Coello & Tapia Come From Behind for 4th Straight Title — Icardo & Jensen Stun World #1s
Coello and Tapia rally from a set down for their 4th consecutive title in Bordeaux, while Icardo and Jensen pull off the women's upset of 2026.
Bordeaux's converted ice rink delivered two finals that nobody saw coming. Both went the distance. Both rewrote the story of the 2026 season.
Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia won their 4th consecutive Premier Padel title, but they had to earn this one. Ale Galán and Fede Chingotto took the first set 7-5, breaking the aura of invincibility. The Mériadeck arena smelled blood. Then Tapia turned the match in a second-set tiebreak — 7-6(4) — and from there Coello/Tapia ran away with the decider 6-2. Two hours and 13 minutes. Final score: 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-2.
The numbers behind the dominance: 42-5 in 2026. 8,080 Race points, 890 clear of Galán/Chingotto. Both Galán and Tapia entered the final with 58 career titles each — Tapia now has 59.
But the women's final wrote the bigger headline. Tamara Icardo and Claudia Jensen, seeded #5, beat world #1 Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 to claim their first Premier Padel title together. After losing the opening set, Jensen took control and Icardo rose to meet her. Eleven games to two across the final two sets — the world #1s simply couldn't keep up.
The road to the title told the story: Icardo/Jensen beat the #4, #2 (Josemaría/González), and #1 seeds in succession. That's not luck — it's a statement. They're the fourth different women's pair to win a title this season, proof that the women's tour is the most competitive field in padel right now.
Source: Padel Addict — Coello/Tapia 4th consecutive title, Padel FIP — Icardo/Jensen masterclass
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