00:00Claudia Fernandes and Martina Calvo, fifth final together, astonishingly, in their ninth event.
00:08It's been incredible how good they've been since coming together ahead of the Pretoria P1.
00:14And now they'll fight for another title.
00:17My name's Nicolas Cuarles, and I'm joined in the commentary booth by Bruno Meno.
00:21Bruno, buenos dias, first of all, happy to have you on board.
00:25And what's a final we have in front of us today here?
00:27Who come into this final, Bruno, dare I say, as the favorites.
00:32I mean, they haven't won a title in almost five months now, the last one being all the way back
00:38in Valladolid.
00:39But they've been playing some really good paddle this week.
00:42Thank you so much for being with us on this final day of this triple header.
00:57There's Rakitic Badeu.
01:01He has lob over Calvo.
01:04We can take it early.
01:10Calvo again.
01:19Nice and deep lob here from Dea González.
01:25Last week, of course, all four of these players were teammates for the Spain national team.
01:36Paula, the only one of these four that played in the final. First point over and I think that is
01:42a sign of things to come.
01:44Measured, patient, paddle.
01:46Court is slow, so it's going to be easy to defend. The ball bounces a lot, so they have to
01:54be very patient today.
01:56Certainly is a really bouncy court, this.
02:01Bea steps in, covers the angle very well, knew where that next shot was going from her former partner.
02:08Jose Maria.
02:16Calvo faking the smash, Jose Maria sweeping up and finally Martina Calvo finds another one.
02:25What a point.
02:28Second advantage.
02:33Really, really clever for Martina finding the open spaces there, moving them around the court.
02:39Court is slow, so it's going to be easy to defend. The ball bounces a lot, so they have to
02:47be very patient today.
02:56Let's go with one of those three people.
02:57One of those two, right.
02:57You have to be very patient.
02:58The ball is calm, so it's not something that it's not going to be very patient.
03:00We have to be at the end of the 21st, in the 21st.
03:10Going to go back to the 21st.
03:11Four of them.
03:11And then we are going to be very patient, she's not going to be able to be there.
03:16Good enough to be able to be able to feel a bit of a bit of a bit of a
03:18bit of the pitch.
03:18What a point!
03:26Really, really clever for Martina, finding the open spaces there, moving them around the court.
03:33She really needs to be careful with these moments to decide well what to do.
03:54What a pick-up from Paola, and again, that is a tad long.
04:02Yeah, I mean, how aggressive was Claudia here with that amazing vibra to the corner.
04:08She made Paola turn, and Paola was almost glued to the glass there, and then the fast one to finish.
04:15Brilliant from Claudia.
04:37Great shots here.
04:39Good defending from Calvo.
04:41Bea looking for the port3.
04:42Not quite finding a clever response from Calvo.
04:45On the half-volley, Jose Maria under pressure, the lobe from Paola Jose Maria.
04:50Chancletazo saved by Bea, still Bea Gonzalez.
04:55Calvo now looking to put an end to things.
04:58Still Bea again, and the backhand slice right between the sliding doors from Calvo
05:04to finally put an end to what was the best rally of the match by far.
05:12What an amazing point, and look at how much they have to do to win a point against Bea.
05:19Look just how much she defended. Amazing.
05:25And really well done from Martina because she was patient.
05:31She constructed the points.
05:41Atrás.
05:41On the backhand.
05:42It's not a swing.
05:43Atrás.
05:47Vale, Paola.
05:49Están viniendo.
05:51Sigue.
05:53Sigue los dos.
05:54Atrás, atrás, atrás.
05:55Nada.
05:57No llevo.
05:58Atrás.
05:59No llevo.
06:00Atrás.
06:05Tranquila.
06:05No llevo.
06:07No llevo.
06:10No llevo.0000
06:10Wow,
06:11what a save from Calvo. Atrás.
06:13Atrás.
06:14Atrás.
06:14Right. No
06:18llevo.
06:18Infant. No
06:20llevo.
06:22And the finish fits
06:24like a glove as well for Claudia Fernandez.
06:29yeah what a recovery what a defense from martina there doing that love in that moment
06:35and here this recovery from college is perfect i'm still thinking that
07:03but the defensive work now from ben paula has improved a lot in the last three games yeah
07:18seem to rely quite a lot on their big defensive capability
07:23how physical they can be with their movements
07:34well read wow and gonzalez as well there is some of that defensive prowess in action
07:43jose maria takes it before glass calvo
07:48hopes not to smash now does go for it down the line and bea just looking to scoop it back
07:54over
07:54but can't nice quick smash there for martina calvo
08:00yeah bea reached the ball but it was below the net i think she tried to do
08:05well like a dormilona or a drop shot she didn't want to play the ball too high
08:10and it ended up hitting the net
08:23well
08:24oh
08:28oh
08:54Wow, I think that VAR call didn't affect Bea at all.
08:59She was very smart here playing the ball to the side glass.
09:04She closed Martina there on the corner and then the smash to finish.
09:35Jose Maria was looking for a pop out there, couldn't find it.
09:41Bea playing with Calvo.
09:51Great set up, and now Fernandez can attack Bea, but does really well, González.
09:57Really, really well to get herself out of trouble.
10:01And then, I mean, it's just stellar, stellar play.
10:07Left, right and center.
10:09Incredible, incredible paddle.
10:15Great touch there from Paula.
10:17She got her running backwards.
10:24And in a very important moment.
10:48So physical, these rallies, so much movement, Fernandez now in control of it.
11:13Very bouncy this for González.
11:16Not deep enough to get Calvo away.
11:18That one, again, not deep enough.
11:21That's a lot better from Bea, who can come forward now.
11:24We'll smash off double glass and Calvo will pick it up.
11:39Jose Maria to finish it off in style and does.
11:43We're tied at five games a piece.
11:45Fernandez got on the end of the smash, but was probably just running out of legs,
11:50running out of energy.
11:53Incredibly physical again.
12:12It's a good play here from Jose Maria, but I mean, they just have no margin for error anymore.
12:19Look at Fernandez's footwork.
12:21Look at Fernandez putting it beyond Jose Maria.
12:24Gonzalez, yes, no, out from Bea Gonzalez, and the first set is over.
12:32Claudia Fernandez and Martina Calvo take it at the death with a timely break.
12:38Wow, what a turnaround in this match.
12:44Incredible from Martina there.
12:54Let's turn this thing around.
12:58Again, not won a title since the Vidalin P2.
13:04Which was in the second half of June.
13:11It was in the first days of summer.
13:13It was in the first days of summer.
13:15It's in the first days of now.
13:27This is pumping.
13:51Second, and at least for now, last break points.
14:18Fernandez, attacking José María very, very well, and wow, listen to that from Claudia Fernandez.
14:23Not often she reacts like that.
14:29She knows it's an important moment, she doesn't want to let this serve game pass, and look how clever they
14:36were now.
14:36They slowed the ball down, they played the vibras a little bit slower in front of them,
14:41so Bea couldn't start the counter-attack or take advantage of the bounce from the wall.
14:54Ball never bouncing, Calvo pop-out from Paula José María.
15:06Series of volleys there, ball never bouncing, but once more when the moment calls for a big personality,
15:13Paula José María answering the call.
15:34There, at an angle.
15:39Fernandez up high, José María down low.
15:45Tricky shot, double glass.
15:47Fernandez still, Paula has a look, will fire the bajada.
15:55It's high, José María can attack it, took it before the fence, Fernandez, Calvo.
16:01Here comes Claudia, here comes Claudia, devastating how quickly she can take over the rally.
16:10Yeah, doing what Gabi was asking from her, she had the ball in front of her from Paula's bandeja,
16:17and she hit that fast forehand that Gabi likes.
16:41Oh, it wouldn't go for Bea, lovely chiquita from Martina Calvo across to Bea González,
16:49and here we go.
16:50Second tournament point, first one was returning, now the first one at serve.
17:00And as Salazar watches on, as her protege Claudia Fernández could lift what would be her third title of the
17:07season.
17:16A superlative battle from Claudia Fernández and Martina Calvo.
17:22Game is set and match and third title of the season for the number four seeds.
17:29Fernández Calvo go all the way in Dubai taking down José María González.
17:41What an incredible match from Claudia and Martina, how they found the solutions for the amazing defence from Bea and
17:47Paula.
17:49There Martina playing the slow Vibora to Bea's corner.
17:53Claudia, very consistent player, being aggressive when she had to be.
17:59One of the best matches they have played so far.
18:04Just an unbelievable performance in that second set, especially Martina Calvo attacking and defending like a lion.
18:13I mean, the way she was going at Bea González was something worth marveling at.
18:18And then as well, how later in the match she was made to defend too.
18:24Truly spectacular stuff from the 18-year-old Claudia Fernández right there with her.
18:51We're having another look at the match point here.
18:57And eventually it was left short for Bea and González at net.
19:03Well, the second set, there was nothing like the first.
19:08Paula and Bea clearly losing confidence at the end of the first set.
19:13And with that drain, confidence never found their feet in the second set.
19:18And that is when Calvo and Fernández stood up and overpowered their rivals.
19:24A truly great performance from these future and present greats.
19:31This is the other side of it, of course.
19:33Yeah, González with a thousand yards there as she and Paula once again draw the short straw in the final.
19:42And take nothing away from this performance from Calvo Fernández.
19:48Nothing short of stellar today.
19:54In just a few minutes, Martina Calvo, Andrea Fernández with you and us in the center of the court.
20:01With this official Adidas goal signed by the winners of the Odisse Marta White Team of Premier Paddle.
20:08So, if you will again, one of these goals, you have to be ready because they will throw them to
20:14the scale of the line.
20:15Okay, who wants a side ball?
20:18Okay, I guess it's a handsome man, Martina.
20:23Just soaking in all these pictures as we're having a look at the Heineken moments of the match as well.
20:32And how many of these moments were there throughout the entire encounter.
20:37I mean, the match that no doubt they will never forget.
20:43That's Fernández with her second consecutive title here in Dubai.
20:49Last year with Bea, now against Bea González.
20:55Brunif, I can press you for an MVP of the final.
20:59I would certainly say Martina Calvo.
21:02I don't know if you have seen something different.
21:06Yeah, I think today Martina was the MVP.
21:08I think she didn't start, she started playing normal but then she raised her level.
21:13And it was insane how she found solutions for Bea's defense.
21:17And she was so consistent during the rest of the match.
21:21She was aggressive, she smashed when she had to.
21:25I want to see the stats because I think Martina and Claudia in the second set,
21:29I think they did less than five unforced errors.
21:42I think they did less than five unforced errors.
