August 5, 2026
Solano Marmolejo drops a 66-point bomb, Belluati and Piotto torch a seeded pair, and the women's draw refuses to play nice
London's Premier Padel debut delivered chaos in the best possible way. The Round of 32 was littered with three-set thrillers, a handful of eyebrow-raising upsets, and one fantasy score so ludicrous it deserves its own trophy. Jose Solano Marmolejo led all scorers with a jaw-dropping 66.4 FP after helping knock out Yanguas and Stupaczuk — and over on the women's side, Jana Montes Cabruja wasn't far behind with 57.9 FP in a demolition job that left fantasy managers scrambling to explain why they didn't have her in their lineup.
Let's start with the headline. Ramiro Pereyra and Jose Solano Marmolejo beat Miguel Yanguas and Franco Stupaczuk 6(5)-7, 6-4, 6-1 — a real rollercoaster that started with a tiebreak loss and finished with Pereyra and Solano taking complete control. Stupaczuk and Yanguas finishing on -24.1 FP each tells you everything about how badly that third set went for them. Solano Marmolejo's 66.4 FP was the best men's haul of the round by a country mile, and the next biggest story was Juan Cruz Belluati and Ignacio Piotto absolutely dismantling Javier Garrido and Lucas Bergamini 6-3, 4-6, 1-6 — that final set scoreline is brutal. Belluati bagged 44.5 FP, Piotto 36.6, while Garrido and Bergamini trudged off with -10.1 and -12.5 respectively. Painful viewing if you had either of them in your squad.
The big guns largely did what was expected. Tapia and Coello swept Nuno and Miguel Deus 6-2, 6-4 for a clean 14 FP each — solid, but nothing spectacular given their elite ranking multipliers keep a lid on the ceiling. Chingotto and Galán had a bit of a scare against Montiel Caruso and Abbate, needing three sets before closing it out, and they'll take 15.4 FP each without complaint. Meanwhile Di Nenno and Navarro (16.3 and 17.4 FP) were efficient in a 6-4, 6-1 win over Pineda Cabello and Ruiz. The most frustrating result for fantasy managers holding Perino or Dominguez? They led a set against Jimenez and Arroyo, won 6-1 in the first, and still somehow lost the match 1-6 in the third. Both still banked over 11 FP on the loss — the scoring system rewards you for a competitive showing — but the early exit stings.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Solano Marmolejo | 66.4 |
| 2 | Enzo Jensen | 47.5 |
| 3 | Juan Cruz Belluati | 44.5 |
| 4 | Ignacio Piotto | 36.6 |
| 5 | David Gala | 36.5 |
The women's draw was a bloodbath for favourites. Alejandra Salazar and Aranzazu Osoro were absolutely taken apart by Carmen Goenaga and Beatriz Caldera — 1-6, 1-6, gone. Caldera top-scored in the women's draw with 45.0 FP, Goenaga not far behind on 41.1. Both Salazar and Osoro finished on shocking negative scores (-31.9 and -29.4), and that's the system doing its job: when a ranked player gets bagelled in sets, the game score component punishes hard. Similar story for Patricia Llaguno Zielinski and Carolina Orsi, who lost 1-6, 0-6 to Jana Montes Cabruja and Marta Barrera De La Fuente. Llaguno finished on -34.7 and Orsi on -37.0 — two of the worst scores of the entire round across either draw. Ouch.
Not everything went to script though. Lorena Rufo Ortiz and Victoria Iglesias Segador knocked out Giorgia Marchetti and Lara Arruabarrena in two sets with a tiebreak opener, earning Rufo Ortiz 22.4 FP and Iglesias Segador 20.8 FP. Jimena Velasco and Veronica Virseda came from a set down to beat Patricia Martinez and Claudia Escacena 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 — a solid 23.8 and 17.3 FP respectively. And Marina Guinart with Alejandra Alonso De Villa showed some real grit, coming back from 5-7 in the first to win in three over Lujan Rodriguez and Araceli Martinez. Three-set mentality matters more than ever as the draw tightens up.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jana Montes Cabruja | 57.9 |
| 2 | Marta Barrera De La Fuente | 52.6 |
| 3 | Beatriz Caldera Sanchez | 45.0 |
| 4 | Carmen Goenaga Garcia | 41.1 |
The biggest theme of this round? Ranking multipliers are everything when it comes to separating the elite from the merely good on the scoresheet. Enzo Jensen's 47.5 FP in the David Gala / Enzo Jensen win over Barahona and Chozas is a perfect example — a dominant 6-3, 6-1 scoreline, a strong ranking multiplier for a player not yet at the very top of the tour, and the game score component rewards that kind of clean, commanding victory. David Gala banked 36.5 FP for his part. Compare that to Tapia and Coello on just 14 FP each despite winning in straight sets — elite players are expected to cruise, so the system caps their upside. That's the trade-off every fantasy manager is navigating.
On the negative side, the players to avoid next round are anyone who scraped through in three sets with a dodgy game score, or — worse — anyone who shipped a bagel set. Garrido, Bergamini, Llaguno and Orsi all reminded us that the game score component isn't just a bonus mechanic; it can actively torch your fantasy round if your player gets humiliated in a set or two. Conversely, keep an eye on the players who won with big margins and still have high ranking multipliers — those are your week-defining picks.
Let's break down exactly how Jose Solano Marmolejo ended up with 66.4 FP, because it's a masterclass in how the system rewards the right player winning the right match. It starts with the R32 round base of 3 — but wait, this is actually listed at 5 in the breakdown, which is the R16 base value applied here, reflecting the scaling used for this stage of the P1 draw. Add the win bonus (+4) and you're at 9. Then the game score component adds 9.9 — that's the system rewarding the big third-set swing, the comeback narrative, and the final 6-1 set margin. Add a 7-point stats bonus (strong serve and return numbers throughout) and the subtotal is 25.9. Multiply by Solano's ranking multiplier of 1.35 — he's not a top-ranked player, so the system rates his ceiling higher — and you hit 35. Then comes the kicker: a difficulty coefficient of 1.9, because Yanguas and Stupaczuk are significantly higher-ranked opponents. Beat a big pair as an underdog, and the system pays you handsomely. 35 × 1.9 = 66.4. That's the formula working exactly as intended.
Jana Montes Cabruja's 57.9 FP tells a slightly different story. Same round base of 5, same win bonus to reach 9 — but this time the game score rockets to 24.7. Why? Because a 1-6, 0-6 victory is about as dominant a scoreline as you'll ever see; the system absolutely hammers those margins in your favour. Add 9 points in stats bonuses and the subtotal hits 42.7. Her ranking multiplier is 1.12 — she's a bit closer to the expected winner role than Solano, so the multiplier is smaller. That gives 47.8. The difficulty coefficient of 1.21 reflects that Llaguno and Orsi were ranked above her, not massively, but enough to push the final number to 57.9. Her partner Marta Barrera De La Fuente went through the exact same match calculation but with a slightly smaller difficulty coefficient (1.1 vs 1.21), landing on 52.6. Same match, same subtotal — just a different expectation level assigned to each player going in.
💰 Juan Lebron is your best value play going forward — 0.65 FP/credit is the highest value ratio of any man still in the draw, and at 136.7 credits he's not breaking the bank. He and Augsburger won in straight sets and look sharp. Pair him with a premium and you've got a balanced squad.
⚡ Federico Chingotto leads all advancing men on average FP at 113.4 — yes, his cost (193.7) is steep and the elite multiplier caps his ceiling, but surviving a tough three-setter and staying in the tournament means he's primed for a deeper run. Hold him.
🎯 Carmen Goenaga Garcia (97.5 credits, 0.48 FP/credit) and Beatriz Caldera Sanchez (113.3, 0.41 FP/credit) just knocked out Salazar and Osoro and scored 41.1 and 45.0 FP respectively. Goenaga in particular is criminally cheap — if her ranking multiplier stays favourable through the next round, she could be this week's tournament-winner in your squad.
⚠️ Jon Sanz and Jorge Nieto are tempting after their clean win over Garcia Garcia and Coello Manso (20.8 FP each), but Sanz's 0.42 FP/credit value ratio is the lowest of any advancing man — and his path gets tougher from here. Don't overpay to chase last round's points.
💥 Solano Marmolejo's 66.4 FP is the round's defining number — an underdog beating Yanguas and Stupaczuk in three sets, with a difficulty coefficient of 1.9 doing the heavy lifting
🚨 Salazar and Osoro crash out with -31.9 and -29.4 FP respectively — the women's draw's biggest upset and one of the nastiest fantasy scorecards of the season
😤 Chingotto and Galán survive a scare against Montiel Caruso and Abbate in three sets — they're through, but it wasn't pretty, and the 7-6 tiebreak in the second set will have their fans sweating
🎯 Belluati and Piotto are the men's hidden gem story of the round — 44.5 and 36.6 FP respectively after dismantling a seeded pair, and they look dangerous heading into the Round of 16
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Futur Legend | 373 |
| 2 | Hello Team | 281 |
| 3 | Smashers | 277.4 |
| 4 | Pode Team | 270.4 |
| 5 | Los Mancos | 264 |
1. Don't chase negative scorers — Llaguno, Orsi, Salazar and Osoro are all eliminated, so they're irrelevant, but if you're holding anyone with a similar profile (high-cost, early-exit risk) in the next round, reconsider
2. Three-set survivors carry momentum — Chingotto/Galán, Velasco/Virseda and Guinart/Alonso De Villa all showed fight in long matches; that mental edge is real heading into the tighter stages
3. Balance your squad between elite anchors and high-multiplier underdogs — a 14 FP Tapia combined with a 66 FP Solano-type pick is how you top the tournament leaderboard
The Round of 16 is where points really start flying — round base jumps, the matchups get brutal, and one bold pick could be the difference between glory and mid-table misery. Get your squad locked in before the deadline.