Padel fans have already set their GPS on the Allianz Cloud: on Wednesday, stars will make their debut. Straight from Rotterdam, and after a quick pit stop in Spain, Arturo Coello, Agustin Tapia, Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan are ready to drive Milano crazy. The order of play for Tuesday and Wednesday has been released, with 16 matches in the second round of the men’s draw and 12 in the women’s draw, which will line up the main draw for the round of 16, scheduled for Thursday. Coello and Tapia, winners of 10 titles this season and defending champions, will make their debut on Wednesday on Centre Court (third match from 9.30 a.m.) against Perino/Piotto or the Portuguese brothers Nuno and Miguel Deus, followed by Franco Stupaczuk and Juan Lebron (3) against Gutierrez/Valdes or Gala/Chozas. Chingotto and Galan, on the other hand, will play in the evening session (starting at 6 p.m.) against Geens/Jerez.
TUESDAY But the big will also start playing in Milan on Tuesday, a day that will open with Momo Gonzalez and Fran Guerrero (9) against Jimenez/Sanchez. This will be followed by the last tournament for the legendary duo of Lucia Sainz and Patty Llaguno, against Araceli Martinez and Alix Collombon. Milano also supports Italy: the last match of the afternoon session on the Centre Court will see Giulia Dal Pozzo (paired with Sandra Bellver) take on Marta Ortega and Tamara Icardo, seeded number 5 and one of the best pairs at the moment. The afternoon session will open at 6 p.m. with Carolina Orsi, who will team up with Argentina’s Martina Fassio to take on Sofia Saiz and Marta Talavan.