After an unexpected loss on social media to Javier Garrido (Spain) and his partner Lucas Campagnolo (Brazil) in the round of 16 at the Miami Padel Open in February, LeBron has since , LeBron at 2022 WPT season World No. 1 duo Juan “Wolf” LeBlanc (Spain) and Alejandro “Al” Garland (Spain) have had a rocky start, with the duo failing to make it to the top four just once before. quarter final.
However, after a grueling semi-final battle at the 2022 Estrela Damreus Gold Coast Open in March, Federico Cingotto (Argentina)/Juan Tello (Argentina), the duo reached the final, losing to Agustín Tapia (Argentina) and Carlos Daniel “Sanyo” Gutierrez (Argentina) straight sets.
They reached 14 more finals as the season went on, nine of them in Alicante, Brussels, Marbella, Valladolid, Cascais, Stockholm, Menorca, Malmö and Braun. Genos Aires’ win proved that when the duo is on the mend, they are indeed formidable.
The world number one suffered a minor setback in November when a persistent knee injury forced Garland to withdraw from the final WPT OPEN event of the year in Mexico.
After doctors ordered him to rest, he was lucky enough to be able to play in December’s final of the prestigious Estrella Damm Barcelona Masters at Palau Sant Jordi, where they produced arguably their best cricketer to date and smashed the crowd Number of people record. Here, they made it through the quarter-finals and semi-finals with ease, beating Franco Stupaczuk (Argentina)/Pablo Lima (Brazil) in straight sets. ) and Alejandro Ruiz (Spain) / Jerónimo “Momo” Gonzalez (Spain).
Masters Final – Barcelona 2022
The final was a different story: the crowd experienced a roller-coaster ride in a three-set match against Federico Chingetto (Argentina)/Martin Dinino (Argentina). With a 6-4, 5-4 lead, Chingotto’s serve led 0-40 and no one expected the third set to happen! After saving 4 match points in a row, Chingotto/Dinino continued to catch up and won the tie-break 7-5. The top seed then won 6-2 in the decider to complete another successful season.
Hello padel congratulations to them!
While many duos such as Stupa/Lima, Tapia/Sanyo, Dinino/Cingotto and Vela/Coelo will part ways next season, LeBron/Garland will once again play together.
We look forward to seeing what they have in store for us in 2023!
Next, Alejandra Salazar / Gemma Trier WPT 2022 Review
Learn from the pros and reach your full cricket potential here
