Coello/Tapia Pull Off the Impossible - 1-5 Down in the Tie-Break, Win Valencia
Coello and Tapia pull off one of the greatest comebacks in Premier Padel history - 1-5 down in the deciding tie-break to beat Chingotto/Galán and win Valencia. Sánchez/Ustero beat #1 pair Brea/Triay and claim the title. FIP announces 2027 changes. UK padel leases 1M+ sq ft of industrial space.
Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia were done. Finished. Match over.
Down 1-5 in the third-set tie-break. Ale Galán and Fede Chingotto needing one point to win the Valencia P1. The crowd at La Fonteta holding its breath. And then - six of the next seven points went to the world number ones. The final score: 6(4)-7, 6-1, 7-6(6). Back-to-back titles after Rome.
The match was a rollercoaster from the first set. No breaks of serve in the opener - decided on a tie-break that went to Chingotto/Galán. Coello/Tapia responded with a 6-1 second set that felt like a different match. Then came the third set chaos. Chingotto/Galán broke for 5-3 and served for the title. Couldn't close it. Coello/Tapia broke back, held, and forced the tie-break. Then fell behind 1-5.
What happened next will be replayed for years. Point by point, Tapia and Coello clawed back. Smash by smash, the momentum shifted. At 8-6, it was over. Their 36th meeting — and the most dramatic yet.
In the women's final, Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero beat Claudia Fernández and Sofía Araújo 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 for their second title of 2026. Fernández and Araújo deserve recognition — they beat 6th seeds Calvo/Ortega in the semis and reached their first final of the season, pushing Sánchez/Ustero to three sets. A breakout tournament for both. But the semifinal was the real headline. Sánchez/Ustero defeated the number one pair Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 - ending their run of 13 consecutive finals.
One week after breaking Josemaría/González's 22-match winning streak in Rome, Sánchez/Ustero ended Brea/Triay's finals run in Valencia. Two different #1/#2 pair streaks broken in two weeks. That's not a coincidence. That's a pair hitting their peak at exactly the right time.
Coello/Tapia now have four 2026 titles. Sánchez/Ustero have two - plus the confidence that comes from beating everyone.
Source: El Neverazo - Remontada y título Tapia/Coello, Marca - Sánchez/Ustero ratifican recuperación
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