September 2, 2026
Di Nenno and Navarro torched the field, Nuria Rodriguez went nuclear, and your R32 picks just made or broke your week
Madrid's Round of 32 didn't mess around. Across 28 matches, we got blowouts, breathless three-setters, and enough fantasy fireworks to shake up leaderboards across the board. The single biggest number of the round? Nuria Rodriguez's 48.3 FP — a dominant, nearly flawless performance that put every other player in the shade and handed the top fantasy scorer crown firmly to the women's draw.
Let's start at the top: Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia came out swinging with a 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Federico Mouriño and Marc Quilez. That's about as close to a perfect scoreline as you'll see at this level, and both men banked 21.8 FP each for their trouble. Meanwhile, the other marquee seeds did their jobs cleanly — Federico Chingotto and Alejandro Galan dispatched Diego Garcia Garcia and Aris Patiniotis 6-2, 6-4 for a tidy 14 FP apiece, and Juan Lebron with Leo Augsburger made it look similarly straightforward against Javier Martinez and Luis Hernandez, 6-3, 6-3, each collecting 14.8 FP. No drama there, just elite players being elite.
The real stories came from the chaos further down the draw. Martin Di Nenno and Francisco Navarro put up the men's fantasy performance of the round — 34.1 FP each — after absolutely steamrolling Asier Martinez Lopez and Javier Collantes Guijo 6-1, 6-2. That's a combined -38.6 FP for the losers, if you're keeping score at home. But the most eye-catching upset? Tino Libaak and Gonzalo Alfonso knocking out Javier Garrido and Lucas Bergamini in two sets, earning 29.7 and 25.3 FP respectively — massive returns that rewarded the brave managers who took a punt. Jose Solano Marmolejo was another standout, posting 33.9 FP after a three-set comeback win alongside Ramiro Pereyra over Edu Alonso and Aimar Goñi. Three-set drama, three-set fantasy rewards — that's the system working exactly as intended.
There were upsets to note beyond the big scorelines. Alonso Rodriguez Martinez and Flavio Abbate edged Francisco Guerrero and Javier Leal in a wild three-setter — 6-2, 6(4)-7, 6(6)-7 — earning 19 and 20.7 FP in the process. Jose Jimenez and Alejandro Arroyo also came through to beat Facundo Rodrigo Luis Lopez and Franco Dal Bianco, who finished deep in negative territory at -3.9 and -3.5 FP. Inigo Jofre and Jairo Bautista had to go the full three sets against Jose Luis Gonzalez and Álvaro Melendez Amaya, eventually winning 7-6 in the third — the kind of match that chews up energy but rewards fantasy managers handsomely with 17.3 and 16.6 FP.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Di Nenno | 34.1 |
| 2 | Francisco Navarro | 34.1 |
| 3 | Jose Solano Marmolejo | 33.9 |
The women's draw delivered the round's headline act. Nuria Rodriguez and Giulia Dal Pozzo absolutely dismantled Veronica Virseda and Martina Fassio Goyeneche 6-2, 6-1, and the fantasy system rewarded them in kind — 48.3 and 40.3 FP respectively. Those are numbers you rarely see in a Round of 32, and Virseda and Fassio Goyeneche paid the ultimate price on the other side: -26.1 and -23.7 FP. If you had either of them in your squad, that stings. A lot.
Alix Collombon and Ksenia Sharifova were close behind with a dominant 6-3, 6-0 win over Barbara Las Heras and Carla Mesa Salazar — Collombon picked up 34.0 FP and Sharifova 29.4 FP, both punishing their lower-ranked opponents with authority. Carolina Orsi and Patricia Llaguno Zielinski were similarly ruthless, each scoring 33.5 FP after a 6-4, 6-0 dismantling of Jimena Velasco Postiguillo and Raquel Eugenio Barrera. Jana Montes Cabruja was another gem this round — 37.1 FP after a crisp 6-2, 6-1 win alongside Marta Barrera De La Fuente. Big names, big scores, and the draw is thinning out nicely.
The three-set matches in the women's draw were genuinely gripping. Marta Talavan and Jessica Castello Lopez had to dig deep against Virginia Riera and Julieta Evangelina Bidahorria, dropping the second set in a tiebreak before closing it out 6-2 in the third — Talavan earned 30.4 FP and Castello Lopez 28.5 FP for the effort. Lorena Rufo Ortiz and Victoria Iglesias Segador also came through in three sets against the seeded pair of Lucia Sainz Pelegri and Sofia Saiz Vallejo, earning 24.7 and 18.8 FP respectively. Tamara Icardo Alcorisa and Claudia Jensen, meanwhile, needed exactly zero drama — a 6-1, 6-0 bagel-adjacent masterclass handed them both 27.3 FP and sent Agueda Perez Ortiz and Marta Caparros Maldonado home with -17.9 FP each.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuria Rodriguez | 48.3 |
| 2 | Giulia Dal Pozzo | 40.3 |
| 3 | Jana Montes Cabruja | 37.1 |
| 4 | Alix Collombon | 34.0 |
| 5 | Carolina Orsi | 33.5 |
The overperformers this round were clustered almost entirely in the women's draw — seven of the top ten fantasy scorers were women, which isn't a coincidence. The women's matches produced more blowouts in fewer sets, meaning dominant winners could stack game score points fast, and several lower-ranked players (Rodriguez, Dal Pozzo, Montes Cabruja) carried ranking multipliers above 1.0 that turbocharged already-strong scorelines. On the men's side, Di Nenno and Navarro's 34.1 FP each shows what a clinical two-set win can do when the game score margin is massive — but the difficulty coefficient likely scaled things back slightly given their opponents' rankings.
The underperformers worth flagging: anyone who owned Mouriño or Quilez (-15.8 FP each) or Asier Martinez Lopez and Collantes Guijo (-19.3 FP each) took real damage. Garrido and Bergamini's -6.5 and -7.3 FP after losing a tight two-setter to Libaak and Alfonso shows that even losing narrowly bleeds you dry at this stage. The lesson is clear — in the Round of 32, the base points aren't massive, so every loss compounds quickly when you're only retaining 40% of that base before the negative game score kicks in.
Let's talk about how Nuria Rodriguez ended up with 48.3 FP — the round's top score — because the math tells a genuinely interesting story. She starts with the Round of 32 base of 5 points (remember, this grows the deeper you go — it'll be 10 in the Round of 16, so the big money really is up ahead). Winning adds +4, taking her to 9. Then comes the game score component: a 6-2, 6-1 win is an absolute hammer blow, producing a game score of +18.2. Add a stats bonus of 9 points for her serve and return work, and the subtotal sits at 36.2. Now apply a ranking multiplier of 1.05 — she's ranked below the very elite tier, so the system gives her a slight boost for being an underdog relative to the top seeds — bringing it to 38. Finally, the difficulty coefficient: she beat a pair rated 1.27 times harder than a standard opponent, and that multiplies everything up to 48.3 FP. The dominant scoreline did the heavy lifting, but the difficulty bonus pushed her over the top.
Compare that to Jana Montes Cabruja's 37.1 FP, which tells a slightly different story. Same round base (5), same win bonus (to 9), nearly the same game score (+18.2 for her own 6-2, 6-1 win), and a stats bonus of 8 — subtotal 35.2. Her ranking multiplier is a touch higher at 1.12, pushing to 39.4. But here's the catch: her difficulty coefficient is 0.94, meaning her opponents were actually rated as slightly weaker than the standard benchmark. The system scaled her score DOWN. She still earned 37.1 FP — outstanding — but that small coefficient difference cost her over 10 points compared to Rodriguez. Same kind of performance, different opponent quality, very different fantasy outcomes. That's why chasing the right matchup matters just as much as picking the right player.
💎 Lock in Federico Chingotto (#3, 113.4 avgFP, 193.7 cost): he's the best value at the top of the men's draw at 0.59 FP/credit and has looked sharp through the R32. Expensive, yes, but his average justifies it if you have the budget.
📈 Juan Lebron is quietly the value pick among the elite men: 0.65 FP/credit at a cost of 136.7 is the best ratio in that bracket — his 89.1 avgFP suggests consistent returns, and he's meaningfully cheaper than Coello or Tapia for similar upside.
🎯 On the women's side, Carmen Goenaga Garcia at just 97.5 cost and 0.48 FP/credit is the most budget-friendly option among the advancing players — pair her with Beatriz Caldera Sanchez (26.8 FP this round) and you've got a proven partnership that won't break the bank.
⚠️ Think twice before over-investing in Alejandra Alonso De Villa (#14, 0.39 FP/credit): she advanced with Marina Guinart (0.32 FP/credit) but both carry the weakest value ratios among the surviving women — they're solid holds, but if budget is tight, redirect those credits to Tamara Icardo Alcorisa (0.48 FP/credit) or Claudia Jensen (0.47 FP/credit) who delivered 27.3 FP each this round.
🔥 Nuria Rodriguez goes nuclear: 48.3 FP is the round's benchmark and a reminder that the women's draw is where the fantasy fireworks are happening
💥 Di Nenno and Navarro are terrifying: 34.1 FP each after a 6-1, 6-2 demolition — if they keep this up, they'll be impossible to leave out of your squad
⚡ Tino Libaak and Gonzalo Alfonso pulled off the men's upset of the round: 29.7 and 25.3 FP for the winners, brutal -6.5 and -7.3 for Garrido and Bergamini
💸 Three-setters paid dividends: Solano Marmolejo (33.9 FP), Talavan (30.4 FP), and Jofre/Bautista (17.3 FP) all profited from going the distance — longer matches, bigger rewards
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | DavidCereCat | 297 |
| 2 | Padelcilu | 277.2 |
| 3 | LOS TRINATERRAS | 269.3 |
| 4 | PC64 | 262 |
| 5 | Lobo pt | 259.9 |
1. Don't chase the big names blindly — Coello and Tapia only banked 21.8 FP each despite a 6-0, 6-1 win because their elite ranking multipliers cut their returns. Lower-ranked winners often outscore them.
2. Three-set matches compound your FP: the extended stats opportunities and game score swings consistently produce higher totals than routine two-set wins — if you can predict a tight match, backing the eventual winner pays off big.
3. Watch the difficulty coefficient in Round of 16 draw setups — a mid-ranked player facing a top seed will carry a multiplier above 1.0 that could turn a narrow win into a fantasy jackpot.
The Round of 16 is where the base points jump from 3 to 10 — your squad decisions right now could define your whole Madrid campaign. Make your picks count.