Gijón P2 – Round of 32 Recap

An absolutely identical 44.9 FP each – the highest men's R32 score by a massive margin. They dismantled the wild card pair López Campos/Ramírez 2-0 in what can only be described as a masterclass. Combined 89.8 FP from one round. If you had them in your roster, you're already celebrating. If you didn't, you're kicking yourself.

We called them "Qualifying Gems" in our preview. They delivered. 43.0 and 40.7 FP respectively, crushing Sanyo Gutiérrez and Gonzalo Alfonso 2-0. That's 83.7 combined FP – just 6 points less than Chozas/Libaak. After dominating Riyadh's early rounds, Valenzuela and Martínez are proving that their fantasy output is no fluke. They're the real deal.

The top qualifying seed alongside Pablo Lijó delivered a clean 2-0 win over the local wild card García Trabanco/Lamperti. Arce's 32.4 FP rounds out the Top 5 – not bad for a qualifier in his first main draw match. One to keep on the radar for the R16.

Notable: Chozas/Libaak's combined 89.8 FP in R32 is comparable to what some top pairs posted across two entire rounds in Riyadh. The value-per-credit efficiency here is off the charts. Fantasy managers who followed our "lower-seeded attackers" strategy are reaping the rewards.

🔻 Guerrero/Navarro fall in three sets. Seeded 5th with 11,320 combined ranking points, they were beaten 2-1 by Edu Alonso and Juan Tello. This is a significant result – Alonso/Tello have been flying under the radar, but they have serious pedigree. Guerrero/Navarro will be disappointed to exit this early.

🔻 Gil/Maxi Sánchez swept. Pol Hernández and Guillermo Collado pulled off a clean 2-0 upset. Another early casualty that reshuffles the bottom half of the draw.

✅ Sanz/Nieto survive in three. Jon Sanz and Jorge Nieto needed three sets to beat Esbrí/Ruiz (2-1). It wasn't pretty, but they got it done. After the question marks around fitness heading into the tournament, advancing is what matters. Expect them to sharpen up in the R16.

✅ Di Nenno/González pushed to three. Enzo Jensen and Luis Hernández gave them a serious fight before falling 1-2. Di Nenno and Momo González have the talent to go deep, but this sluggish start could be a warning sign.

✅ Garrido/Bergamini survive a scare. Our "Value Pick" from the preview took three sets to get past Jiménez/Sánchez Blasco (2-1). They'll need to find another gear, but the important thing is they're through.

The R32's top women's scorer with 27.5 FP, leading Noemí Aguilar Carrillo to a comfortable 2-0 win over Santamaría/Álvarez Castro. Bellver Fructuoso is exactly the type of under-the-radar player who can deliver elite fantasy value at minimal roster cost. Take note.

Here's the twist: Manquillo Alarza (25.3 FP, 2nd) and Merino Sáez (24.5 FP, 4th) both finished in the Top 5 despite losing their match 0-2 to Teresa Navarro/Virginia Riera. That's the beauty of the Out Of The Court scoring system – individual performance matters regardless of the result. They made their opponents work for every point, and the fantasy system rewarded them accordingly.

Key insight: The women's R32 scoring ceiling (27.5 FP) is significantly lower than the men's (44.9 FP). This is expected – the men's R32 features more competitive matchups and longer rallies. But remember: the big women's fantasy scores come in the QF, SF, and Final, where top seeds enter the draw fresh. The women's scoring explosion hasn't started yet.

1. Chozas/Libaak are fantasy gold. 89.8 combined FP in the R32 alone. They now face a tougher R16 matchup, but if they maintain this form, they could be the highest-scoring non-top-4 pair of the tournament. Keep them locked in.

2. Valenzuela/Martínez are this season's qualifying kings. After Riyadh and now Gijón, the pattern is clear: they dominate early rounds and accumulate massive FP totals. Even if they fall in the R16, the points they've already banked are worth the roster slot.

3. Three-setters signal fragility. Sanz/Nieto, Di Nenno/González, and Garrido/Bergamini all needed three sets. If you have these pairs, don't panic – but watch their R16 performance closely. A second three-setter could mean an early exit.

4. Women's R16 is where the action begins. With 8 top seeds entering the draw fresh, the women's R16 will be the first real test of the favourites. Ustero/Sánchez, Triay/Brea, and Jensen/Icardo haven't played yet – their fantasy scores start now.

5. Don't sleep on the losers. Manquillo Alarza's 25.3 FP in a loss is a reminder that in Out Of The Court, individual performance trumps match outcome. If you see a player with a tough draw but strong recent form, they can still deliver points even in defeat.