00:00...by his still relatively new partner, Leo Augsburger, will take on the qualifiers, the number 47th seed, so the 7th seed in qualifying, Pedro and Ălvaro MelĂ©ndez, two MelĂ©ndez brothers.
00:21And they have a bit of a giant to slay right now, because in front of them they have a man who's been in the final in so far both editions of the Riyadh P1, winning it in 2024 as well in the form of Juan Lebron back then, alongside Alejandro GalĂĄn.
00:44Now, we're trying to do it alongside maybe a future number one of the world. We are joined by a footballing legend Cristiano Ronaldo in the crowd.
00:58His and Juan Lebron's season officially underway at the Panel Rush Arena here in Riyadh.
01:08Of course, we've seen with Lebron and Augsburger already, with the little evidence that we've had of them two playing together,
01:20is that they like to go for things. They really like to put their foot down early on.
01:26How's Califari on the 5th seed?
01:404 until up.
01:51Alvaro Melendez, trying to stay with his rivals, it's an excellent Chiquita from Pedro.
02:02The two brothers are in a switch now but they can't keep up, it's 1-0 and it's a love game for Lebron Augsburger.
02:09First game, first set.
02:12As we welcome you along to our evening coverage.
02:21Lovely angle on the backhand.
02:31Leandro Augsburger opens it up.
02:34Sensible option and here is our first breakpoint of the match.
02:43Juan Lebron loving that one.
02:46Wow, a bullet out of the racket from Pedro Melendez.
03:01Deuce.
03:03Football.
03:04Football which is being policed a lot.
03:18Their sheer number of winners should more than make up for it.
03:22Speaking of, there's a winner although Augsburger.
03:26Oh wow.
03:27Augsburger played it completely vertically.
03:31I think he was trying to bring that back to his own courts as we've seen Tapia do in the past.
03:37Juan Tello I remember as well.
03:41Alvaro Melendez cannot unpack this little freebie almost that he got given.
03:47Just let's go.
03:48Balls in the past...
03:49...and his first game and he got to.
03:50Maybe he got to.
03:51Yeah, well, that's one.
03:52My first game is.
03:53I think that's for you all for it.
03:54Alright, we've got to.
03:55Let's go.
03:56Just let's go.
03:57OK, we've got to.
03:58One, two, three, two, three.
03:59and Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger take it with a love game again it's just a big time smash
04:29almost made his way back across but the net court says no
04:59advantage Melendin, Melendin
05:14wow
05:17I was going to say that is extremely ambitious
05:20I don't know why he called for that one and to smash it completely off balance
05:25running onto it, no time to set your legs
05:37the return from Lebron is a thing of beauty
05:41now he can attack with the backhand volley, now Augsburger can attack with the forehand
05:4630-15
06:05Augsburger likes the look of it, even for someone like Leo Augsburger that is ambitious
06:12I was probably going to have thought about it again
06:22my goodness, he is not short of confidence is he?
06:26and again he will play the body shot
06:28that's the way to do it
06:3040-30
06:32I was probably going to have thought about it again
06:34my goodness, he is not short of confidence is he?
06:36and again he will play the body shot
06:38that's the way to do it
06:4040-30
06:42off
06:54off
06:56off
06:58off
07:00off
07:01off
07:02off
07:06off
07:07The Melendez brothers get a game on the board, looks that this really is a long
07:18old way to go.
07:28Things are going very well from his point of view as I'm sure in the background
07:33Goya and Tapia will be warming up already as that is even more than in, that is
07:39brilliant. Pedro Melendez conjuring up a bit of magic when he's backed into the
07:47corner.
08:03Pedro, Alvaro over Augsburger at his own peril because that's what's going to
08:16happen next. It is game, sets and match for Leo Augsburger and Juan Lebron. Never a great
08:24idea to play the lob over Augsburger on the court as quick as this one. The number
08:30four seed off to a winning start in their new season.
09:00Again, playing a lob inside of the service line over Augsburger. Even in the best of
09:12times, on the slowest of courts, you will get punished for that.
09:19Peter's team.
09:21It is back to a lot of play.
09:22They have a very good match.
09:24David, there are always a lot of fans being out for the season and playing
09:25he is fine.
09:26They are very simply byĐșŃp.
09:28They getaniement in position, you know.
09:29With the players.
09:30Look, Pedro is going to deal with the ground, basically.
09:32Pedro hits well.
09:33He was on top of the team.
09:35He points off too far too.
09:36He points off too far, he points off too far.
09:37Pedro, for that's what you said, you said, he points off too.
09:40The other?
09:41You got a little...
09:42I got a little bit.
09:44You got a little bit?
09:46the embrace between
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