FIP Bronze Osaka – Bahurel and Val Lopez dominate two world top 90s to claim a first international title | Padel Magazine

Louise Bahurel holds his first title on the circuit international. The Frenchwoman won the FIP Bronze Osaka alongside the Spaniard Ivet Val Lopezat the end of a perfectly mastered week.

And yet, the hardest part awaited them in the final. Opposed to the head of series 1, the Spanish Carla Fernandez Gonzalez et Nerea Guerra Santanatwo players from top 90 worldwideBahurel and his partner delivered a very high level performance to win 6/4 6/0.

A benchmark victory to conclude an almost perfect tournament.

End-to-end domination

The Franco-Spanish pair had already set the tone as soon as they entered the fray with success 6/0 6/0 face à July Sarkar et Yoko Kaneko.

In the round of 16, they continued their momentum by dominating Feity Lesmana et Jasmine Anhar (6/0 6/2), before outclassing the Indonesians Kintan Pratiwi Anwar et Anggia Shitta Awanda in quarts (6/1 6/1).

Même scénario en demi-finale contre la tête de série 4, Kotomi Ozawa et Riko Zawayanagibalayées 6/0 6/2.

Then came this final, the real test of the tournament. Faced with much tougher opposition, Bahurel and Val Lopez further raised their level to seek a title which is uncontested.

A first title and 40 FIP points

The results are impressive: no sets lost and only nine games conceded over the entire tournament.

Certainly, the field was not the strongest before the final, but the success against two players from the top 90 in the world gives even more value to this first international coronation.

The Frenchwoman leaves Japan with 40 points FIP and above all with an important milestone reached in his young career. Already a finalist on several occasions on the international circuit, she finally won her first trophy.

A logical reward given his progress in recent months and his very good season. By choosing to go to Asia, Louise Bahurel was right to attempt the adventure. She returns with the first international title of her career and a prestigious victory against two players from the world top 90.

I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn’t really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven’t missed a single match. I’m even ready to stay up until 3 a.m. to watch a Premier Padel final!

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