"Russian players adapt to the padel very quickly." Gutierrez and Sager — after reaching the finals

The quarterfinals turned out to be difficult for the pair: after a protracted struggle, the rivals managed to seize the initiative in the second set, but in the decisive game Gutierrez and Sager regained control of the game.

"It was quite a long and difficult match for me. He developed slowly, and in the second set the opponents managed to catch us. It's good that we were able to win back in the third," Gutierrez said.

After the match, the finalists separately noted the peculiarities of Russian padelists. In their opinion, the tennis past has a noticeable influence on their style: Russians are fast, have been playing well since the summer and act confidently in front of the glass. At the same time, foreigners also paid attention to the speed of progress of local players.

"The first thing to note is the discipline of Russian athletes. But it's very important that they don't just play with each other. We need to meet with foreigners and with higher—level rivals - then we can learn something new," the players noted.

After a difficult quarterfinal with the Russian pair, Gutierrez and Sager met in the semifinals with Fuster and Solbes. The Argentine-Spanish pair turned out to be stronger 4:6, 7:5, 6:4. In the final, they will play with the Tito Allemandi pair./Eduardo Augustin Torre.

Gutierrez already has established relations with Moscow: he said that he comes here about once a month and knows the city well. Sager hasn't been able to show the Russian capital properly yet — his partner's busy schedule and poor health have left the walks for later.

Gutierrez and Sager received the first seeding number at the Moscow 2026 tournament. The men's final will be held on October 25 at the Irina Viner Palace