Triay and Brea headline the women's draw as Premier Padel makes its African debut in Pretoria

Gemma Triay and Delfina Brea arrive in Pretoria as the world's No. 1 women's pair and the freshly crowned Malaga P1 champions, headlining the entry list for the first Premier Padel event ever staged in Africa.

The Pretoria P1 runs at the SunBet Arena inside Time Square from July 26 to August 2. Qualifying opens on the 26th, the main draw starts on the 27th, and the women's first round gets going on July 28. The final is set for August 2.

Champions carrying momentum

Triay and Brea reach South Africa straight off a grueling win in Spain. They beat Bea Gonzalez and Paula Josemaria 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 in a Malaga final that ran past three hours, edging a third-set tie-break to take the title. It keeps them top of the FIP rankings and makes them the pair to beat on unfamiliar indoor Mondo courts.

Gonzalez and Josemaria want the answer

Gonzalez and Josemaria won't have to wait long for another shot. The two teams have contested the season's biggest women's finals again and again, and the Spaniards will fancy their chances of turning that Malaga heartbreak around in Pretoria. Behind them, the chasing seeds fill out a 28-team draw made up of 23 direct entries, four qualifiers and one wild card.

For South African fans, it's a first live look at the women who rule the world game.