Rome rewrites the script — Coello/Tapia and Brea/Triay reclaim the throne

The BNL Italy Major just delivered the most dramatic week in Premier Padel history. By the time the confetti settled at the Foro Italico on Saturday night, the #1 pairs in both draws had reasserted their dominance — but the road there was anything but straightforward.

Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia beat Federico Chingotto and Alejandro Galán 7-5, 7-6(5) in a men's final that lived up to its "Clásico" billing. Chingotto/Galán had won four straight meetings and two consecutive Rome titles. This time, the world #1s found their level: 58 winners against 21 unforced errors. Coello called it "a special victory" while Tapia dropped a staggering stat — this was their 23rd consecutive final.

Twenty-three. In a row.

On the women's side, Delfi Brea and Gemma Triay defeated Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero 6-1, 7-5 to win back-to-back Rome titles. But the real story happened 24 hours earlier.

Sánchez and Ustero played the longest match in Premier Padel history to beat Paula Josemaría and Bea González 5-7, 7-6, 7-6 in the semifinal. Four hours and 12 minutes. They saved four match points. Four. Two at 6-5 in the second set, one at 8-7 in the tiebreak, one at 6-5 in the deciding-set tiebreak. Josemaría/González's 22-match winning streak and five consecutive titles evaporated in one extraordinary night.

The exhaustion showed in the final — Sánchez/Ustero dropped the first set 1-6 — but nothing can take away what they achieved. That semifinal is an instant classic.

Triay was candid: "Winning this tournament is very important after losing five finals consecutively. Reaching #1 is very hard, but defending it is harder."

Over 9,000 fans packed the Foro Italico for finals night. Rome remains padel's grandest stage.

Source: Padel Addict — Italy Major finals, Padel FIP — Historic semifinal