Sánchez, Josemaría edge toughly contested Cordoba Open semi-final to advance Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría beat three-seeded Marta Marrero and Lucía Sainz in straight sets to advance past the Cordoba Open semi-final 23/10/2021 En Español Four years and counting: Juan Lebron's dynasty at the top How the women's rankings look ahead of 2023 World Padel Tour season Exclusive: Finland works on the first purpose-built padel arena on Earth A look at the men's rankings to start the 2023 World Padel Tour season Watch: Gemma Triay's #Top5 points of 2022 Watch: Alejandro Galan's #Top5 points of 2022 Gemma Triay, the first number one for three straight seasons Jensen and Castello ready to turn heads in 2023 WPT campaign Capra picks Agustin Gutierrez to take on 2023 World Padel Tour season Pablo Lima and Coki Nieto form powerhouse couple for 2023 Llaguno and Iglesias form promising duo for 2023 Milestones that will or could be reached in the 2023 World Padel Tour season Ariana Sánchez and Paula Josemaría have beaten number three pair Lucía Sainz and Marta Marrero in the first Cervezas Victoria Cordoba Open semi-final.After missing the Menorca Open, Sánchez and Josemaría have returned in style and are in their eighth final of the 2021 World Padel Tour season, looking for their fifth tournament win of the campaign. Two former number ones and 46 tournaments between them: Lucía Sainz (left) and Marta Marrero (right)A clash between the numbers two and three in terms of seedings, Saturday morning's game at the Palacio Vista Alegre was always going to be close.The first set confirmed this. Service was broken four times in a row, two by each pair. However, when Sánchez and Paulita Dinamíta Josemaría broke for the third straight time, they did manage to win their own game after. With breathing space, the two 24-year-olds saw out the first set, which finished 6-4.? Shhhhhh @PaulaJosemaria...?#WPTCórdobaOpen? pic.twitter.com/MPzmw9Jhhf— World Padel Tour (@WorldPadelTour) October 23, 2021In the set that came after, the number three-ranked player Ariana Sánchez came into her own. The Catalan player was ruthless on the 20 by 10, leaving her veteran opponents scrambling more often than not.While serve was held more easily by both sides this set, Ari and Paula did get the breakthrough in the sixth game to make it 4-2.Sainz and Marrero got close to a counter-break but the rankings' favourites held firm. After an hour and 40 minutes, the first Cordoba Open semi-final of the day finished 6-4, 6-4.
