Düsseldorf semi-finals set up Coello and Tapia against Lebrón and Augsburger

Every top-four pair reaches the Germany P2 semi-finals. All eight quarter-finals in Düsseldorf on Friday finished in straight sets. Coello and Tapia beat Alfonso and Libaak 6-2, 7-5, Chingotto and Galán saw off Sánchez Blasco and Gutiérrez 6-4, 6-1, Lebrón and Augsburger beat Arce and Tello 6-3, 6-3, and Stupaczuk and Sanz won 6-3, 6-3 against Navarro and Di Nenno. Today's men's semi-finals are Coello/Tapia against Lebrón/Augsburger and Chingotto/Galán against Stupaczuk/Sanz. Source: FIP

Triay and Brea meet the Rotterdam champions in the women's last four. Brea and Triay beat Jensen and Canovas 6-3, 6-1, while Sánchez and Ustero won 6-1, 6-1 against Salazar and Osoro. Josemaría and González (6-0, 6-1) and Fernández and Calvo (6-0, 6-3) also went through. Play starts at 2pm Spanish time, with Triay/Brea against Sánchez/Ustero scheduled for no earlier than 6pm. Padel Addict reports that Red Bull TV is streaming all four matches free in Spain. Source: Padel Addict (Spanish)

Coki Nieto will miss Milan as well. Having already withdrawn from Düsseldorf, Nieto is out of next week's Milano P1 at the Allianz Cloud with physical discomfort, Padel Addict reports. His partner Mike Yanguas will play with Pablo Lijó instead, seeded eighth. The report says Nieto is aiming to be fit for the World Padel Championship in Qatar and the Kuwait Major, which follow Milan. Source: Padel Addict (Spanish)

FIP opens 2027 calendar applications to independent promoters. Individual promoters can now apply to stage CUPRA FIP Tour, FIP Promises and FIP Beyond events next year. Where a country has an affiliated national federation, FIP says it will not accept a request without that federation's consent. FIP says the aim is to support development in emerging countries within a balanced global calendar. No closing date was published. Source: FIP

A record-sized junior event in Indonesia. The FIP Promises West Java event in Bandung has 191 pairs, the second-largest entry of 2026 after Valencia's 214 in January. The under-14 category is biggest with 46 pairs, followed by under-16 with 42. It is Indonesia's third Promises event this year and serves as preparation for the FIP Junior Asia Padel Cup in Jakarta next month. Source: FIP

Stratford hosts a FIP Silver event this weekend. The Bullpadel Cup runs from 9 to 11 October. Argentina's Juani Rubini and Álex Chozas lead the men's draw, and Verónica Virseda and Martina Fassio, fresh from winning in Perugia, top the women's. British interest includes Aimee Gibson, who is second seed in the women's draw with Spain's Alba Pérez, and Christian Medina Murphy in the men's. Source: FIP