August 7, 2026
A quarterfinal day that rewarded the bold, punished the passive, and handed Martina Calvo Santamaria the fantasy crown
The quarterfinals at London P1 2026 delivered everything you want from a Premier Padel knockout round — a couple of clinical demolition jobs, two proper three-set slugfests, and one or two results that had fantasy managers either punching the air or staring blankly at their screens. The biggest story on the men's side? Federico Chingotto and Alejandro Galan absolutely eviscerated Momo Gonzalez and Lucas Campagnolo, 6-1 6-0, with Galan posting the second-highest fantasy score of the entire round. But it was actually a woman who topped the leaderboard: Martina Calvo Santamaria, ranked 12th and priced at just 115.5 credits, dropped 36.5 fantasy points in a clean two-set win and reminded every manager who didn't pick her exactly how much that oversight cost.
Let's start with the obvious. Chingotto and Galan were operating on a completely different level to Momo Gonzalez and Campagnolo — 6-1, 6-0, ruthless, done in under an hour. Galan walked away with 34.8 FP and Chingotto with 30.7, both elite hauls, though interestingly their ranking multipliers (0.92 each) and a difficulty coefficient that reflected a weaker opponent (0.68 for Galan, 0.6 for Chingotto) capped what could have been an even bigger number. The bagel in the second set drove a massive game score of 24.7 on top of 9 points of stats bonus, but the system correctly penalises you for feasting on lower-ranked prey. Still — top-four finish in the round for both. They're through, they're flying, and nobody wants to face them in the semis.
At the other end of the drama spectrum, Martin Di Nenno and Francisco Navarro survived an absolute war against Edu Alonso and Aimar Goñi. Three sets, a tiebreak in the second, 7-5 6(5)-7 6-3 — the kind of match that chews through energy and tests nerves. Di Nenno led all men this round with 29.2 FP, which makes sense: three sets means more games played, more opportunities for stats bonuses, and the difficulty of scrapping through a tiebreak set gets reflected in the scoring. Navarro chipped in with 23.4 FP. Their opponents, Alonso and Goñi, ended up fractionally negative at -0.6 and -0.5 — they pushed hard enough that their loss barely dented them, which is a quirk of the system worth noting.
Then there was Tapia and Coello, who did exactly what's expected of the world's best pair and beat Mariano Gonzalez and Francisco Cabeza Teres 6-1 6-2 without breaking a sweat. Both walk away with 25.1 FP — a tidy number, though their ranking multipliers keep the ceiling low when they win comfortably against lower-ranked opposition. Meanwhile Lebron and Augsburger went three sets past Jorge Nieto and Jon Sanz (6-3 2-6 6-3), with Augsburger earning 27.5 FP and Lebron close behind at 26.4. Nieto and Sanz, to their credit, took a set and finished with positive fantasy scores (4.7 and 5.2 respectively). Losing in the quarters at a P1 in a close match? You could do worse.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Galan | 34.8 |
| 2 | Federico Chingotto | 30.7 |
| 3 | Martin Di Nenno | 29.2 |
| 4 | Leo Augsburger | 27.5 |
| 5 | Juan Lebron | 26.4 |
Martina Calvo Santamaria — that's the name on everyone's lips after today. Ranked 12th, cost just 115.5 credits, and she put up 36.5 FP in a 6-3 6-4 win alongside Claudia Fernandez Sanchez, who herself notched a very healthy 28.7 FP. Calvo's value ratio of 0.68 FP per credit is the best of any advancing player in either draw — and today was a perfect example of why that number matters. She's underpriced, she's underestimated by the system (hence a ranking multiplier that doesn't punish her as harshly), and she's clearly not underperforming.
Gemma Triay and Delfina Brea Senesi had the most nerve-shredding women's match of the round, edging Marta Ortega and Sofia Araujo 7-5 4-6 6-1. Triay walked away with 23.8 FP, Brea with 22.5 — solid returns for a three-set battle, even if neither number is spectacular. Ortega and Araujo ended on -4.9 and -5.3, a harsh reminder that losing in three when you've gone to a final set doesn't generate much sympathy from the algorithm. On the other side of the draw, Ariana Sanchez Fallada and Andrea Ustero Prieto knocked out the seeded pairing of Beatriz Caldera and Carmen Goenaga in straight sets, 7(2)-6 6-4. Ustero was the pick of that match with 20.9 FP, Sanchez Fallada 18.6 — good numbers for an upset win where the difficulty coefficient would have worked in their favour.
Finally, Paula Josemaria Martin and Beatriz Gonzalez Fernandez came from behind to beat Marta Talavan and Jessica Castello Lopez 2-6 6-3 6-0. Josemaria and Gonzalez both landed 24.5 FP — matching numbers, neat and symmetrical. The bagel in the third helped the game score considerably. Talavan and Castello ended on -8.4 each, the kind of collapse in a deciding set that the scoring system has no mercy for.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martina Calvo Santamaria | 36.5 |
| 2 | Claudia Fernandez Sanchez | 28.7 |
| 3 | Paula Josemaria Martin | 24.5 |
The most striking pattern from these quarterfinals is how three-set matches generated the highest individual men's scores. Di Nenno's 29.2 FP leads all men because his side had to grind — more games, more serve stats, more break point opportunities, all of which feed into the stats bonus. Compare that to Tapia and Coello's 25.1 FP each from a comfortable straight-sets win, and you see the incentive structure clearly: winning messily can actually pay better than winning easily, as long as you do ultimately win. The notable exception is Galan, who produced 34.8 FP in a demolition — but that was driven by an astronomical game score from the double-bagel scoreline.
On the negative side, Momo Gonzalez (-17.9) and Campagnolo (-16.2) took the heaviest hits of the day, which makes sense — losing 1-6 0-6 in the quarters, as a seeded pair against elite opposition, is about as bad as it gets for the algorithm. Marta Ortega's -4.9 despite pushing to three sets shows there's partial protection for competitive losers, but no amount of fighting spirit saves you from the loss penalty at this stage when you had scoring chances and didn't convert them.
Let's dig into how Martina Calvo Santamaria ended up as the top fantasy scorer of the round with 36.5 FP — and why that number is actually even more impressive than it looks. It starts at the quarterfinal round base of 18. Win the match, and you add 4 to that base, putting you at 22. From there, the clean scoreline of 6-3 6-4 added a game score of 7.8 — not a blowout, but solid, reflecting a dominant enough performance without the bagel bonus. Stats-wise, she earned 5 points on top of that, covering aces and serve/return efficiency, bringing the raw subtotal to 34.8. Now here's where being ranked 12th actually helps her: her ranking multiplier is 0.97, just marginally below 1.0, because she's not quite in the elite bracket where the system really clamps down. That brings it to 33.8. Finally, the difficulty coefficient of 1.08 — a slight upward nudge because her opponents Icardo and Jensen were ranked below her — pushes the final total to 36.5 FP. A beautifully constructed score.
Now contrast that with Alejandro Galan's 34.8 FP from a 6-1 6-0 demolition. You'd think a double bagel should score higher, right? Wrong — and here's why it doesn't completely blow Calvo out of the water. The game score was massive at 24.7, and the stats bonus hit 9 points. That's a raw subtotal of 55.7 before multipliers. But Galan is one of the biggest names in the sport, so his ranking multiplier cuts that down to 0.92, leaving 51.2. Then comes the real kicker: the difficulty coefficient is only 0.68, because Momo and Campagnolo were considerably lower-ranked opponents. The system is basically saying, 'Yes, you won big — but you were expected to win big.' Final total: 34.8 FP. A great score, but barely edged out by a less heralded player who had a higher difficulty coefficient and a less punishing multiplier. That's the whole game, right there.
💎 Martina Calvo Santamaria is your must-pick if she's still available: 115.5 credits, 0.68 FP per credit (best of any advancing player), a season average of 78.5 FP, and she just showed she can drop 36-plus in the quarters. The semis base points jump to 28 — she's set up for another big one.
⚡ Juan Lebron at 136.7 credits and 0.65 FP per credit offers elite-level upside without the elite-level price tag. He went 26.4 FP in a three-set grind this round and his season average of 89.1 FP suggests he's consistently among the top scorers — just 57 credits cheaper than Tapia or Galan.
🏆 If your budget allows it, Chingotto (193.7 credits, 0.59 FP/credit, season avg 113.4 FP) is arguably the safest hold going into the semis — his game-score ceiling is enormous if he keeps up this form, and 30.7 FP in a blowout win shows he scores well even when the difficulty coefficient isn't in his favour.
⚠️ Think twice before locking in Claudia Fernandez Sanchez at 181.7 credits: her 0.47 FP per credit value ratio is the worst of the advancing women, and while 28.7 FP this round looks great, her season average of 86.0 FP in a crowded women's draw means there are cheaper, higher-ceiling options like Calvo and Beatriz Gonzalez Fernandez (141.7 credits, 0.64 FP/credit) available.
🎾 Calvo Santamaria steals the show: ranked 12th, priced at 115.5, she outscored every man and woman in London with 36.5 FP — the best value pick of the round by a country mile
💥 Chingotto & Galan send a message: a 6-1 6-0 demolition in the quarters is the kind of form that makes the rest of the draw nervous — they're peaking at exactly the right time
⚔️ Di Nenno & Navarro survive the war: three sets, a tiebreak, genuine jeopardy — and they came through. Di Nenno's 29.2 FP was the top men's score, earned the hard way
📈 The upset that paid off: Sanchez Fallada and Ustero knocking out the seeded Caldera/Goenaga pair in straight sets means a tidy difficulty coefficient bonus and smiles all round for fantasy managers who took the risk
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padelcilu | 533.3 |
| 2 | Pode Team | 532.2 |
| 3 | Futur Legend | 490.7 |
| 4 | ZeGalan | 483.2 |
| 5 | Blindoteam | 481.4 |
1. Three-set matches inflate stats bonuses — in the semis, pairs with a history of tight battles can outscore 'easy' winners, so don't automatically chase the heavy favourites.
2. Check your difficulty coefficients: at this stage, most remaining pairs are closely ranked, which narrows the coefficient spread and makes the ranking multiplier the bigger differentiator — lower-ranked picks like Calvo and Augsburger benefit most.
3. With the semis round base jumping from 18 to 28, every component of the formula gets amplified — now is the time to load up on volume scorers with high stats bonuses, not just players likely to win in straight sets.
The semis are set in London — get your picks locked in before the lineups close and make sure your squad is ready to cash in on the biggest round base of the tournament so far.