Galán & Chingotto Dethrone the #1s in Miami — Josemaría Ends Triay/Brea's Unbeaten Run
Both number one pairs walked into the Miami P1 finals as favorites. Neither walked out with the trophy.
Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto beat Agustín Tapia and Arturo Coello 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the men's final. The opening set was tense — unforced errors on both sides, nerves on the biggest US padel stage ever. Chingotto won the cross-court battle against Coello to edge the first set.
Tapia and Coello fought back aggressively in the second, taking it 6-3. Then Galán and Chingotto surged to 3-0 in the decider, absorbed a brief comeback, and Chingotto sealed it with an explosive bandeja. MVP of the final. Their second title of 2026.
A day earlier, they'd beaten García/Barahona 6-1, 6-0 in the quarters and Franco Stupaczuk/Fede Yanguas 6-2, 6-2 in the semis. This wasn't a one-match surge. It was a week of dominance.
The women's final was even more dramatic. Paula Josemaría and Beatriz González defeated Gemma Triay and Delfina Brea 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 in a near three-hour marathon.
Josemaría took home MVP. Her left-handed defense and pinpoint chiquitas tore Triay and Brea apart. They hadn't lost a match all season. That streak is over.
One week earlier in Cancún, Triay and Brea beat this exact pair 7-6, 6-1 in the final. The response from Josemaría and González? They came back sharper, tougher, and more composed under pressure. This rivalry is now real.
The race is wide open in both draws. Galán and Chingotto sit 3,570 points behind Tapia/Coello. The world number ones are skipping Newgiza next month — that gap is about to shrink. In the women's game, the aura of invincibility around Triay and Brea is gone. The 2026 season just got a lot more interesting.
Source: Canal 26 — Chingotto brilló junto a Galán, Marca — Josemaría y González campeonas
Quick Hits
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Pro Padel League raises $15M — NBA governor leads the round — Charlotte Hornets co-chairman Rick Schnall led the Series A. Daddy Yankee and Frances Tiafoe are among the investors. The money goes toward a developmental circuit (PPL 2) and front-office expansion. CNBC, The Athletic, and Sports Business Journal all covered it. That's padel on the American business front page. (CNBC)
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WHOOP signs three-year deal as Premier Padel's Official Wearable Partner — Every tour player gets a WHOOP device for 24/7 health and performance tracking. WHOOP already works with F1, the NFL, and the PGA Tour. A three-year deal from a brand that tracks NFL and F1 athletes? Premier Padel is pulling real sponsors now. (Padel FIP)
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UK padel hits 860,000 players — 1 million is next — The Guardian reports 860,000 Britons played padel in 2025, up from 400,000 in 2024 and just 129,000 in 2023. Courts have nearly doubled: 1,553 across 559 venues. London hosts its first Premier Padel P1 in August. The timing is perfect. (The Guardian)
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Padel confirmed as medal sport at Istanbul 2027 European Games — The FIP called it "a fundamental step towards Olympic participation." The European Games feed directly into the Olympic pathway. Brisbane 2032 is the target. National federations now have a reason to fund padel programs. (Inside The Games)
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Carlos Tevez opens "Apache 32" padel club in Buenos Aires — The Argentine football legend launched a five-court indoor academy backed by Bullpadel. Named after his iconic nickname and shirt number. Football and padel crossover in Argentina keeps growing — and brands are paying for it. (Marketing Registrado)
Weekend Results
Miami P1 — Miami Beach Convention Center, United States (March 22-30) Prize money: €479,068 | Venue: Indoor, Padel Galis courts, RealTurf surface
Men's Draw:
- Final: Galán/Chingotto (2) def. Tapia/Coello (1) — 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 🏆
- SF: Tapia/Coello (1) def. Lebrón/Augsburger (4) — 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
- SF: Galán/Chingotto (2) def. Stupaczuk/Yanguas (3) — 6-2, 6-2
- QF: Lebrón/Augsburger (4) def. Sanz/Nieto — 6-3, 7-5
Women's Draw:
- Final: Josemaría/González (2) def. Triay/Brea (1) — 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 🏆
- SF: Triay/Brea (1) def. Araújo/Fernández (4) — 6-3, 6-2
- SF: Josemaría/González (2) def. Sánchez/Ustero (3) — 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Updated Rankings: Men: 1. Tapia/Coello (20,910 pts) · 2. Galán/Chingotto (17,340) · 3. Lebrón/Augsburger · 4. Stupaczuk/Yanguas Women: 1. Triay/Brea (17,300 pts) · 2. Josemaría/González (13,880/13,350)
Coming Up Next
Newgiza P2 — April 13-18, Giza, Egypt
Tapia and Coello are skipping it. Third year in a row. That makes Galán/Chingotto heavy favorites and gives them a real chance to close the 3,570-point RACE gap. Stupaczuk and Yanguas won Newgiza in 2024 — they know the conditions. Lebrón and Augsburger will want to convert their consistent semi-final runs into a title.
In the women's draw, Triay and Brea face immediate pressure to bounce back. Josemaría and González carry all the momentum from Miami.
Premier Padel cancelled the Qatar Major due to regional instability. Next after Newgiza: Brussels P2 (April 20-27), where Tapia/Coello return.
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Did You Know?
The Miami P1 was the most expensive padel event ever held in the United States — €479,068 in total prize money. For context, the entire 2023 US padel calendar across all events didn't match that figure. Three years ago, America had zero Premier Padel events. Now it has the biggest one outside Europe.
Player Spotlight
Federico Chingotto
Argentine, right-handed, world number three (with Galán). Chingotto is 28 and just claimed MVP at the biggest US padel event in history. Standing at 1.70m, he's one of the shorter players on the tour — and one of the most explosive. His signature move? The bandeja from impossible angles. He generates power that players 15cm taller struggle to match.
Chingotto started as a tennis kid in Buenos Aires before switching to padel at 14. He reached the Premier Padel top tier alongside Juan Tello before pairing with Galán at the start of 2025. The chemistry clicked immediately. Two titles already in 2026 and a three-set final win over the world number ones. The question now: can they sustain this and challenge for the year-end number one spot?
Hot Take
Tapia and Coello skipping Newgiza for the third year running is a competitive integrity problem Premier Padel needs to fix. The world number ones cherry-picking their schedule while sitting on a 3,500-point cushion is bad for the tour. Imagine Djokovic just not showing up to ATP 500s because he didn't feel like it.
P2 events should either carry mandatory attendance for top-four pairs or offer enough ranking points to punish skipping. Right now, the system rewards managing your calendar over competing. That's fine in individual sports with 50-week schedules. Padel doesn't have that luxury. The tour is still building credibility. Empty draws at P2s undermine it. Agree? Hit reply.
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People played padel in the UK in 2025 — up from 400,000 the year before
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