Lebron-Augsburger at Madrid P1: the No. 3 seeds were eliminated in the round of 16. Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger lost 7-6, 7-5 to Gonza Alfonso and Tino Libaak on Thursday, September 3 at the Movistar Arena, according to the official FIP draw.
Lebron and Augsburger had opened their tournament with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Javi Martinez and Luis Hernandez. Alfonso and Libaak had beaten No. 9 seeds Javi Garrido and Lucas Bergamini 6-3, 7-6 in the previous round.
Alfonso and Libaak knock out the No. 3 seeds
The first set was decided in a tie-break. Alfonso and Libaak then took the second set 7-5 and completed the win in straight sets. Lebron and Augsburger leave the tournament before the quarter-finals after two matches in Madrid.
Lebron and Augsburger entered Madrid as the third pair in the draw, with Lebron ranked No. 5 and Augsburger No. 6 on the player list published by the tournament. They had won their first title together at the Brussels P2 in April, after beating Chingotto and Galan in the semi-final and then Coello and Tapia 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final.
Libaak eliminates Augsburger, his 2024 World Championship partner
Tino Libaak and Leo Augsburger won the decisive point of the 2024 World Championships final together in Doha. The two Argentinians beat Paquito Navarro and Mike Yanguas 3-6, 7-5, 7-6 to give Argentina its 12th men’s world title.
The FIP recorded Libaak’s reaction after the world title he won alongside Augsburger.
“We have lived an incredible week, we are speechless. We are a great team.”
Gonza Alfonso and Tino Libaak announced their partnership in July on Alfonso’s official Instagram account. They will play in the Madrid P1 quarter-finals after eliminating two seeded pairs in two matches.
Abbate and Rodriguez await Alfonso and Libaak on Friday
Flavio Abbate and Alonso Rodriguez will face Alfonso and Libaak on Friday, September 4. The Italian-Spanish pair beat Jose Solano and Ramiro Pereyra 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 16. Lebron and Augsburger leave Madrid two rounds before the final scheduled for Sunday, September 6.
To watch Madrid P1 in France, Premier Padel lists Canal+ as the official broadcaster. Red Bull TV carries the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals in eligible territories, but France remains excluded from its live coverage until December 31, 2026.
