The emotion was maintained until the last point in a final where both couples lived moments of ups and downs and that ended with victory for the number one Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebrón beat Paquito Navarro and Martín Di Nenno 4-5, 7-5 and 6-4.
The first hedge was dominated by Paquito and Di Nenno with a more than showy effective game and against the number one pair that was never comfortable in the match. unforced errors, Little confidence and doubts, quite a few doubts, condemned Ale Galán and Juan Lebrón to give up their service in the decisive game. The first was saved, the second no longer.
Galán seemed discouraged, crestfallen. It seemed that all the energy had consumed her celebrating Real Madrid’s Champions League title the night before. His partner tried to encourage him, motivate him, inject this plus of ambition that he normally exerts on the track.
The second sleeve started and Ale had a hard time starting. She wasn’t taking risks, because her confidence had deserted him. After saving up to three break balls, the number one rose from the ashes and in the eighth game he completely changed the landscape. With the public devoted to Paquito, but with many spectators waiting for a third set, the turn on the court was 180 degrees. It is already known that in that of the paddle the crises go by neighborhoods. The ‘high’ of Galán and Lebrón coincided with a ‘slump’ of their rivals who gave up their service and gave up the sleeve.
A new match began and it did so with a break from the Spanish duo at the start. Things were going badly for Paquito and Di Nenno who, however, left everything on the track, but it was not enough for them and Alejandro Galán and Juan Lebron took the final, took revenge on Doha and maintained number one in the FIP ranking.
In the end, Juan Lebrón, who had experienced moments of tension with the public, reconciled with them and called them up for next year. For his part, Galán, how could it be otherwise being a pro meringue, also celebrated Madrid’s triumph in the Champions League.