# Coello and Tapia stunned in Pretoria: No. 7 seeds Leal and Guerrero reach their first final

> The world No. 1s fell 7-5, 7-5 to Javi Leal and Fran Guerrero, who reach a first Premier Padel final against Galan and Chingotto.

Published: 2026-08-02T09:37:13.775Z
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Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia are out of the Pretoria P1. The world No. 1s lost their semifinal 7-5, 7-5 to Javi Leal and Fran Guerrero on Saturday, and the two young Spaniards go through to their first Premier Padel final on Sunday.

## The upset

Leal and Guerrero, the No. 7 seeds, never let the top pair settle. They edged the first set 7-5 and repeated the scoreline in the second to close it out in straight sets. It caps a breakthrough week. In the quarterfinals the same pair saved match points to beat Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger 6-7(2), 7-5, 7-6(11), so the semifinal win was no fluke.

## Galan and Chingotto are waiting

In the other semifinal, the No. 2 seeds Ale Galan and Fede Chingotto beat Juanlu Esbri and Sanyo Gutierrez 7-5, 6-4 to book their place. They walk into the final as favorites against a pair playing at this stage for the first time.

## What's at stake

Pretoria is the first Premier Padel event held in Sub-Saharan Africa, staged at the SunBet Arena at Time Square. The men's final is set for Sunday, August 2.

## FAQ
### Who knocked out Coello and Tapia at the Pretoria P1?
Javi Leal and Fran Guerrero, the No. 7 seeds, beat the world No. 1s 7-5, 7-5 in Saturday's semifinal to reach the final.

### Who plays the Pretoria P1 men's final?
Ale Galan and Fede Chingotto face Leal and Guerrero on Sunday, August 2. It is Leal and Guerrero's first Premier Padel final.

## Sources
- [Resultados Premier Padel Pretoria (Sudafrica) P1 2026](https://canaltenis.com/resultados-premier-padel-pretoria-sudafrica-p1-2026/) - Canal Tenis
- [Chingotto y Galan jugaran la Final de Pretoria ante debutantes](https://www.infoeme.com/deportes/2026-8-1-18-47-2-chingotto-y-galan-jugaran-la-final-de-pretoria-ante-debutantes) - Infoeme
- [Leal y Guerrero ponen fin a la racha de Coello y Tapia y avanzan a la final en Pretoria](https://padel-magazine.es/%C2%A1Haza%C3%B1a-monumental!-Leal-y-Guerrero-ponen-fin-a-la-racha-de-Coello-y-Tapia-y-avanzan-a-la-final-en-Pretoria./) - Padel Magazine
- [Pretoria P1 2026](https://www.padelfip.com/events/pretoria-p1-2026/) - FIP

## Image credits
- Hombrey, CC0 1.0 (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arturo_Coello.jpg)

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