced a different opponent in the final – Raguno (Spain)/Riera (Argentina). Here, their old rivals were beaten by Carnicero (Spain)/Martinez (Spain) in the quarter-finals.
After maintaining such high standards week in and week out, a slight dip was understandable and the moment came at the Danish Open in May, when the world number one was defeated by another formidable pair in the semi-finals. Marta Ortega (Spain)/Beja Gonzalez (Spain) knocked out (then won in the final) 1-6 4-6 in straight sets.
The season continues..
Things didn’t get any better in the following Marbella Masters, where they lost 5-7 6-4 2-6 in the quarter-finals to Talavan (Spain)/Araujo (Portugal). Triay mentioned that there were times when she felt a slight drop in confidence.
It’s already June and the 2022 Vienna Padel Open is just around the corner. Everything seemed to be back on track and “Team Triazar” made it to the final without losing a set! There, they once again faced their arch-nemesis Sanchez/José Maria. As usual, it was another brutal fight with no predictable outcome as the match was close for most of the match before the final break of serve in the eighth game.the th 3 gamesRD After the game, Jose Maria continued to serve.
After Vienna, “Triazar” achieved another great result, winning three consecutive championships – Human French Open, Valladolid (Zamora) and Valencia. Defeated Sanchez/Jose Maria in the first two sets, and defeated Brea/Icardo in the semi-finals (eliminated Sanchez/Jose Maria in three sets in the semi-finals), and won only 7-6 in the last set. The win takes the duo to seven titles since the start of the year, bringing them closer to the record for the number of titles held in any one year by “atomic twins” Mapi and Marjo Sanchez Arrayto (Spain). , which they achieved in 2017, was to win nine events.
After Valencia, the duo hit another “drought” title.In Malaga, they avenged Ortega/Gonzalez in the semi-finals to reach tenth placethe th Ali Sanchez/Paola Jose Maria were in fine form and beat them in straight sets 3-6 3-6.
They then lost in the semi-finals in Cascais (Portugal) to a duo that had given them headaches earlier in the season – Ortega/Gonzalez. It was a tense game until the tie-break in the final set. The match clearly took a physical toll on Ortega/Gonzalez, as both appeared to struggle in the second day’s final and ended up with Biya Gonzalez injured. Retired early in the second set.
It felt “deja vu” when they faced the Sanchez/José Maria final again at the Swedish Padel Open. this is their 9the th The fastest encounter of the season – Paula Josemaría, the girl from Reus Ali Sánchez and Cáceres – did not make any mistakes and the match ended in just 1 hour and 15 minutes. Clearly, the No. 2 team in the world is aiming for the No. 1 spot.
In the Star Dame Madrid Masters, the pair met Talavan/Araujo in the quarter-finals, and Marbella’s story repeated itself – an early exit from the same opponents.
But it was the quarter-final loss to world No. 4 Laguno/Riera at the Amsterdam Open, and the solid form of Sanchez/José Maria, who had been at least 100 in their previous ten tournaments. Reached the semi-finals, where they lost to world No. 4 Laguno/Riera. world ranking number one.
This will only rekindle the relationship between the two…
They won the following 4 Tour events (Santander, Menorca, Malmö and Mexico) on the eve of the 2022 Estrela Dame Barcelona Masters final and not only tied the The record was won in Menorca, but it was broken by victories in Malmö, with the Mexico and Barcelona Masters still to come.
WPT Masters Final – Barcelona 2022
After his victory in Mexico at the end of November, “Triazar” arrived in Barcelona knowing that another title would secure the No. 1 spot in the world. In the quarter-finals they defeated Las Heras (Spain)/Viseda (Spain) 6-0 6-3 to advance to the semi-finals where Ortega/Gonzalez will prove themselves stronger. Nevertheless, “Triazar” won in straight sets 6-4 7-5.
finals:
It can be said that this may be the final that the audience is looking forward to: Salazar/Trier vs. Sanchez/Jose Maria. For the first time ever, it’s not just a Masters title fight, but a season-ending world number one.
Salazar/Trey did not start well, losing the first set 3-6. However, they fought back and won the second set 6-4. Now, with the score tied, the audience looked forward to an exciting third set…and they were not disappointed! For fans of the Salazar/Trey team, it was a worrying start to the decider, 0-3 and breaking serve twice. However, the game was far from over, and they finally pulled back a set with a score of 6-4, winning the game, the championship and the number one in the world!
Hello padel congratulations to them!
Learn from the pros and reach your full cricket potential here
more about Alejandra Salazar and Gemma Trier
