The day did not go well for the French involved in the FIP Tour While several French players have left the competition, Marie-Amelie Dardaine et Clara Mansart have delivered the best performance of the day at FIP Bronze Dronten , While Laura Buteau confirmed his impressive run in Spain despite being eliminated in the quarter-finals.
More French people at FIP Silver Dublin
Last French representatives in the men's category, Yanis Muesser et Arthur Hugounenq They came very close to reaching the quarter-finals. They faced the Italians. Rosingana et vacancy They were defeated after a hard-fought battle: 2/6 6/2 7/6 .
After reacting perfectly by winning the second set, the French finally succumbed in the decisive tie-break of the third.
Merah did not find the solution
Associated with the Italian Matilde Minelli , Steffi Merah lost to the British Catherine Rose / Aimee Gibson (TS8) on the score of 6 / 1 6 / 2 .
The British pair dominated the match, conceding only three games to the Franco-Italian pair.
Senjean and Lambert Agosti dominated
Finally Cassandra Senjean et Lou Lambert Agosti were unable to compete with the number 2 seed, Ana Domínguez Gracia / Aitana Martínez Sanjuán The Spanish women won without any trouble. 6 / 2 6 / 0 , bringing an end to the French women's run.
Same fate for Kimy Barla and Michela Zaccagnini, they lost to the head of seed 1 Noemi Aguilar Carrillo / Letizia Maria Manquillo Alarza with a score of 6/2 6/1.
With these five eliminations in the round of 16, The French adventure comes to an end at FIP Silver Dublin , where no French player will be present in the quarter-finals.
Buteau's run in La Coruña comes to an end in the quarterfinals.
Au FIP Bronze La Coruña , Laura Buteau can still leave the tournament with reasons for satisfaction.
In the round of 16, the Frenchwoman had put in a very good performance by eliminating Melissa Martin et Fitia Robinson before continuing their journey to the quarter-finals.
In front of the seeded 2 , Fernández González / Guerra Santana The step was ultimately too high. Buteau bowed down. 6 / 3 7 / 6 , despite having pushed his opponents to their limits in the second set.
An encouraging run despite this elimination.
Dardaine and Mansart's enormous performance at Dronten
The sensation of the day came from the Netherlands.
Au FIP Bronze Dronten , Marie-Amelie Dardaine et Clara Mansart have achieved one of the best French performances of the week by eliminating the seeded 4 , Giulia Sussarello (98th in the world) and Ivet Val Lopez (126th in the world).
After a tremendous battle, the French women emerged victorious. 6/2 6/7 7/6 demonstrating remarkable mental strength to defeat a heavily favored pair.
Thanks to this performance, they qualified for the quarter-finals where a new challenge awaited them: the seeded 6 , composed of Spanish women Jimena Díaz De La Iglesia et Paula Ferrán .
On a generally difficult day for the French on the FIP Tour , Dardaine et Mansard They salvaged their record with a landmark victory that confirms their ability to compete with top-tier players in the world.
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