Cupra Padel Tour, the winners awarded … and what a Belasteguin show!

Dozens of stages, three thousand members, smashes and volleys around Italy. The Cupra Padel Tour ran fast to Rome and finally gave the verdict: four winners. Fabio Tummino, Giorgio Licitra, Alessandra Romano and Giulia Arcangeli. These are the names of the couples awarded in the Roman weekend. All in front of the giants of the Padel circuit – from Agustin Tapia to Juan Tello – and on the fields of the Villa Pamphili Padel Club, home to the finals of the capital.

beautiful show The star of the morning is Fernando Belasteguin, the “Messi of the padel”. And we choose Leo because “Bela” comes from Argentina like him. Some info for those who don’t know him: 42 years old, number one on the circuit for 17, 226 tournaments won, five times world padel champion, 397 victories in the circuit. A guide for young people. “Bela” is one of the Cupra ambassadors and he came to Rome for volleys and “for four” at the central Villa Pamphili Padel Club. Together with him other four stars of this sport, the same seen on Saturday with Totti and his companions. Agustin Tapia, Pablo Lima, Juan Tello and Federico Chingotto. The five put on a show. Nobody played at the maximum level of course, in a couple of weeks the World Padel Tour starts again and the physical form must be preserved, but some level play has been seen. Chingotto is a sort of “octopus”, he takes them all, and for this he is put to the test with precise shots along the line and perfect volleys. Lima crushes 4-5 times off the pitch and “Fede” takes it back, ditto “Bela”. He also misses some parade exits, so someone from the audience whispers like this. “Then even the Martians are wrong.” At the end of the performance – won by Belasteguin and Tapia – selfies and autographs with those present, while the semifinals are staged on the other fields.

The winners Women play first, hard-fought final. If Matilde China and Silva Rustighi play against Alessandra Romano and Giulia Arcangeli. The latter win in 3 sets: 6-3, 1-6, 2-6. At the end of the game scattered compliments, shining eyes, ritual hugs and telephone in hand, hastily picked up from the backpack for a serious reason. The first call is for the children, of course. “Mom won”. “But do you always win?”, They reply. Today, yes. In the men’s, however, success for Giorgio Licitra and Fabio Tummino, who arrived in the capital after winning the stage in Syracuse. They prevail in two sets on the tandem Luca Carbone-Pietro Coppa (6-4, 6-3). Game, set, match. The first, a Rossoneri fan, jokes that Milan are staying at the Hotel Villa Pamphili on the occasion of the match against Roma. “They brought luck”. At the end of the tournament, awards ceremony next to Tapia, Chingotto and Tello. The four winners laugh and ask for as many photos as possible. Who knows when it will happen again.