Spain and Argentina did what favorites are supposed to do. Both won their opening ties 3-0 at the FIP Padel World Cup in Doha on Monday, and the only real scare of the day came from a team that is not a favorite at all. The Netherlands beat France 2-1 in Argentina's group.

The results are early, with every team playing three group ties in three days, but they already shape the table: the top two of each group reach the quarterfinals on Thursday 5 November.

Spain's men: one tie-break away from a clean sheet

Spain beat Sweden 3-0 in Group B. Coello, the world number one, played with Navarro and won 6-3 and 6-2 over Vasquez and Windahl. It is a pairing made for this event, since Coello's usual partner plays for Argentina.

Lebron and Sanz, and a long night for Yanguas

Lebron and Sanz beat Olsson and Frost 6-0 and 6-2. The third match was the tight one: Yanguas and Goñi won 6-7, 7-5 and 6-2, losing the first set in a tie-break before taking control. In a format where one tie is three matches, that is the kind of match that can matter later.

Argentina answers, and the Netherlands crash the party

Argentina's men beat Australia 3-0 in Group A, on Court 5. Stupaczuk and Chingotto won 6-1 and 6-1, Augsburger and Di Nenno did not drop a game according to FIP, and Alfonso and Arce added a 6-1 and 6-0 win. The three pairs named in the report do not include Tapia, the other half of the year-end number one pairing.

The more interesting result in the group came a few courts away. The Netherlands beat France 2-1: Richters and Roper won 6-1 and 7-5, France levelled with a three-set win for Joris and Bergeron, and Van Opstal and Prins decided the tie with 6-4, 1-6 and 6-3. Argentina's group now has a Dutch team with a win in hand, and FIP notes that the gap between national teams is narrowing.

The women: Spain drop two games in six sets

The reigning champions opened against Germany and won 3-0. Claudia Fernandez and Bea Gonzalez won 6-0 and 6-1, Paula Josemaria and Martina Calvo 6-1 and 6-0, and Triay with Marta Ortega 6-0 and 6-0. Across the three matches, Germany won two games.

Argentina's women also won 3-0, against Chile in Group B. Virginia Riera and Julieta Bidahorria won 6-0 and 6-1, and Claudia Jensen played with Martina Fassio in a 6-2 and 6-0 win. The closest women's tie was France against Belgium, which the French took 2-1 after Godallier and Mansart won 6-1 and 6-2 in the deciding match.

What comes next

Group play continues today, Tuesday, with the same format: best of three matches, women in the afternoon and men in the evening in Doha. Spain's men still have Paraguay, who beat the United Arab Emirates 3-0, and the Emirates to play, while Argentina's men have France and the Netherlands left in Group A. We could not confirm the day-two order of play, so check the FIP site.

To watch, Movistar has the rights in Spain and Andorra, Red Bull TV streams the event globally where it is available, and FIP's YouTube channel covers the rest. One day in, the favorites are where they should be. The question is who can make them play a third set.

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Argentina's men did not drop a single match against the Netherlands, and Spain's did not drop one against Paraguay. At the FIP Padel World Cup in Doha, day two ended with the favorites unbeaten and the group tables ready for a showdown: France against Argentina on Wednesday.

Every ticket to the quarterfinals is still on the table. With the group stage closing today, the World Cup results on the second day matter less for what they were than for what they leave open.

Argentina's men: Tapia gets a new partner

Argentina beat the Netherlands 3-0 in Group A. Tapia, the world number one, played with Libaak and won 6-4 and 6-2 over Richters and Roper. Stupaczuk and Arce beat Van Opstal and Prins 6-1 and 6-3, and Augsburger and Chingotto closed the tie with 6-3 and 6-4 against Nolten and Van Betuw.

France, meanwhile, beat Australia 3-0. That sets up the group's decisive tie, which FIP calls a blockbuster. The Dutch, who beat France on day one, still have Australia to face to secure their own place in the last eight.

Spain keep the lead, Chile survive a scare

Spain 3-0 Paraguay

Spain's men won every match in Group B. Yanguas and Leal won 6-4 and 6-3, Navarro and Lebron were ruthless with a 6-0 and 6-2, and Goñi partnered Coello to a 6-1 and 6-3 win. Sweden also won, against the United Arab Emirates, so Sweden and Paraguay are level on three points and meet on Wednesday with the quarterfinals at stake.

Chile 2-1 Qatar

The closest tie of the day was in Group C. Rashed and Mashari Nawaf gave Qatar the first point, 6-3 and 6-3, and Chile levelled when Valdes and Molina won 6-3 and 6-2. In the decider, the Qatari pair of Saadon and Waly won the first set 6-2 and had two match points in the second, but Chile came back to win the match and the tie. FIP wrote that it stayed undecided until the last point. Chile top the group, Germany are level with them, and Qatar are still alive, with Germany against Qatar on Wednesday.

The women: seven teams with two wins

In the women's draw, seven teams have won both their ties: Spain, Argentina, France, Italy, Sweden, Portugal and the Netherlands. Spain beat Great Britain 3-0, dropping three games in total: Ustero and Calvo won 6-0 and 6-0, Ortega and Bea Gonzalez 6-1 and 6-1, and Ari Sanchez with Paula Josemaria 6-0 and 6-1.

Argentina beat Belgium 3-0. Brea and Fassio won 6-0 and 6-0, and Osoro and Riera won 6-4 and 6-2. France beat Chile 3-0 in the same group, so the women's Argentina against France tie decides first place too. Germany beat Brazil and now dream of the quarterfinals, in what FIP calls the most closely contested group, the reigning world champions' own.

What Wednesday decides

According to FIP, all the men's ties on Wednesday are scheduled for 18:00, and the order of play for the women has not been detailed. The men's list reads like a bracket in itself: France against Argentina, Germany against Qatar, Chile against Portugal, Netherlands against Australia, Sweden against Paraguay, and Italy against Brazil on Court 6 for first place in Group D.

No team has confirmed a quarterfinal place yet. Two days in, the favorites have the cushion, and Wednesday is when the rest of the field gets to try to take it away.

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