The women’s gold and silver will for sure be 100% Spanish and the men’s gold and silver will automatically go to Italy in two finals opposing pairs from the same countries. The mixed doubles will oppose France to another Spanish pair. Make sure to watch all the podium games here.
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Málaga was the first Spanish city to have a padel court and in this very first FISU World University Championship of the sport, the host nation is definitely paying tribute to the city’s legacy by having qualified three teams for the gold medal finals.
Italy is a strong contender as the men’s final will be 100% “tricolore” and France can also dream of gold in the mixed doubles.
Friday’s results
Women’s doubles
In the first semi-final on Friday, Spanish pair Laura Lujan and Agueda Perez beat Louise Bahurel and Clara Mansard from France 7-5 6-1.
They were joined in the final by Ana Domínguez Gracia/Ana Cristina Sanchez who beat Italians Francesca Ligotti and Giorgia Rosi 6-4 6-2.
Will the bronze medals travel back to France or to Italy? Find out by watching live today for the last day of competition.
Men’s doubles
In very tight semi-final games, both Italian pairs managed to beat their hosts. Noa Bonnefoy and Michele Brambilla beat Alejandro Jerez and Férran Gónzalez 7-6 6-3 in the first semi-final.
A few moments later, Matteo Platania and Simone Iacovino joined their teammates in the final by winning 6-3 6-4 against Alejandro Prados and Eneko Arija also from Spain.
We know the bronze medal will go to Spain, but to which pair?
Mixed doubles
Louise Bahurel and Nathan Courrin from France qualified for the mixed doubles final by beating Spaniards Alvaro Sola and Valeria Atencia 6-2 6-4.
On the last semi-final of Friday, Marisol Fernandez and Arnau Candelo took the best of Dutch pair Puck Bernard and Thomas Panken on the very same score, 6-2 6-4.
Will we see a splash of orange on the mixed doubles podium?
The championship will conclude on Saturday with the finals, where the very first FISU World University Padel Champions will be crowned.
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