The last match of the day opposed the French Blanque/Bergeron seeded number 7 in the tournament, Jairus Baptist (35th in the world) and Francisco Guerrero (41st in the world). We weren't that far from the big surprise to close the day. Unfortunately for BB, the 7th seed was able to show itself to be more solid.
Perfect first set for the French
Ideal start to the match for the French, who break from the start to lead 3 - 0. With a Bastien Blanqué great evenings and a Johan Bergeron at home in Lyon, metronome in the construction of the point. Subsequently, the Spanish begin to play better and the French commit more faults, which leads them to concede the debreak. Despite everything, the French remained in the match, with a Bastien Blanqué in great form, displaying a huge presence at the net and making counter smashes spectacular.
This allows them to put the Spanish under pressure and break them at 4 - 3. The French therefore serve for the set, but are broken after having two set points. 5 - 4, they benefit from numerous errors committed by the Spaniards on their service game, which allows them to pocket this first set 6/4.
A second one-way set
In this second set, the Spaniards raised their level of play. Baptist hits better, which bothers the French and makes them concede the break entrance. The BB (Blanqué/Bergeron) fail to destabilize the Spaniards and are put under pressure throughout the set. With an aggressive Bautista and a Guerrero more precise, the French find themselves cornered at the back of the court. They therefore logically concede this second set with the score of 2/6.
The French are chasing the score
In this third set, the French remobilize and play better, but concede the break to 1 - 1Despite good service games, they were unable to come back into the game and lost the third set. 3/6.
Final score: 6/4, 2/6, 3/6
This remains a very good performance for the two Frenchmen against a pair in the world's top 50. In the quarter-finals, Bautista/Guerrero face Alejandro Ruiz / Alejandro arroyo.
I discovered padel directly during a tournament, and frankly, I didn't really like it at first. But the second time, it was love at first sight, and since then, I haven't missed a single match. I'm even ready to stay up until 3am to watch a final of Premier Padel !