Galán is not a prophet in his own city: another title for the No.1s at Madrid P1

We already have champions of Madrid P1! A rather atypical finals’ day in both categories. Let’s get to it:

Ale Galán’s worst match comes at the worst moment

The added pressure of being a home player today was felt by Alejandro Galan from Madrid. Rarely has he looked so desperate on court competing. He neither started nor finished well. A break in the fifth game of the first set was the key moment to take this one. It was impossible to beat the No.1’s at the net, Coello’s blocks were destroying the “local” duo.

The second set started in much the same way, but this time with Chingalán much more accelerated and making even more errors. Ale even committed a double fault which led to a re-break. At this point there was a little bit of a reaction from Jorge Martinez’s team, they managed to force a tie-break, but in this one, the best couple in the world didn’t forgive. 6-3/7-6 final after a week of competition at the WiZink.

Bea González had to withdraw from the Madrid P1 final

Yes, that’s the headline. It’s been a very tough year for the player from Malaga, today she has again had some discomfort from her recent shoulder injury. She asked for physio at 1-4 in the first set, it seemed that everything had stayed there… but at 1-2 in the second set she had to retire in tears. A tough image.

On the other hand, this event “tarnished” the good performance of the couple in front of them. Claudia, as she defended in the press conference afterwards, did not feel any pressure despite playing at home. MVP of the final and of the whole tournament. She controlled the points at will, the pace of the match, defended and accumulated more winners than Triay herself. Claudia Fernandez will play many finals in her career. 6-1/2-1 for a pairing that will start as #2 in Rotterdam.