The French have achieved a  A great start to the tournament at the FIP Bronze Houten , with several French pairs qualified for the  round of XNUMX A promising day now awaits the French delegation, with several interesting matches on the schedule… including one  100% Francophone duel .

 Guichard/Geens vs. Peloux/Sichez 

The tournament's number 1 seed,  Dylan Guichard and Clément Geens  They lived up to expectations in the first round. The Franco-Belgian pair prevailed against the British.  Harris / Loughlan  in three sets:  6/1 4/6 6/1 After a controlled first set, they conceded the second set before regaining control in the deciding set.

In the round of 16, they will face  Johan Peloux and Romain Sichez , for a  100% Francophone match . Retrieved in  lucky losers They seized their opportunity perfectly by eliminating the Dutch  Hermus / Jans (WC)  :  7 / 6 6 / 2 .

The match is scheduled  at 13 p.m. on court 9 .

 Bergeron / Fonteny continue 

On their side,  Johan Bergeron and Timéo Fonteny The eighth-seeded team delivered a solid performance in their opening match. They dominated the Dutch team.  Meijer / Roper  in two sets:  6 / 4 6 / 4 .

In the round of 16, they will face  Douglas Rutgersson / Diogo Jesus .
The match is scheduled  in second 13am rotation on court 11 .

 Courrin/Seux face a new Swedish challenge 

The pair  Nathan Courrin / Thomas Seux  had to fight hard to get through the first round. Facing the Swedes  Simon Vasquez / Victor Forsberg The French were able to make the difference at key moments to secure the victory.  7 / 6 6 / 3 .

In the round of 16, they will face  Daniel Windahl / Daniel Appelgren , another Swedish pair.
The meeting is scheduled  in second 13am rotation on court 12 .

 Raichman/Muesser face the 3rd seed 

Finally  Philémon Raichman and Yanis Muesser  staged a great comeback against the Dutch  Du Pree / Zweers After a quick first set ( 6/0 ), they conceded the second before regaining the upper hand in the decisive set:  6/0 2/6 6/3 .

The challenge will be even greater in the round of 16, as they will face the  seed n ° 3 ,  Jaume Romera Barceló / Pau Miñano Ortinez .
The match is scheduled  at 11 p.m. on court 11 .

Benjamin Dupouy

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