London P1 Semis Set as Galán-Chingotto Tear Through in 44 Minutes

Quarterfinals: A Dominant Friday at Olympia

Friday's quarterfinals at London's Olympia arena delivered one of the most one-sided afternoons of the 2026 Premier Padel season — and the numbers tell the story. Alejandro Galán and Federico Chingotto set the tone emphatically, erasing Momo González and Lucas Campagnolo 6-1, 6-0 in just 44 minutes. Twelve games won consecutively. Not a single set dropped. It was the kind of performance that signals a pair in full flight, still riding the momentum of their match-point save in the Pretoria final.

The top seeds were equally ruthless. Arturo Coello and Agustín Tapia dismantled Mariano González and Curro Cabeza 6-1, 6-2 in 48 minutes, cutting down the pair who had been among the feel-good stories of the week after an emotional run through the draw. The Paraguayan-Spanish duo had fought admirably to reach this stage but found no answer to the world number ones at full throttle.

The bottom half provided more resistance. Martín Di Nenno and Paquito Navarro had to work hard across three sets to account for Edu Alonso and Aimar Goñi — 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 — in a match that stretched their legs and tested their nerve. Juan Lebrón and Leo Augsburger, the third seeds, also needed three sets to see off Jon Sanz and Coki Nieto. Both surviving in three sets will be noted by opponents: Galán and Chingotto, by contrast, barely broke a sweat.

Semifinals: The Match Everyone Wants to See

The draw for Saturday's semifinals at Olympia has delivered on paper. In the upper half, Coello and Tapia face Di Nenno and Navarro — a matchup that has repeatedly produced high-quality, competitive padel in 2026, with Navarro's court sense and Di Nenno's athletic coverage creating problems even for the very best.

The second semifinal is the headline act. Galán and Chingotto take on Lebrón and Augsburger in what Spanish media described ahead of the draw as "a new chapter" in one of the sport's defining rivalries. Lebrón and Augsburger showed they have depth by winning three-setters en route; Galán and Chingotto showed in Friday's demolition job that they are operating at a level where they can end matches before opponents settle. How Lebrón and Augsburger approach the pace and speed of the second seeds will define the afternoon.

Women: Triay-Brea Win a War, Fernández-Calvo Keep Rising

The women's draw produced its own drama. World number ones Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea were pushed to the limit by Marta Ortega and Sofía Araújo in a marathon quarterfinal lasting two hours and 33 minutes. The first two sets went to whoever held their nerve on the key points; ultimately Triay and Brea closed it out 7-5, 4-6, 6-1, with the third set all their own. They face Ari Sánchez and Andrea Ustero in the semifinals — the same pair they edged in Bordeaux last month.

Claudia Fernández and Martina Calvo continue to be the story of the women's season. After reaching their first ever P1 final in Pretoria just weeks ago, they are now in a second consecutive P1 semifinal, having beaten Tamara Icardo and Claudia Jensen 6-3, 6-4. Their opponents will be second seeds Paula Josemaría and Bea González, who came through a three-set encounter with Marta Talaván and Jessica Castelló 6-2, 3-6, 6-0. Sánchez and Ustero completed the semifinal lineup by taking down Bea Caldera and Carmen Goenaga 7-6, 6-4.

Both semifinal sessions take place Saturday at Olympia. The London P1 final — the first P1 final ever held on British soil — follows on Sunday, 9 August.