Iker Casillas challenges old Madrid derby 敵 Juanfran to a game of padel on Day One of the 就任の Hexagon Cup... as Hollywood icon Eva Longoria ビデオ calls in to catch the 活動／戦闘 ahead of …に出席するing the tournament on Friday

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Spanish football legends Iker Casillas and Juanfran Torres locked horns in an entertaining game of padel on the 開始 day of the Hexagon Cup, which was 述べるd by organisers as a 'dream to come to life'.

The brand new padel tournament, which has been 支援するd by high-profile sports 星／主役にするs Nadal, Andy Murray and Robert Lewandowski, debuted at Madrid 円形競技場 on Wednesday.

The Hexagon Cup 誇るs a groundbreaking 判型 with six teams of three pairs - Male, 女性（の） and Next Gen - competing for a prize 基金 of ?1million (£860,000).

Franchises owned by Murray, Nadal and Lewandowksi （不足などを）補う half of the field, with Hollywood actress Eva Longoria also 支援 a US team.

Keen to catch the 活動／戦闘, Longoria ビデオ called in on the 開始 day to 明らかにする／漏らす that she is planning to …に出席する the tournament this 週末, delighting fans who had already 調書をとる／予約するd their tickets.

Real Madrid icon Iker Casillas enjoyed a game of padel on the 開始 day of the Hexagon Cup

He took on former Atletico Madrid stalwart Juanfran Torres in a derby match at the tournament

The Hexagon Cup was 述べるd as a 'dream to come to life' by the tournament's 創立者?

Ex-決まり文句／製法 One driver Pablo Montoya is also 始める，決める to …に出席する the tournament on Friday.?

The Hexagon Cup's debut started with a padel derby between?Real Madrid Legends and Atletico Madrid Legends, with the teams captained by Casillas and Juanfran それぞれ.?

With the two Madrid football clubs 始める，決める to 直面する off in LaLiga on Sunday, the padel game served as an appetiser for the derby at the Bernabeu.?

にもかかわらず losing the match to his 猛烈な／残忍な Atletico 競争相手s, Casillas said: 'I love padel and to see an event like this in Madrid fills me with pride.?

'Tournaments like the Hexagon Cup help the internationalisation of the sport and I am delighted to be here today'.?

勝利を得た captain Juanfran 追加するd:?'A few years ago padel players didn't have so much visibility and tournaments like the Hexagon Cup show how much the sport is growing.'

Hollywood actress Eva Longoria phoned in to catch the 活動／戦闘 ahead of …に出席するing on Friday

The padel game served as an appetiser for the Madrid derby at the Bernabeu on Sunday night

Atletico Madrid's legends 勝利d in the first match against Real Madrid at the tournament

Former football 星／主役にするs Alfonso Perez, Dani Garc?a Lara, Mista, Miguel Angel Moya, Luis Milla and Roberto Jimenez were also 伴う／関わるd in the padel derby.

Rafa Nadal 学院 力／強力にするd by Richard Mille enjoyed a superb first day of the tournament as they （人命などを）奪う，主張するd two 勝利，勝つs in the 女性（の） and Next Gen 部類s.?

Youngsters?Daniel Santigosa and Guillermo Collado 勝利d over fan-led Hexagon Team 二人組?Alonso Rodriguez and Pablo Cardona in a tight 6-2, 3-6 and 10-2 contest, before women's 二人組 Martita Ortega and Gemma Triay （人命などを）奪う，主張するd the team's second 勝利，勝つ by （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域ing Sofia Araujo and Delfina Brea of AD/vantage Team, owned by two-time Wimbledon 支持する／優勝者 Murray.

The closely-fought match ended 6-3, 4-6 and 10-5, meaning the Rafa Nadal 学院 has taken an 早期に lead in the 一連の会議、交渉／完成する コマドリ 資格.

どこかよそで in the Next Gen 部類, Alex Chozas and Emilio Chamero from ElevenEleven Team USA （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 RL9's 二人組 David 祝祭 and Emilio Jensen 6-3, 1-6 and 10-3.

Team USA is owned by Longoria while RL9 is 支援するd by Lewandowski, with the franchise 指名する a call to his 初期のs and shirt number.

Former 決まり文句／製法 One driver Pablo Montoya is also 始める，決める to …に出席する the tournament on Friday

Padel has にわか景気d in 最近の years and is 概算の to have 25million active players 世界的な

At the end of an enjoyable day in Madrid, Hexagon Cup 創立者?Enrique Buenaventura said:?'Finally after six months of planning and 準備, the Hexagon Cup dream has come to life.?

'The players are delighted with the 競争, there is a 広大な／多数の／重要な atmosphere with an amazing Fan Zone, and this is truly a level of experience never seen before in padel.?

'We 勧める sports fans to come and enjoy the event and see for themselves, as it is not to be 行方不明になるd!'