Rotterdam draw blown open as three top men's seeds crash out

Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz defeated second seeds Ale Galan and Fede Chingotto 6-4, 6-4 to reach their first Premier Padel semi-final together. Galan and Chingotto had not lost before a semi-final since Cancun in March.

Coki Nieto and Mike Yanguas recovered from 3-5 in the opening set and dominated the tiebreak before beating Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger 7-6(0), 6-3.

Claudia Fernandez and Martina Calvo defeated Claudia Jensen and Claudia Escacena 6-3, 7-5. The Spanish pairing have now reached the semi-finals in each of the five tournaments they have played together.

Paula Josemaria and Bea Gonzalez recovered from a set down to defeat Marta Ortega and Sofia Araujo 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 and reach the Rotterdam semi-finals.

Arturo Coello, Jon Sanz, Coki Nieto, Mike Yanguas, Momo Gonzalez, Paula Josemaria, Bea Gonzalez, Claudia Fernandez, Martina Calvo, Gemma Triay, Ari Sanchez and Andrea Ustero are among the Spanish players still competing on semi-final Saturday.

Argentina's Fede Chingotto has acknowledged that Spain appear to have the stronger squad on paper ahead of the World Cup in Doha, adding further intrigue to the developing Spain-Argentina rivalry.

After winning FIP Gold Belgrade in their debut week together, Stupaczuk and Sanz have now beaten Galan and Chingotto in straight sets to reach their first Premier Padel semi-final as a pair.

The world No.1 pair recovered from losing the first set against Libaak and Alfonso to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. With Galan and Chingotto eliminated in the quarter-finals, Rotterdam offers Coello and Tapia an important opportunity in the year-end No.1 race.

The Paris Major champions defeated Virginia Riera and Julieta Bidahorria 6-3, 6-2 and now face world No.1 pair Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea in the semi-finals.

Nineteen-year-old Claudia Escacena reached the first Premier Padel quarter-final of her career after receiving a late opportunity alongside Claudia Jensen following Tamara Icardo's injury. The pair were eliminated by Fernandez and Calvo but Escacena leaves Rotterdam with her best Premier result.

The inaugural Asian Games padel tournament reaches its gold-medal matches in Aichi-Nagoya today. Japan face Indonesia in the women's final while Qatar meet Malaysia for the men's title.

The 50000-euro FIP Gold event at the Fastweb Padel Arena reaches the quarter-finals today, with the semi-finals and finals scheduled for Sunday.

With the second, third and fourth seeds already eliminated, the world No.1 pair have a major opportunity to turn their quarter-final escape into another Rotterdam final and strengthen their position in the race for year-end No.1.

Both pairs eliminated higher seeds on Friday and one is now guaranteed to reach the Rotterdam final. The match is a chance for a new men's partnership to establish itself among the leading Premier Padel contenders.

The world No.1 pair meet the reigning Paris Major champions in the standout women's semi-final and one of the best tests yet of Sanchez and Ustero's late-season surge.