Salazar's farewell continues as Spanish youngsters stun Milan and the world's best enter the P1

Spanish partnership Jimena Velasco and Raquel Eugenio produced the biggest upset of Tuesday's women's opening round by defeating seventh seeds Marina Guinart and Alejandra Alonso 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. The match lasted two hours and 24 minutes. After losing the opening set, Velasco and Eugenio recovered to take the second and prevailed in a closely contested deciding set. Their victory creates an opportunity for two less-established players to progress further in the tournament.

Mike Yanguas and Pablo Lijo defeated Javi Ruiz and Jose Luis Gonzalez 7-6, 6-2 in the Milano P1 second round. Yanguas is competing alongside Lijo because Coki Nieto is unavailable through injury. After a competitive opening set, the eighth seeds established control in the second. The result provides an encouraging start for the newly assembled partnership.

Paquito Navarro and Martin Di Nenno defeated David Gala and Enzo Jensen 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Milano P1 round of 16. The fifth seeds progressed comfortably after two consecutive quarter-final exits in previous tournaments. Their partnership is also attracting attention because Navarro will represent Spain and Di Nenno Argentina at the forthcoming FIP World Cup.

Javi Barahona and Nacho Piotto were defeated by seventh seeds Momo Gonzalez and Lucas Campagnolo 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Barahona and Piotto arrived in Milan after winning the FIP Silver Stratford and had progressed through their opening Premier Padel match. Despite winning the first set, they were unable to maintain their advantage against the higher-seeded partnership.

The FIP Gold Ciudad de Sevilla officially runs from 14 to 18 October at ICONICO Sports and Social in Seville. The tournament offers 50000 euros in prize money. Wednesday is scheduled for the second qualifying round, with the remaining qualifying rounds on Thursday and the main draw beginning Friday 16 October. The event provides significant professional competition in Spain during Milano P1 week.

The FIP published the results of the FIP Promises Leon tournament on 13 October. Eight junior competitions were contested. The boys' U18 title went to Paul Rolandi Porcel and Tello Buitron Olcina, while Angela Lorenzo Martin and Teresa Romero Yela won the girls' U18 competition. Joel Ranera and Christian Riesgo claimed the boys' U14 title. The tournament highlights the depth of Spain's junior development structure.

Leon David Ruiz Shannon and Daniel Beneyto Sanchez won the boys' U18 title at the FIP Promises tournament in Taastrup, Denmark. They defeated Ludvig Jonsson and Eddi Svensson 6-1, 6-1 in the final. The result provides another example of Spanish junior players successfully competing internationally.

The International Padel Federation announced that 15 new national federations have joined the organisation, bringing total membership to 115. The announcement followed the 36th FIP General Assembly, held at the Spanish Olympic Committee headquarters in Madrid on 12 October. The FIP also confirmed that the CUPRA FIP Tour now operates in 60 countries and FIP Promises competitions take place in 36 countries. The development demonstrates padel's increasing international reach.

The FIP General Assembly introduced plans for a new FIP World League intended to provide additional international competition opportunities for national teams outside the FIP World Cup. The federation also identified adaptive padel as a strategic priority through its Para Padel initiative. Detailed competition formats and implementation schedules have not yet been published.

Giulia Dal Pozzo has reached a career-high world ranking of No.25. The Italian followed her FIP Silver Porec title alongside Nuria Rodriguez with a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Giorgia Marchetti and Lara Arruabarrena in Milan. Dal Pozzo and Rodriguez now face Alejandra Salazar and Aranzazu Osoro in Thursday's round of 16. Dal Pozzo has already beaten Salazar twice during 2026.

Carolina Orsi and Patty Llaguno recovered from losing the opening set to defeat Sofia Saiz and Marta Talavan 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Orsi, who has been selected for Italy's World Cup squad, now faces Jimena Velasco and Raquel Eugenio alongside Llaguno. The match presents an intriguing contest between a partnership enjoying home support and one that has already eliminated seventh seeds.

Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia begin their Milano P1 campaign against Arnau Ayats and Emilio Sanchez Chamero. The world No.1s arrive following consecutive titles at the Paris Major, Rotterdam P2 and Germany P2. They are now attempting to extend that winning sequence to four tournaments.

Alejandro Galan and Federico Chingotto begin their Milano P1 campaign against Portuguese brothers Miguel and Nuno Deus. The defending champions have failed to reach the final in their previous two tournaments following defeats against Stupaczuk and Sanz. Milan offers an opportunity to regain momentum and defend the title they won in 2025.

Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz begin against Jose Solano and Ramiro Pereyra. The fourth seeds arrive following consecutive Premier Padel finals in Rotterdam and Dusseldorf. Their recent results include victories over Galan and Chingotto, although they have lost their latest championship matches against Coello and Tapia. Their opening match is scheduled second on Centre Court.

In a tournament interview published on 13 October, Marta Ortega and Sofia Araujo discussed the progress of Martina Calvo and Claudia Fernandez. Both players previously partnered members of the Fernandez-Calvo pairing. Araujo praised Calvo's natural ability and Fernandez's development. Their comments are particularly relevant following Fernandez and Calvo's Germany P2 victory.

Paquito Navarro and Martin Di Nenno discussed the possibility of facing each other at the forthcoming FIP World Cup in Doha. They currently compete together on the professional circuit but will represent Spain and Argentina respectively. Di Nenno expressed his hope that the countries might meet in the final. Their comments provide a strong verified storyline about the relationship between professional partnerships and national-team competition.

The Milano P1 organisers have introduced championship rings for this year's men's and women's winners. The rings incorporate diamonds, rubies and emeralds arranged around a representation of Milan's cathedral. The organisers describe the initiative as the first championship-ring presentation in Premier Padel history, inspired by traditions in major American professional sports.

The world No.1s face Arnau Ayats and Emilio Sanchez Chamero in the fourth scheduled match on Centre Court. They arrive after winning the Paris Major, Rotterdam P2 and Germany P2. Their opening performance will indicate whether they can immediately reproduce the level demonstrated during that winning sequence.

Defending champions Galan and Chingotto face Portuguese brothers Miguel and Nuno Deus in the evening programme. Lebron and Augsburger meet Federico Mourino and Marc Quilez in the final scheduled Centre Court match. Both partnerships will be seeking convincing starts as the tournament approaches Thursday's round of 16.

Tamara Icardo and Claudia Jensen face Spanish qualifiers Amanda Lopez and Camila Fassio at 09:30 CEST. Veronica Virseda and Martina Fassio also begin at 09:30 against Agueda Perez and Marta Caparros. FIP Gold Sevilla moves into its second qualifying round. The FIP has also scheduled publication of its World Padel Report 2026 for today, including new international development data and an economic-impact study. Its findings were not yet verified at the time of this briefing.