00:00For the first time fighting for silverware today, Claudia Fernandes and Sofia Araujo.
00:06They take on the three seed and the favorites, Ustero and Sanchez, who are in back-to-back finals.
00:13And let's see then what happens today and what fate has in store for us today.
00:18My name is Nicolas Cuarles Vanhoeffer. Thank you very much for being with us today.
00:22Pairings in all the paddle are these two women being welcomed now by La Fonteta,
00:27Ari Sanchez and Andrea Ustero, who took down the number ones of the world yesterday.
00:32In Gemma Triay and in Delphi Brea in three long sets, two hours and 40 of battle.
00:50Ustero looking for the corner and finding it perfectly.
00:55Hernandez was hoping for side glass first, but it was black back glass first from Ustero,
01:00starting the match with a winner.
01:03It would be very interesting to see that cross-court.
01:07Go ahead.
01:08She was expecting the Ari surf to go to the middle and then it went to the glass and it
01:13surprised her.
01:22Lovely finish now from Sofia Araujo.
01:25Already noticing right away that Ustero is not hitting two shots in a row in the same direction.
01:31She's always trying different angles.
01:34Left, middle, right, overhead, underhead.
01:36Never two shots of the same type in a row.
01:47Ustero, big time.
01:49Andrea Ustero starts us off with a winner and a 4-3.
01:57Now she can do whatever she wants next time.
01:59She can fake the smash because Claudio will be expecting it to go out.
02:17These four players will all definitely be at the Qatar Airways Premier Paddle Finals
02:21and you can be two viewers if you go to tickets.premierpadletourfinals.com.
02:25Ustero, out it goes.
02:28But Fernandez is there and Claudia Fernandez completes a gorgeous salida.
02:33The first Red Bull out of the court moments of the match.
02:38Shooting out of the court and then staying calm.
02:4215-0, 15-0.
02:45What a great shot from Claudia.
02:46What a way to start.
02:48She did the contrapare.
02:52Yeah, I mean, that break they conceded was, came really as a surprise
02:58because it felt like they started the match quite intensely
03:01and they just kind of let go of the rope a little bit as that game went along.
03:06But they're still very, very much in this.
03:08They're by no means getting blown away or anything like that.
03:18What a lot from Ustero who almost hits the Jumbotron that's hanging over this court.
03:23The smash from Araujo to get Adi out of position.
03:26And she gets, again, what she's there to do.
03:29That smash wasn't maybe to get the winner,
03:31but just to get Adi out of position more than anything else.
03:35Yes, it's what we talked earlier about Andrea.
03:39Sofia has a great smash.
03:40So whenever she prepares the overhead,
03:42you don't know what she's going to hit.
03:44So whatever she does will unbalance the other two players.
03:49Here she decided to smash and Adi had to run the whole court to get it.
03:53Yeah.
03:54Yeah, she's not putting any kick on those smashes this year.
03:57It's just kind of a flat, low smash.
04:02Yeah, she smashes all the way down with power, mostly.
04:07And she packs plenty of power.
04:10Where we know that about Sofia Araujo.
04:12Lovely winner.
04:14Although Fernandez almost had an answer for it, but it is 15-30.
04:18Let's see.
04:18I say.
04:31Oh.
04:35Ah.
04:35I say.
04:36Oh.
04:36Oh, oh.
04:38Oh, oh.
04:39Oh, oh.
04:40Oh, oh yeah.
04:43Oh, oh, oh.
04:47Araujo put kick on this one. Put plenty of kick on that one.
04:54Amazing. Sofía, what a great smash. Oh, I think she hurt herself.
05:01Stero got tangled in the net there.
05:04I think Sofia hit her arm or her arm or something with her racket.
05:09She was complaining there. Yeah, she hit her elbow with the racket.
05:12But a great smash from Sofia. She has to keep doing this.
05:17She has to be brave.
05:20Here she is again. Let's see if that elbow works. I think it's working just fine.
05:26Amazing job from Sofia.
05:31Yeah, those balls can be hard to judge from up in the umpire's chair.
05:37Fernandez. And now it is game.
05:40Now it is 4-0, courtesy of Claudia, who brings it down with plenty of zip.
05:47Yeah, it was a great bajada from Claudia because she goes straight to the middle
05:51and with her effect the ball goes like switching sides.
05:56It looks like it's going straight to Ari, but in the end it's changing the way it's going.
06:02So it was perfect from Claudia.
06:18Here is where I think they have to play a little bit better, play a bit lower.
06:24Being more careful with the love, I think.
06:27Because Usteru is playing amazing and it's smashing so well.
06:31Sanchez getting in on the act now as well.
06:37I think this is what's making the difference.
06:39And Ari and Andrea serve, Claudia and Sofia have to improve their defense
06:45because Andrea and Ari are playing amazing.
06:55Beautiful pick-up.
06:56Wow, but how about that for a volley from Usteru?
06:59I don't think any player on this earth would be able to return that.
07:05Absolutely impossible to defend. Crazy volley. So risky.
07:09I think this set will be even more interesting than the first one.
07:20You mean in terms of how Araujo and Fernandes will adapt?
07:29Yeah, I think this one will be a little bit more difficult.
07:33Great result to Ari and Andrea.
07:53Great volley from Ari.
07:56Great serve, which gave her the easy ball to do this.
08:13The corner of Aragim from Aragim from Aragim from the Aragim from the Aragim from the Aragim from Angelo.
08:14Ari is a rule up followed by an easy smash for Usteru.
08:18Both of the opponents caught at the back of the court.
08:22The jump or anything.
08:30Sanchez.
08:46hard rule from ari one of her specialties and here comes the specialty from andrea
08:50although although this time it's chased down and returned to sender by claudia
09:00oh but see how now ari and andrea are both playing amazing at the same time even though she didn't
09:08win with this smash but ari her return was a perfect club and she won the net with one ball
09:16and that makes a lot of difference when you're returning
09:36first star points of the final and arauja will win it arauja will win it
09:55they suffered but they're alive so back to square one
10:01here we have a portuguese fan
10:2715 waters 15 all what what a difference from from claudia there
10:33and that he had the the open court there and she tried to hit it too fast i think
10:50in the train town 15 30 great return from claudia a slow ball to andrea's feet absolutely beautiful
11:11a little bit of danger here with a second serve
11:20oh and even more danger now ari sanchez with an unforced error on the forehand volley 15 40
11:49oh my oh my oh my
11:58level of shot making increasing all the time and ari sanchez gets claudia to yield
12:03and puts it into the stands for cuatro
12:08i thought claudia was going to smash 15 low a ball she had there and she decided to go with
12:14her back and volley in the end
12:16this was minutes she had two.
12:16No, no, no, no, no, yes.
12:43miscommunication it looked like
12:47well that that short volley is very very hard because it surprises everyone
12:52i think claudia and sophia now have neutralized a little bit arian andrea's game because
12:59how much time has it been since andrea's last successful smash
13:16oh what a beautiful recovery ustero that was on purpose folks that didn't just fall nicely for
13:24her she was planning to play a chiquita off the wall here incredible
13:31sophie's bahada was amazing too but folly and with that ball she can't do anything
13:43still lift it up
13:48fernandez
13:56beautiful take but the reply is even better araujo decides not to smash they don't have
14:02the time and space to set for one
14:06tricky one to deal with for ustero but she does into the corner she goes andrea ustero puts it up
14:10high
14:10and deep over fernandez who brings it down hitting the deck ustero climbing back up is ustero contra
14:16pared flat backhand volley it's all going on here and sophia raugia wants to finish it with the smash
14:22but there is ari on the counter and that is one of the best rallies of this final ustero and
14:28sanchez
14:29i don't know if they know how they won that rally but they just hang in there and hang in
14:33there until they get the result they want
14:370.30
14:41yeah for sophia and claudia because if you wasn't able to finish you had their three opportunities to win the
14:47point and ustero and
14:49notary you got the prize for for suffering so much
15:21No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
15:34No, no, no, no, no.
15:49those backhand volleys when they're working extremely difficult to deal with
15:57yeah now it's time from for claudia and sophie to hold on a little bit more
16:02they they were ahead but now they have to to work again and focus on playing long points
16:10a small pause from sophie because she knows she needs to stop that dynamic
16:17hi
16:37gone to from fernandez the contra pared
16:41great pickup from sticker oh again it stays in as well she put her arms in the air she
16:46thought it was out but now it's fernandez and fernandez's last ditch defending just kept her
16:55in the points up high it goes and deep
17:12Sanchez Araujo takes it over Araujo behind Ustero contra pared and still Araujo that's something that's changed does not smash
17:21those anymore
17:24Ustero
17:36oh wow on the bounce on the half volley Araujo look for a quick back down the line but into
17:44the net it goes
17:45second break in the third set for Ari Sanchez and Andrea Ustero when we come back they serve for
17:52the match they serve for the title
18:05is in sight they can smell it they can almost touch it now literally with two more points and they
18:14will
18:24touch it
18:25whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa
18:33this was exactly what happened every time they broke uh Ari and Andrea's serve they played 90% to Ari
18:41and Ari ended up giving them uh this kind of mistakes let's see if they can keep going with this
18:47tactics
18:57that was out as well i think every point in this game has been uh through an error of some
19:05kind of another
19:05either way it's a match point it's a tournament point
19:09it's a tournament point La Fonteta with the ovation
19:13for Sanchez and Ustero waiting with baited breath
19:40and that's the way that's the way that's the way and it is over everyone it is game
19:44set match and title for Andrea Ustero and Ari Sanchez
19:50Sanchez collapses to the ground as La Fonteta is theirs the number three seeds went through the number
19:58ones and now through the number fours underway the title number two Ustero and Sanchez your champions
20:07of the premier battle Valencia P1
20:28once more it's a mistake that is the the end of the match this time it was forced rather than
20:35unforced but a mistake nonetheless from Araujo
20:41with the rule of Romari that gave her so much points today
20:48the rule of Romari one of her main weapons and today we've seen it operating
20:55once again and Ari one of the great champions of this sport
21:03it's look at just what it means to her and Gil González as well
21:09delirious such as senior in the stands couldn't be happier
21:13so
21:27you
21:28and
21:34you
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