September 9, 2026
A wild Round of 32 delivered upsets, bagels, and the most unlikely 50-point double act of the season
Paris delivered drama right from the first ball of the Round of 32, with giants cruising through and a few hopeful underdogs getting absolutely steamrolled. But the headline? Thomas Leygue and Jesus Moya — yes, THAT Leygue and Moya — dragged Juanlu Esbri and Sanyo Gutierrez into a gruelling three-setter and came out the other side with 50.3 fantasy points each, the joint-third best score of the entire round. Meanwhile Javier Martinez topped the men's leaderboard with 52.7 FP in a match that was far more comfortable than it looked on paper, and Anna Ortiz Gasco nearly broke the scoreboard with 52.3 FP in a women's demolition job that deserves its own postcard.
Let's start at the top: Coello and Tapia did what Coello and Tapia do. A 6-2 7-5 dismantling of Libaak and Alfonso was efficient, professional, and worth 13.5 FP each — solid, but their elite ranking multipliers keep a lid on the ceiling no matter how well they play. Same story for Galan and Chingotto, who brushed past Ayats and Sanchez 6-2 6-2 without breaking a sweat, banking 18.5 FP apiece. You're not buying these guys for the R32 points — you're buying the deeper-round accumulation.
The real noise came from the upsets. Alex Ruiz and Javier Garcia absolutely torched Tolito Aguirre and Pablo Garcia Rodrigo 6-1 6-0 — a double bagel — and the fantasy points reflected every bit of that dominance: 44.5 for Ruiz, 43.1 for Garcia. That is a stunning return. Then Luis Hernandez and Javier Martinez — Martinez topping the men's board at 52.7 FP — put Garrido and Bergamini away 6-1 7-6, a combination of clinical serving and a difficulty coefficient that rewarded them handsomely for the strength of their opponents. Chozas and De Pascual (30.9 and 34.0 FP respectively) also deserve a mention for seeing off Arce and Tello in straight sets.
The three-setter brigade gave fantasy managers some sweaty moments. Barahona and Maxi Sanchez Blasco came from a set down to beat Zamora Perez and Vilariño 7-5(5) lost, 6-1, 6-4 — Sanchez Blasco banking an impressive 29.2 FP in the process. But the match of the men's draw? Leygue and Moya vs Esbri and Gutierrez. Three sets, five total games won in the third, 50.3 fantasy points each for the winners. Stupaczuk and Sanz kept things tidy with a 6-4 6-2 win (14.2 FP each), and Lebron and Augsburger — a pair to watch — crushed Geens and Guichard 6-0 6-2 for 23.9 FP apiece.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Martinez | 52.7 |
| 2 | Thomas Leygue | 50.3 |
| 3 | Jesus Moya | 50.3 |
| 4 | Luis Hernandez | 49.9 |
| 5 | Alex Ruiz | 44.5 |
The women's round had a similar flavour: a handful of comfortable wins at the top, a few genuinely competitive three-setters in the middle, and some truly brutal scorelines for the unlucky losers. Ortega Gallego and Araujo were merciless against Cañellas and Martinez Fortun, 6-1 6-2, earning 21.1 FP each. Sainz and Saiz Vallejo were equally ruthless — 6-0 6-1 — with Saiz Vallejo banking 42.0 FP, the third-best women's score of the round. Salazar and Osoro dispatched Borrero and Navarro Lopez-Barajas with the same cold efficiency, 6-1 6-2.
But the standout women's performance came from Victoria Kurz and Anna Ortiz Gasco, who put Ramme Coellar and Dubins to the sword 6-3 6-0. Ortiz Gasco's 52.3 FP topped the women's board and edged out almost everyone on the men's side too. Llaguno Zielinski and Orsi looked sharp in their 6-2 6-1 win, with Orsi posting an excellent 32.5 FP. Guinart and Alonso De Villa were similarly dominant, 6-0 6-1, both clearing 25 FP — these two look dangerous.
For drama, Virseda and Fassio Goyeneche provided the goods. They went the full three sets against Talavan and Castello Lopez — losing the first, grinding through the second, then holding their nerve in a 7-6(5) third to advance. Twelve and a half points each isn't a huge haul, but staying in the draw in Paris is the whole game. Lorena Rufo and Victoria Iglesias Segador also came from behind to beat Rodriguez Abajo and Canovas Paredes in another three-setter, earning 29.9 and 28.1 FP — a nice return for a pair that won't be on many casual managers' radars.
| # | Player | FP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Ortiz Gasco | 52.3 |
| 2 | Victoria Kurz | 46.7 |
| 3 | Sofia Saiz Vallejo | 42.0 |
The standout fantasy trend from this round is the value hiding in those difficulty coefficients. Leygue and Moya's 50.3 FP each is the clearest example: they didn't dominate statistically (game score of just 6.6, stats bonus of 4.0), but because they're ranked significantly below Esbri and Gutierrez, their difficulty coefficient of 1.9 turned a modest subtotal into a top-three score. Same logic applies to Ruiz and Garcia's 44-point hauls and Martinez's chart-topping 52.7 — the system is rewarding players for beating their betters, and that's exactly how it should work.
On the flip side, Coello and Tapia's 13.5 FP apiece is a reminder of the elite tax. They won convincingly, but their ranking multiplier below 1 squashes the ceiling. If you're holding them in your squad, you're banking on a Final or Semifinal points explosion — not R32 returns. The real overperformers this round were the mid-ranking players who seized their moment: Ortiz Gasco, Ruiz, Garcia, Martinez, Leygue, Moya. Fantasy wins are built on exactly these rounds.
Let's dig into Javier Martinez's 52.7 FP, because it's a masterclass in how the system rewards the right player winning the right match. It starts at the R32 round base of 5. Win bonus kicks it up by 4, so you're at 9 before a single point is counted. Then the game score adds 11.7 — that reflects the margin of their 6-1 7-6 victory, punishing Garrido and Bergamini for every lost game. Stats bonus adds another 8.0 on top (clean serving, break points converted), bringing the subtotal to 28.7. Now multiply by Martinez's ranking multiplier of 1.2 — he's not a top-seed, so the system gives him a little extra credit — and you hit 34.4. Then the difficulty coefficient of 1.53 kicks in, because Garrido and Bergamini were ranked meaningfully higher, and suddenly 34.4 becomes 52.7. That's the magic number.
Now compare that to Thomas Leygue's identical 50.3 FP, built completely differently. His game score was only 6.6 — a three-setter isn't clean padel — and his stats bonus was just 4.0, giving a subtotal of 19.6. Nearly 10 points lighter than Martinez before the multipliers even touch it. But Leygue's ranking multiplier is 1.35 (he's lower-ranked, so the system expects less of him) and his difficulty coefficient is a massive 1.9, because Esbri and Gutierrez were heavy favourites. That 1.9 is doing the heavy lifting: it takes 26.5 all the way to 50.3. The lesson is simple — in fantasy padel, beating someone you weren't supposed to beat is worth more than hammering a weaker pair, every single time.
💡 Juan Lebron at 136.7 credits (0.65 FP/credit) is the best value man still standing. He and Augsburger won 6-0 6-2 and Lebron's season average of 89.1 FP is elite-tier output at a mid-tier price. If you don't have him, fix that before the R16.
📈 Federico Chingotto (0.59 FP/credit, 193.7 cost, avg 113.4 FP) leads the season value chart among premium men — yes he's expensive, but no one in this draw is putting up 113 average points cheaper. He's the best cost-adjusted elite hold.
⚠️ Be cautious with Jorge Nieto (cost 128.7, avg 59.2 FP, 0.46 FP/credit) and Leo Augsburger (cost 119.7, avg 61.2 FP, 0.51 FP/credit) — both advanced but their value ratios are underwhelming. Augsburger edges it on value; Nieto is genuinely overpriced for what he delivers.
🌟 On the women's side, Carmen Goenaga Garcia at just 97.5 credits with a 0.48 FP/credit value ratio is quietly one of the tournament's best picks. She and Caldera Sanchez both advanced in straight sets, and at that price point you're getting real upside. Aranzazu Osoro is another to consider at 114.2 credits — her 0.37 ratio isn't flashy but she's through to the next round and that difficulty coefficient could fire again if she faces top seeds.
🎾 Leygue & Moya's heist: Two players who weren't supposed to be here past Sunday night just earned 50.3 FP each by grinding down Esbri and Gutierrez in three sets — the most dramatic return of the R32
💥 The double bagel special: Ruiz and Garcia handed Aguirre and Garcia Rodrigo a 6-1 6-0 humiliation, good for 44.5 and 43.1 FP — the men's biggest combined haul outside the top scorer
👑 Anna Ortiz Gasco tops everyone: A 52.3 FP performance that outscored every man except Martinez, built on a dominant 6-3 6-0 win and a difficulty coefficient that rewarded her perfectly
📊 Elite tax is real: Coello, Tapia, Galan, Chingotto — all won, all unconvincing in fantasy terms. The R32 is not where you hold your premium stars for points; it's where you hold them for access to the rounds that matter
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Os padeleiros | 268.8 |
| 2 | Tim | 263.5 |
| 3 | Alpha Mika | 256.4 |
| 4 | JonYyy Dj | 241.5 |
| 5 | Unknown Team | 241.1 |
1. Three-setter players can be goldmines OR traps — check their ranking vs their opponents before assuming a comeback win translates to big FP
2. The difficulty coefficient is the most powerful multiplier in the formula — prioritise lower-ranked players with tough matchups over elite players in easy ones
3. Don't overload on premium men in the R16; the multiplier below 1 caps their ceiling until the Semis and Final, where the round base explodes
The Round of 16 is where the real points start flowing — get your squad sorted now before the field tightens and those difficulty coefficients get even more lethal.