Coello and Tapia Open Madrid Title Bid Against Mourino and Quilez

Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia play their first match of the Comunidad de Madrid P1 on Wednesday, taking on Federico Mourino and Marc Quilez in the round of 16 at Movistar Arena.

A bye into the second round

Coello and Tapia, the top seeds and world number one pair, sat out the opening round after drawing a bye in the main draw. It is the first real test of their week, and it comes against a pair that has already needed three sets to get here.

How Mourino and Quilez arrived

Mourino and Quilez beat Javier Ruiz Gonzalez and Santiago Pineda Cabello 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round on Tuesday. They dropped the opening set before finding their rhythm and closing out the match in three sets, according to the tournament's official order of play.

What is at stake

A win keeps Coello and Tapia on course in a tournament they have already reached the final of once this season. They arrive on a stretch of the calendar in which they have barely lost a match, and Madrid is one of the biggest stops left before the Premier Padel season turns toward its finals. For Mourino and Quilez, beating the top seeds would be the biggest win of either player's career on the Premier Padel tour.

The match is scheduled for Wednesday, September 2, at Movistar Arena as part of the tournament's second round session.