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The final draw of the Menorca Open has started with the round of 32. For this tournament, new couples have been formed, some of them due to various injuries and others to start a new project. On the first day of the Menorca Open many of these couples have taken to the court, some have achieved victory.

Pincho Fernández and Gonzalo Rubio debuted as a couple with a victory against Alonso Rodríguez and Adrián Marqués by 7-6/2-6/6-1. The new couple adapted little by little to their new game, during the first stages of the match, this made their rivals take advantage to take advantage. The first set fell to Pincho Fernández and Gonzalo Rubio, then Marqués and Rodríguez knew how to react but the experience of Fernández and Rubio was decisive for their victory. In the next round they will face off against the couple formed by Juan Tello and Alex Ruiz who resolved their match on the fast track. They reached the round of 16 in two sets by a double 6-2.

Juan Cruz Bellauti and Arnau Ayats beat Luis Hernández and José Jiménez in three sets by 5-7/6-4/6-2. In the first set both couples were very even, it was Luis Hernández and José Jiménez who managed to break the tie and score the first set. Then Bellauti and Ayats responded by taking the second set, and they went from less to more. In the last round they quickly gained an advantage that gave them victory. Their rivals in the round of 16 will be the winners of Tapia-Coello against Moyano-Gil.

Coki Nieto and Jon Sanz won their match against Javi Rico and Rafa Méndez 6-3/6-2. Nieto and Sanz played a great match, at a high level. From the beginning they were very solid with the game and that gave them a great advantage to win the match despite Rico and Méndez’s attempts to turn it around. Their rivals in the next round will be Álvaro Cepero and Mario Del Castillo, the Spanish couple had to suffer to win. It was their first match together and they won in three sets, 6-4/3-6/7-6 in the final tiebreak.

Víctor Ruiz and Miguel Yanguas got their place in the round of 16 after defeating, in a very close match, Teo Zapata and Fran Guerrero. Throughout the match the two couples, both making their debut as teammates, gave the highest level and the equality was reflected on the scoreboard. Finally Yanguas and Ruiz took the victory 7-6/6-4. In the round of 16 they will face Chingotto and Navarro who advanced to the round after Ivanxo Ramírez’s injury.

Momo González and Javi Garrido took the duel against Juanlu Esbri and Lucas de Oliveira in three sets, 4-6/6-3/7-5. In the next round, they will meet Miguel Benítez and José Rico who certified their pass to the next round, after beating Sanyo and Agustín Gutiérrez. Rico and Benítez started dominating the match and won the first set. Already in the second set the forces were equal, so much so that neither couple gave their serve until the Gutiérrez got a break and the set. In the final set, Benítez and Rico surpassed their rivals after a very even match.

The couple formed by Marc Quílez and Toni Bueno won their match against Javi García and Javi González by 7-6/6-4 and await a rival in the round of 16, which will come from the duel between Ale Galán and Juan Lebron against Álex Arroyo and Edu . Alonso.

There are six round of 32 matches left that will be played on Wednesday. The winners will advance to the next round, that is, to the round of 16 that will be defined once the remaining matches of the round of 32 are over. These meetings are the following:

Tapia-Coello vs Moyano-Gil
Galan-Lebron vs Arroyo-Alonso
Chozas-Capra vs Vilariño-Oria
Andornino-Collado vs Díaz-Lamperti
Cardona-Ruiz vs Libaak-Augsburger
García Diestro-Leal vs Stupaczuk-Di Nenno