It could have been the last dance, but there will be at least one more. Ale Salazar has made the perfect start to the Oysho Milano Premier Padel P1 2026: partnering the ‘Vikinga’, Aranzazu Osoro, the ‘Leyenda’ beat France’s Alix Collombon and Russia’s Ksenia Sharifova 6-0 6-3 in one hour and five minutes. The result sends the Spaniard, who is playing the final Italian tournament of her career, into the last 16, where she is certain to face a home player. Her opponents on Thursday could be Giulia Dal Pozzo (partnering Nuria Rodriguez) or Giorgia Marchetti (with Lara Arruabarrena), who are due to meet in their all-Italian clash not before 6 pm. Among the morning’s other highlights was the victory of Jimena Velasco and Raquel Eugenio, who came from behind to beat the number 7 seeds, Marina Guinart and Ale Alonso, 4-6 6-4 7-5 after two hours and 24 minutes of fight.
After Salazar, it was Mike Yanguas’ turn on Centre Court at the Allianz Cloud. With Coki Nieto absent through injury, Yanguas is playing in Milan alongside Pablo Lijó. After a hard-fought first set, the number 8 seeds beat Javi Ruiz and José Luis Gonzalez 7-6 6-2.