European Games: favorable draw for Tison / Maigret – for the rest, we'll have to fight!

At the start of the evening, the organizers of the European Games proceeded in the draw to form the three tables of padel. The conclusion is clear: there will be intense matches from the first rounds, whether for ladies or gentlemen.

The 3 paintings padel of these European Games

Ladies: A difficult picture for the ladies

Jessica Ginier and Lucile Pothier will face Portuguese pair Catarina Dos Santos and Margarida Fernandes, who are the 7th seed in the tournament. It will be a difficult first round. The strategy will be relatively simple: avoid Margarida Fernandes, ranked 11th in the FIP rankings and 121st in the WPT. However, the good news is that the French pair are scary, especially since their victory at the Open de Beausoleil – A1Padel.

Charlotte Soubrié and Carla Touly will have no choice: they will have to deliver a perfect match, or even more, to beat the seeded 2 of the tournament, the Spanish pair Noa Casanova and Arceli Martinez, both ranked in the top 50 of the tournament. World Padel Tour and the FIP classification. The task seems immense… Can they create the exploit?

European Games – Who are the most dangerous opponents for France?

Gentlemen: royal road for Maigret / Tison, difficult road for Scatena / Leygue

Adrien Maigret and Benjamin Tison will be seeded 4th in the tournament. And inevitably, this allows them to have a clearer picture on the technical level. The serious things should start in the quarter-finals, with a possible confrontation between France and Portugal (Alfonso Fazendeiro and Miguel Oliveira). In this opposition, the advantage would be in favor of France, especially since Miguel Oliveira is in the comeback phase and has not obtained great results in the FIP tournament so far. The draw was particularly favorable for our French players, especially since they are in good shape and have shown good understanding on the pitch since the last world championships. Reaching the semi-finals of the event seems more than ever within their reach.

On the other hand, Thomas Leygue and Jérémy Scatena, despite their status as seeded 3 in the tournament, cannot say the same. Their painting is particularly difficult. From the first round, they will have to face the Swedish pair composed of Anton Anderson and Albin Olsson, a trap match that they will have to approach seriously to enforce their status as seeded 3. If they win, they will then have to face equally or more dangerous pairings like Italian pair Simone Cremona/Marco Casseta, Norwegian pair Frederick Schaffer and Ask Fredrik, as well as 8-seeded Belgian pair Jérôme Peeters and Francois Azzola.

If Scatena / Leygue manage to overcome all these obstacles, they could potentially face in the semi-final the seed 2 composed of Daniel Santigosa and David Gala. The good news is that the Deus brothers are seeded 6 and will have to face seeded 2 in the quarter-finals if they want to continue their adventure.

Mixed: Tison / Ginier, entry against a Spanish pair…

In the mixed draw, Benjamin Tison and Jessica Ginier will face a Spanish pair from the start consisting of Arceli Martinez and David Gala, who are seeded 2 in the draw. To win this match, Tison and Ginier will have to achieve an exceptional performance and surpass themselves on the field.

As for Thomas Leygue and Lucile Pothier, they will face the Belgian pair Helena Wyckaert and Bram Coene. It is a balanced confrontation, with perhaps a slight advantage for France. If Helena and Lucile can neutralize each other, Thomas Leygue could have a slight advantage over Bram Coene.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.