Ari Sanchez and Paula Josemaria have advanced to the final of the motorola razr Miami Premier Padel P1 after a match dominated in the first set, which ended 6-1, and impressively recovered in the second, finishing 6-4. It took just one hour and 17 minutes of outstanding padel at the Miami Beach Convention Center for the world’s top-ranked FIP duo to overcome the No. 3 seeds, Bea Gonzalez and Claudia Fernandez. Sanchez and Josemaria hit the court with the right level of intensity, and it showed: they controlled both offence and defense, winning 66% of total points, with clear dominance not only in their service games but also in returning, where they won 71% of points on their opponents’ first serves.
The second set, however, told a very different story. Bea and Claudia stepped up their pace, breaking serve in the fourth game as Sanchez and Josemaria struggled with unforced errors, falling behind 1-4. But true champions always find a way. Sanchez and Josemaria cranked up their aggression, tightened their defense, and reignited the match. Their pressure immediately paid off with a break in the seventh game, and they levelled the score at 4-4 with a commanding love game.
From that point, the match’s momentum was firmly on Sanchez-Josemaria’s side. They broke their opponents again in the ninth game and sealed the victory at 6-4. With this hard-fought win over a formidable opponent, Ari and Paula have booked their place in tomorrow’s final.