Le FIP Gold of Abidjan begins with a very high-level field. Several players from Top 50 worldwide traveled to Ivory Coast, where the top seeds Javi Garrido / Lucas Bergamini et Juan Tello / Maxi Arce will be considered strong favorites. In this challenging context, the French will try to make the most of several good opportunities right from the first round.
A prestigious tournament in Ivory Coast
The main painting is led by Javi Garrido et Lucas Bergamini , the number 1 seeds, who will start against two Turkish players.
Right behind them, the No. 2 seeds Juan Tello et Maxi Maple will seek to confirm their status. The Argentinian and his partner, winners of the Paredes' FIP Platinum They arrived a few days ago, full of confidence.
Guichard and Leygue as leaders
Among the best French hopes, Dylan Guichard will pair with the Belgian Clement Geens Seeded No. 4, they will face Guillem Figueroa / Anthony Hyjazi with the goal of reaching the round of 16 before hoping to upset the favorites.
For its part, Thomas Leygue associated with the Chilean Javier Valdés will be seeded No. 5. Their opening match looks fairly straightforward against the Frenchman Didier Tanous and to the Irishman Maher Damergie .
Several French people are on the lookout
Julien Biron and the Belgian Hamza Berrahou will have a tough task right from the start against the No. 6 seed, composed of the Portuguese Gustavo Nunes and Spanish Anton Sans .
Another French activist, Victor Lethuilier will be associated with Valentin Durand to face the Senegalese pair, Wael Franzen Bourgi / Dany Ryan El Riz .
In the ladies, Steffi Merah will compete in the main draw alongside the Portuguese player Constança Gorito . They will be opposed to Tatsiana Kazlova et Liudmila Makedonskaia . A potential quarter-final against TS1 Noa Canovas and Noa Rodriguez.
Finally Joris Zumelzu associated with the Lebanese Hallak Hussein will face the local wildcard Kevin Danho / Khalil Alex .
The French team aims for the semi-finals.
In a tournament where the seeded players display a level close to that of the competitions Premier PadelEach victory will have a special value. Thomas Leygue et Dylan Guichard The two French players best equipped on paper will try to make their way to the final four, while the other French players will seek to create an upset in a particularly competitive draw.
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