# Pretoria P1: Lebron and Augsburger stunned as Leal and Guerrero save 7 match points

> Javi Leal and Fran Guerrero saved seven match points to knock out Malaga finalists Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger, blowing the men's draw open before Saturday's semifinals.

Published: 2026-08-01T09:35:52.022Z
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Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger are out of the Pretoria P1. Javi Leal and Fran Guerrero saved seven match points and beat them 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 on Friday, closing it out 13-11 in the third-set tie-break to reach the first Premier Padel semifinal ever played on South African soil.

It is a real scalp. Lebron and Augsburger were runners-up at the Malaga P1 only last week, where they pushed Arturo Coello and Agustin Tapia in the final. In Pretoria's thin, ball-flying altitude they held two match points on serve and could not convert. Leal and Guerrero kept swinging and stole it.

## How the men's quarterfinals went

The top pairs did their jobs. Coello and Tapia beat Jose Jimenez and Alex Arroyo 7-6, 6-2. Fede Chingotto and Ale Galan dropped a set but got past Juan Tello and Maxi Arce 6-3, 1-6, 6-2. Juanlu Esbri and Sanyo Gutierrez were the most ruthless of the day, dismissing Alex Ruiz and Javi Garcia 6-0, 6-3.

That sets up Saturday's semifinals: Coello and Tapia face the giant-killers Leal and Guerrero, while Chingotto and Galan meet Esbri and Gutierrez. The winners meet in Sunday's final.

## Women's semifinals are locked in too

Gemma Triay and Delfi Brea edged Sofia Icardo and Jessica Jensen 7-6, 6-4. Alejandra Salazar and Bea Osoro came through 7-6, 6-2 against Araujo and Ortega. On the other side, Bea Gonzalez and Paula Josemaria crushed Guinart and Alonso 6-1, 6-1, and Fernandez and Calvo beat Barrera and Montes 6-1, 6-4.

The women's semifinals pit Triay and Brea against Salazar and Osoro, and Gonzalez and Josemaria against Fernandez and Calvo. Both finals are scheduled for Sunday, 2 August.

## FAQ
### Who knocked Juan Lebron and Leo Augsburger out of the Pretoria P1?
Javi Leal and Fran Guerrero, who saved seven match points to win their quarterfinal 6-7, 7-5, 7-6, taking the deciding set on a 13-11 tie-break.

### Who is in the Pretoria P1 men's semifinals?
Coello and Tapia play Leal and Guerrero, and Chingotto and Galan play Esbri and Gutierrez, both on Saturday, 1 August.

### When is the Pretoria P1 final?
The men's and women's finals are both scheduled for Sunday, 2 August 2026, the tour's first finals day in South Africa.

## Sources
- [Resultados cuartos Pretoria Premier Padel P1 2026](https://www.padeladdict.com/resultados-cuartos-pretoria-premier-padel-p1-2026/) - PadelAddict
- [Resultados Premier Padel Pretoria (Sudafrica) P1 2026](https://canaltenis.com/resultados-premier-padel-pretoria-sudafrica-p1-2026/) - Canaltenis
- [Pretoria P1 2026](https://www.padelfip.com/events/pretoria-p1-2026/) - Padel FIP

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

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