The Off-Court Podcast

One missed smash flipped the Milan P1 final. Leburger took the first set off the Golden Boys and had a break point at 1-1 in the second, then Augsburger's smash hit the back wall and Coello & Tapia took over, 4-6 6-3 6-2. We also get into Galán & Chingotto going from 6-0 up to out in the semis, why Leburger hit more winners and still lost, and Ari Sánchez & Andrea Ustero coming back from 5-2 down to beat Bea & Paula 7-6 6-3. Plus Hug on Ari's rulo, and the Race to No.1. Supp...

Stupa & Sanz have done it again. They've knocked out Galán and Chingotto for the second week running, and Galán now says the race for No.1 is "very complicated". Hug breaks down how Stupaczuk & Sanz cracked Chingalán, we ask whether the Golden Boys (three titles in a row) have any real rival left, and we cover 18-year-old Martina Calvo and 20-year-old Claudia Fernández beating Ari & Andrea 6–3 6–0. We finish with the women's Race and a Milan P1 preview. 🇪🇸 15% off your padel t...

Are Chingalán in trouble in the Race for World No.1? Galán & Chingotto suffer a shock quarter-final exit at Rotterdam P2, and Coello & Tapia take full advantage by lifting another title and extending their lead at the top. We break down what went wrong for Chingalán, a huge tournament from Stupa & Jon Sanz, and whether this could prove to be a pivotal weekend in the race. We also take a closer look at Yanguas & Coki's tactics against Lebrón & Augsburger — have teams starte...

Coello & Tapia are Paris Major champions for the FOURTH year in a row after somehow turning around a final that looked destined for Galán & Chingotto. Chingalán were 5–3 up in the third set and serving for the title, but once again Coello & Tapia found a way. We break down one of the most brutal finals of the year, Tapia’s incredible performance, Galán’s numbers, the tactical battle between the two pairs and what this result could mean for the race to World No.1. On the women’s si...

Madrid P1 delivered one of the wildest tournaments of the 2026 season. Coello & Tapia were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Coki Nieto & Mike Yanguas, opening the door for Chingotto & Galán to claim the Madrid title and close the gap in the race for World No.1. We break down everything that happened in Madrid, from the shock exits across the men’s draw to Chingalán’s title run and whether they can actually dethrone Coello & Tapia before the end of the season. On the wom...