# Stupaczuk–Sanz knocked out of Madrid P1 four days after Belgrade title

> Four days after winning FIP Gold Belgrade, Stupaczuk and Sanz exit the Madrid P1 in the round of 16, beaten 7-6, 6-4 by Jiménez and Arroyo in 1h25.

Source: Actu Padel
Canonical: https://actu-padel.com/en/stupaczuk-sanz-out-madrid-p1-2026/
Language: en-US
Published: 2026-09-03T22:53:01+02:00
Modified: 2026-09-03T22:53:01+02:00
Author: Bruno
Categories: Premier Padel Tour
Tags: alex arroyo, jon sanz, madrid p1, premierpadel, stupaczuk
Featured image: ![Franco Stupaczuk et Jon Sanz au Madrid P1 2026](https://cdn.actu-padel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/stupaczuk-sanz-madrid-p1-2026.png?strip=all&sharp=1)

## Jiménez and Arroyo close the match in straight sets

**José Jiménez and Álex Arroyo**, the number 14 seeds, beat Franco Stupaczuk and Jon Sanz 7-6, 6-4 in the Madrid P1 round of 16. The match lasted about 1 hour 25 minutes. The first set was decided in a tie-break before the Spanish pair took the final game of the second set on Sanz’s serve.

Stupaczuk and Sanz held a set point at 5-4, 30-40 in the opening set on Jiménez’s serve. The Spaniards saved it and then won the tie-break 8-6. The second set stayed level through 4-4. At 5-4 on Sanz’s serve, Jiménez and Arroyo won the final two points from 30-30 to finish the match.

On Wednesday, Stupaczuk and Sanz had opened their tournament with a win. The number 4 seeds beat Mariano González and Curro Cabeza 6-4, 6-3. Jiménez and Arroyo had defeated Facundo López and Franco Dal Bianco 7-5, 6-3 before facing the fourth seeds.

## Belgrade had secured their number four seeding

Four days earlier, [Stupaczuk and Sanz had won FIP Gold Belgrade](https://actu-padel.com/en/stupaczuk-sanz-belgrade-former-partners/) in their first tournament together. They beat Coki Nieto and Mike Yanguas 6-3, 7-5 in the final and did not drop a set all week.

The [International Padel Federation](https://www.padelfip.com/2026/08/belgrade-stupaczuk-and-sanz-triumph-they-will-be-the-number-4-seeds-in-paris-glory-also-for-rufo-iglesias/) also confirmed that the title and **150 FIP ranking points** earned in Serbia allowed them to keep the **number four seeding** for the Paris Major. After the final, Stupaczuk highlighted how quickly the new partnership had settled.

> *For our first tournament together, we had some very good feelings. We knew our opponents very well, and I’m very happy with the understanding we have developed.*

The Madrid defeat does not remove that advantage for Paris. Stupaczuk and Sanz will remain protected from the top three seeds until the semi-finals if the draw follows the seedings. Their first Premier Padel week as a new pair still ends in the round of 16.

**Jiménez and Arroyo** will face Íñigo Jofre and Jairo Bautista in the quarter-finals after Jofre and Bautista beat Momo González and Lucas Campagnolo 7-5, 6-3. A pair seeded outside the top 10 is therefore guaranteed a place in the Madrid P1 semi-finals.