Le FIP Bronze Dakar The action gets underway this Friday with the round of 32. Seven French players will be competing on the Senegalese tracks, with the pair leading the charge. Julien Seurin / Johan Bergeron , the tournament's No. 2 seed and declared contender for the title.
Seurin and Bergeron are aiming for the semi-finals… and more
In a relatively open table, Julien Seurin et Johan Bergeron have a great opportunity to go and get some big points.
The two Frenchmen are reunited almost a year after their previous partnership on the FIP Bronze Lyttos in Crete At the time, they had reached the semi-finals while displaying a very interesting level of play.
This time, the objective will clearly be to do better.
As the number 2 seeds, they are among the tournament's top favorites. A place in the final seems well within their grasp on paper, with the... 40 FIP points promised to the winners.
For their opening match, they will face the Senegalese Mouhamed Daffe and French Hugo Houedessou .
The other French people involved
Court 1
From 17 hours (local hour)
- Kamal Salhab / Joel Fernandez Muñoz vs Bittar Iwan / Ezzedine Mehdi
Not before 19 p.m. (local hour)
- Frédéric Lageat / Fabrice Lageat vs Youssef Ait Oumelloul / Mehdi El Mazzouz
Court 2
From 17 hours (local hour)
- Adil Seghrouchni / Fady Kabaz vs Camille Couffignal / Oumar Ka
To be continued
- Rayan Ghozael / Quentin Gelinet vs. Gabriel Gaffari / Ariel Carrasco
To be continued
- Mouhamed Daffe / Hugo Houedessou vs Julien Seurin / Johan Bergeron (TS2)
Court 4
Second rotation at 7:30 PM (local hour)
- Joris Zumelzu / Ayan Ghaddar vs Hamza Berrahou / Oussama Zebakh Laakel
Central Court
To be continued
- Rayane Akram Hamou / Guillermo Vera Cebollero (TS5) vs Valentin Durand / Meda Kowere Baizoum Joel
A great card to play for the French
With several players involved in matches that appear winnable on paper, and the presence of a top seed like Seurin / Bergeron The French team can hope to have a great first day in Dakar.
All eyes will nevertheless be on the French pair, seeded No. 2, who have a real opportunity to reach the final four and aim for their first title together on the FIP circuit.
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 !


























































































A very strong P1000 team is expected at the TCPR Reichstett, including Wagner, Couturier, Seurin, Motz and Deknuydt.
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