Ce Saturday, the FIP Bronze in Manila had its share of surprises, starting with the elimination of Carla Touly and Ana Dominguez in the quarter-finals. Finalists last week at FIP ​​Bronze Kaunas and seeded 1 This week, the French and Spanish teams lost to Carla Fernandez Gonzalez and Nerea Guerra Santana (TS5) on the score of 6 / 2 6 / 3.

A obvious disappointment for the Franco-Spanish duo, who had shown great promise in recent weeks. They never managed to reverse the trend against a Spanish pair that was very solid on their return games.

Blanqué and Bergeron tighten the game in the money time

In the men's competition, the day was more cheerful for Bastien Blanqué et Johan Bergeron, who validated their ticket for the semi-finals after a victory in three sets (6/2 6/7 6/4) in front of Arthur Hugounenq and his Spanish partner Sergi Guimet Bigas. A match hooked, where the outsiders caused a lot of problems for the French.

After a good start, the “BB” saw their opponents equalize by winning the second set in the tie-break. But thanks to their experience and their solidity, they were able to make the difference in the third set to earn themselves a place in the last four.

A great opportunity for a new title

Blanqué and Bergeron will play their semi-final tomorrow, Sunday., From 4 a.m. (French time) on the short 4, in front of the seeded 10, Pol Alsina and Edu Altimires Ros. A match within their reach, especially since the seed 1 (Pedro Araujo /Antonio Luque) from the table was eliminated in quarter by Trillas Garcia and Aymerich Bellmunt.

With a table now open, the French have a real playing card to go for a second consecutive title on the FIP circuit.

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Benjamin Dupouy

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 !

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