Three Seeds Down: Rotterdam P2 Quarter-Finals Rewrote the Script

Three seeded pairs eliminated in a single afternoon. The Rotterdam P2 quarter-finals at the Ahoy arena on October 3rd delivered one of the most chaotic days of the Premier Padel season, and the semi-final line-up looks nothing like anyone predicted.

Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz End Galán and Chingotto's Run

The headline result was clinical: Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz beat the world number 2 pair, Ale Galán and Fede Chingotto, 6-4, 6-4, with barely a foothold given to the favourites across two sets. According to Padel Addict, this was the big upset of the day, and it's easy to see why. Galán and Chingotto had been one of the form pairs of the season, but Stupa and Sanz were sharper, more aggressive, and gave them no time to settle.

Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz are into their first semi-final together as a pair, having beaten the number 2 seeds without dropping a single set.

That result alone reshapes the top half of the draw. But it wasn't a standalone shock. Rotterdam served up two more before the day was done.

Navarro, Di Nenno, Lebrón, Augsburger: All Eliminated

The fourth seeds, Paquito Navarro and Mike Di Nenno, went out in a three-set battle against Momo González and Lucas Campagnolo. The match went the distance in the most dramatic way possible: 2-6, 7-6, 7-5, with two tie-breaks deciding it. González and Campagnolo showed the kind of mental resilience that wins tournaments, converting their chances when it mattered and closing it out in the third despite the pressure.

Then came the third shock. Coki Nieto and Mike Yanguas eliminated the third seeds, Juan Lebrón and Leo Augsburger, with a performance built on a momentum swing in the tie-break. When the super tie-break arrived, Nieto and Yanguas were ruthless, winning it 7-0, and carried that energy straight into the second set, opening with a 3-0 break to set up a 7-6, 6-3 victory. Three top-four seeds gone. Same afternoon.

• Stupaczuk / Jon Sanz def. Galán / Chingotto: 6-4, 6-4
• González / Campagnolo def. Navarro / Di Nenno: 2-6, 7-6, 7-5
• Nieto / Yanguas def. Lebrón / Augsburger: 7-6, 6-3

Coello and Tapia Survive, But Only Just

The only top seeds to come through were Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia, the world number 1s. Even they had to work hard. Tino Libaak and Gonza Alfonso pushed them to three sets, taking the first 6-4 before Coello and Tapia steadied with 6-3, 6-3. It was a warning shot. On a day like this, nobody was untouchable, and the number 1s will know they need a sharper performance in the semis.

Their reward for surviving? A date with Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz, the pair who just dismantled Galán and Chingotto in straight sets. That semi-final is the one to watch.

Women's Draw: González and Josemaría Come Back

The women's competition added its own drama. Second seeds Bea González and Paula Josemaría found themselves in trouble after dropping the first set to Marta Ortega and Sofía Araújo. A comeback was needed, and they delivered one, recovering from the early deficit to progress to the semi-finals. The details of how they closed it out underline why they remain serious title contenders despite the wobble.

Rotterdam P2 is shaping up to be one of the more open finals in recent memory. With three of the top four men's seeds already out, the path to the title has cracked wide open. Stupa and Jon Sanz, Nieto and Yanguas, and González and Campagnolo are all still alive. One of those pairs is about to make a final that few had pencilled in at the start of the week.