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The number one couple in the A1 Pádel ranking, Franco Dal Bianco and Maxi Arce defeated Juani De Pascual and Gonza Alfonso, the second best couple on the A1 Pádel circuit, in the final. The final anticipated to be a great match between the four Argentine players, but Dal Bianco and Arce imposed their rhythm from the beginning of the match and won comfortably 6-2/6-1. With this victory Franco and Maxi add their ninth trophy of the year, which consolidates them in number one, they already surpass their closest rivals (De Pascual and Alfonso) by about 8 thousand points.

The final started with maximum expectation on the part of the Puebla public, to see the two best couples fight for the title. Arce and Dal Bianco came out with everything in the match, in the first stages they already managed to break the service of their rivals. They managed to take the break on their rivals’ second serve. They then won serve and quickly took a 3-1 lead.

De Pascual and Alfonso tried to get stronger with their serves to be able to react. But Dal Bianco and Arce came back to oil and with a new break got the first set back on track. In the last game of the set the number one couple had to come back to take the first set. They started behind in the game, but they turned it around with good actions and Maxi Arce made it 6-2 and closed the first set with a great point.

The script for the second set was similar to the first. Franco Dal Bianco and Maxi Arce even put one more gear to finish the final on the fast track. They broke their rivals’ first two serves at the start of the set and continued to look very comfortable with their serve, which gave them a 3-0 lead in the second set.

Alfonso and De Pascual tried to react by returning the break, but Dal Bianco and Arce closed the match quickly with a 6-1. The last game of the match was one of the most even of the entire match, the two couples said goodbye to the town with one last spectacular point. The Argentine duo of Franco Dal Bianco and Maxi Arce demonstrated once again, this time in Puebla, the great moment they are going through (ninth title of the season) and why they are number one in the ranking.