Gibson and Rose keep their national title as lucky losers steal Düsseldorf's first day

Gibson and Rose defend their LTA national title. Aimee Gibson and Catherine Rose, Britain's top two ranked women, beat Chloe De La Mare and Victoria Nicholas 6-2, 6-0 in Sunday's women's open final at Rocket Padel Bristol, a year after their first title. The men's final lasted two hours and 33 minutes: Christian Medina Murphy and Alfonso Patacho beat defending champions Louie Harris and Alex Loughlan 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 for their first national title together. Close to 300 players competed across eight categories for a £10,400 prize fund. Source: LTA Padel

Tapia makes the case for Alfonso's World Cup place. Agustín Tapia told Red Bull TV after his Rotterdam quarter-final that Gonza Alfonso deserves a place in Argentina's squad for the FIP World Cup in Doha from 2 to 7 November. Tapia and Arturo Coello had just beaten Alfonso and Valentino Libaak 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Alfonso, ranked 26th, has won FIP Silver events in Porto Sant'Elpidio and Budapest this year. Argentina must name eight men to defend the title they won in 2024. Source: Actu Padel (French)

Out in the morning, through in the evening in Düsseldorf. Álvaro Montiel and Dani Santigosa lost the final round of Germany P2 qualifying on Tuesday morning, then re-entered as lucky losers when Coki Nieto and Mike Yanguas withdrew. By the evening they had beaten Lucas Bergamini and Jairo Bautista 7-5, 7-6 to reach the round of 16. Juan Tello and Maxi Arce knocked out eighth seeds Momo González and Lucas Campagnolo 7-5, 7-6, and fifth seeds Paquito Navarro and Martín Di Nenno beat Edu Alonso and Aimar Goñi 6-4, 6-4. The women's draw starts on Wednesday. Source: FIP

A first title for García Calahorro and a third for a 16-year-old. At the FIP Bronze in Almeirim, Portugal, Ale García Calahorro and Iago Fuertes beat Pedro Graça and Pedro Araújo 7-5, 6-2 on Sunday. It was García Calahorro's first CUPRA FIP Tour title and the third for Fuertes, who is 16. Portugal's Clarinha Santos and Ana Catarina Nogueira won the women's title at home when their opponents retired in the first set. In Tunisia, Marina Lobo and Carla Fernández won the women's draw at the FIP Bronze The Mora Tunisia II 6-4, 6-2, Fernández's seventh title of the season. Source: FIP (Almeirim) and FIP (Tunisia)

Nieto pulls out of Germany. Coki Nieto said on Instagram that he would not play in Düsseldorf and preferred to rest for a few days, two days after he and Mike Yanguas reached the Rotterdam semi-finals. He gave no diagnosis and no return date, which leaves next week's Milano P1 uncertain. The pair had been seeded sixth. Source: Actu Padel (French)

Aguirre and Lijó will play together from the Kuwait Major. Actu Padel reports, citing Padel Magazine, that Tolito Aguirre, ranked 32nd, and Pablo Lijó, ranked 46th, will form a new pair from the Kuwait Major on 26 to 31 October. Aguirre has been playing with Pablo García and Lijó with Xisco Gil. Entries for Kuwait close on Wednesday, so the remaining partnership changes for the season should be clear within days. Source: Actu Padel (French)

A league app for club nights. Newbury Today reports on Padeliga, an app built by Louie Wellman for clubs that run box leagues and knockouts for their members. It draws fixtures, lets players agree match times between themselves and updates tables and brackets when scores are confirmed, but takes no bookings or payments. It has been on the iPhone App Store since 18 September, with a Play Store release due this month, and one UK club is testing it. Clubs get 90 days free. Source: Newbury Today

Two indoor courts in a Teesdale barn. Thorpe Farm Centre in Teesdale has opened a doubles court and a singles court inside a converted barn, open from 7am to 10pm daily and booked through Playtomic. Rackets are lent free, balls come from a vending machine, and there is a viewing area with showers alongside the farm's café. Source: Bdaily

Dublin's oldest tennis club wants a roof over its padel courts. Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club has applied to Dublin City Council for a 10.5 metre high canvas cover over two padel courts at its Ranelagh grounds, so they can be used in bad weather ahead of the club's 150th anniversary in 2027. The structure would sit 25 metres from the nearest houses. The club is already in dispute with neighbours over a separate air dome, with two appeals pending. Source: The Irish Times