August 6, 2026
Marta Talavan torched the fantasy scoring charts while the men's draw sorted itself out with ruthless efficiency at the ExCeL
The Round of 16 at London P1 2026 is done and dusted, and the fantasy scoreboard looks like someone left the oven on. Marta Talavan put up a jaw-dropping 66.5 fantasy points — the single biggest haul of the entire round across both draws — as she and Jessica Castello Lopez dismantled Alejandra Alonso De Villa and Marina Guinart in straight sets. On the men's side, Aimar Goñi quietly went about his business with 35.7 FP in a dominant two-set win, while the big names ticked over and kept their quarter-final spots intact.
Let's start with the headline acts. Agustin Tapia and Arturo Coello did exactly what you'd expect from the world's top pairing — won in straight sets 7-6(3), 6-4 against Arroyo and Jimenez, banking 10.7 FP each. Solid, efficient, entirely predictable. The tiebreak suggests there was a little more resistance than the final scoreline implies, but Tapia and Coello never looked like dropping it. Federico Chingotto and Alejandro Galan were equally no-nonsense, brushing aside Alex Ruiz and Javier Garcia 6-3, 6-3 for 17.3 FP apiece. Those are your premium picks maintaining form, even if the points haul isn't exactly setting the world on fire.
The real interest came from the mid-tier battles. Aimar Goñi was the standout performer in the men's draw with 35.7 FP, and his partner Edu Alonso wasn't far behind on 21.4 as they rolled past Solano Marmolejo and Pereyra 6-2, 6-3. Francisco Navarro (23.9 FP) and Martin Di Nenno (20.1) were equally clinical against Gala and Jensen — a pairing that finished with -6.8 and -6.0 FP respectively, which tells you everything about how that one went. Momo Gonzalez (26.7) and Lucas Campagnolo (28.9) were arguably the most impressive duo of the round, sweeping Esbri and Gutierrez 6-4, 6-2, with Sanyo Gutierrez haemorrhaging -9.4 FP in the process.
The only proper men's thriller was Augsburger and Lebron surviving against Tello and Arce, coming back from a set down to win 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2. That three-set grind earned Augsburger 15.6 FP and Lebron 13.4 — decent numbers, though the drama of the match probably deserved a bigger reward. Gonzalez and Cabeza Teres also came through three sets against Piotto and Belluati, the latter duo managing just 2.3 and 2.6 FP in a loss — you don't want those in your squad. Jorge Nieto (22.6) and Jon Sanz (24.8) rounded out the winners' side with a clean 7-5, 6-2 dismantling of Jofre and Bautista, who slid to -6.6 and -7.2. Brutal.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aimar Goñi | 35.7 |
| 2 | Lucas Campagnolo | 28.9 |
| 3 | Momo Gonzalez | 26.7 |
Right, where do we even begin with the women's draw? Marta Talavan and Jessica Castello Lopez were simply on a different planet, posting 66.5 and 54.8 FP respectively in a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Alonso De Villa and Guinart. The opponents finished on -18.3 and -20.8 — that's not a loss, that's a crime scene. More on exactly how Talavan built that 66.5 in a moment, but know this: it was the highest individual score of the entire London R16, men or women, and it wasn't particularly close.
Tamara Icardo Alcorisa and Claudia Jensen were the other women's pairing to really catch the eye, putting up 34.4 and 28.5 FP in a dominant 6-2, 6-2 win over Velasco and Virseda. The losing pair combined for -27.4 FP — genuinely rough viewing for whoever had them captained. Beatriz Caldera Sanchez and Carmen Goenaga Garcia both scored 33.6 FP each in a stunning 6-3, 6-0 demolition of Aguilar and Manquillo, with the losers hitting -16.3 and -16.0. That's a bagel in the second set, folks, and the fantasy system duly rewarded it. Martina Calvo Santamaria (28.8) and Claudia Fernandez Sanchez (24.0) were similarly ruthless against Collombon and Sharifova, who ended on -11.3 and -13.6 respectively.
The only women's match that really went the distance in a meaningful way was Gemma Triay Pons and Delfina Brea Senesi surviving Rufo Ortiz and Iglesias Segador, dropping the first set 3-6 before rallying to win 6-2, 6-2. Triay Pons and Brea Senesi both landed 14.2 FP — underwhelming for players of their calibre, but the dropped set and tight first frame kept the scoring down. Paula Josemaria Martin and Beatriz Gonzalez Fernandez advanced with 18.8 FP each, as did Ariana Sanchez and Andrea Ustero (14.7 and 16.6), both moving cleanly into the last eight.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marta Talavan | 66.5 |
| 2 | Jessica Castello Lopez | 54.8 |
| 3 | Tamara Icardo Alcorisa | 34.4 |
| 4 | Beatriz Caldera Sanchez | 33.6 |
| 5 | Carmen Goenaga Garcia | 33.6 |
The single clearest trend from this round? Dominance pays. The women's draw in particular was full of lopsided results, and the pairs who won big — Talavan/Castello Lopez, Icardo/Jensen, Caldera/Goenaga — racked up genuinely elite fantasy totals. The men were more controlled in their margins, which is why even the best male performers (Goñi at 35.7, Campagnolo at 28.9) couldn't sniff Talavan's 66.5. The scoring system loves bagels and broken opponents, and the women delivered them in spades this round.
The underperformers to flag are the expensive premium picks who won but didn't impress. Tapia and Coello at 10.7 FP each — when they cost 192.5 and 193 credits — is a rough value return. Triay Pons and Brea Senesi at 14.2 FP despite costing 192.5 and 192.2 respectively is similarly underwhelming. These players have high ranking multipliers below 1.0, meaning even their wins get deflated unless they're absolutely dominant. Carrying premium names through tight matches will sink your round score. Meanwhile, Aimar Goñi at 35.7 FP and Campagnolo at 28.9 from far cheaper price points are the kinds of picks that separate smart squads from average ones.
Let's break down exactly how Marta Talavan ended up with 66.5 fantasy points, because it's a masterclass in how the system works. It starts at a round base of 10 — that's just for showing up to the Round of 16. Win the match and that jumps to 14, because the +4 win bonus is added straight on top. Then the game score kicks in: her pair won 7-5, 6-1, which is a dominant scoreline with a near-bagel in the second set — that's worth +13 points. Throw in a stats bonus of +9 for aces, break points converted, and serve/return efficiency, and you've got a subtotal of 36. Now multiply by the ranking multiplier of 1.12 — Talavan isn't a top-ranked player, so the system gives her a boost above 1.0, nudging the subtotal to 40.3. Finally, the difficulty coefficient: her opponents Alonso De Villa and Guinart were ranked considerably below her, but the margin of victory was so extreme that the coefficient still lands at 1.65, pushing the total to 66.5. That final multiplier is the key — it's rewarding the sheer scale of the destruction.
Now compare that to her partner Jessica Castello Lopez, who went through the exact same match with the exact same subtotal of 36 and the same ranking multiplier of 1.12 (getting her to 40.3), but ended on 54.8 FP rather than 66.5. The only difference? Her difficulty coefficient was 1.36 versus Talavan's 1.65. That gap comes down to their individual rankings — Castello Lopez is ranked a touch higher than Talavan, so the system considers the win slightly less of an upset for her specifically, and scales it down accordingly. Same match, same scoreline, meaningfully different points. It's a subtle but important reminder that two players on the winning side of the same court can score very differently depending on where they sit in the rankings.
🔥 Marta Talavan is an absolute must-pick if she's still available in your squad — 66.5 FP in the Round of 16 with a ranking multiplier above 1.0 means the deeper she goes, the bigger the returns. The difficulty coefficient will only grow if she keeps facing stronger pairs.
💰 Juan Lebron (136.7 credits, 0.65 FP/credit) is the best value-per-credit option in the men's draw — he's ranked #5 but priced like a mid-tier player, and his 89.1 average FP this season backs that up. Pairing him with Augsburger makes sense but Lebron is the one you want in your squad.
📈 Beatriz Gonzalez Fernandez (141.7 credits, 0.64 FP/credit) is the women's equivalent of Lebron — strong average of 90.6 FP, relatively affordable, and she's advancing alongside Paula Josemaria Martin who is hitting 102.8 FP average. That's a potent pairing to hold into the quarters.
⚠️ Think carefully before doubling down on Tapia and Coello at 192.5 and 193 credits respectively. They only returned 10.7 FP each here — their sub-1.0 ranking multipliers make it very hard to profit unless they're winning 6-0, 6-0 every round. The value just isn't there unless your budget demands the safest possible picks.
💣 Talavan's 66.5 FP was the highest single-player score of the entire Round of 16 — by a mile — and cements her as the must-own pick heading into the quarter-finals
😬 Alonso De Villa and Guinart combined for -39.1 FP in the same match Talavan scored 66.5 — a swing of over 100 points between the two pairs that will have broken some fantasy squads in half
🎯 Beatriz Caldera Sanchez and Carmen Goenaga Garcia both hit 33.6 FP with a 6-3, 6-0 demolition — the bagel in the second set was exactly the kind of dominant scoreline the fantasy system is built to reward
⚡ The only men's match to go three sets produced just 15.6 and 13.4 FP for Augsburger and Lebron — proof that grinding through a thriller doesn't always pay as well as a clean straight-set thrashing
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blindoteam | 433 |
| 2 | Padelcilu | 428.8 |
| 3 | Pode Team | 425.5 |
| 4 | ZE TAPIA PRO TEAM | 393.5 |
| 5 | Mafia galega | 392.5 |
1. Target players with ranking multipliers above 1.0 — mid-tier names like Goñi, Campagnolo, Talavan, and Icardo are where the real points are hiding this tournament
2. Avoid holding expensive players through tough three-set matches — dropped sets kill the game score component and the ranking multiplier punishes elite players who don't dominate
3. Negative FP players (-10 or worse) are deadweight — dropping Collombon, Sharifova, Manquillo or any of the London eliminated names immediately frees up credits for active scorers
The quarter-finals are coming fast — lock in your squad now before the deadlines hit and the big points start flying at OutOfTheCourt.