There were still three of them hoping this Saturday morning,  Laura Buteau ,  Nicolas Rouanet  et  Dylan Guichard  but in the end, only the latter remains in the race on the  FIP Tour . French, associated with Italian  Giulio Graziotti , is now the only French representative still in the running, after a day which saw the elimination of his compatriots at  Oeiras  and  Espoo .

FIP Silver Oeiras: Guichard in quarters

Dylan Guichard, who has been solid since his debut, confirmed his form this Saturday. After dominating the Zurita brothers in the first round, the Franco-Italian pair secured a fine 6/4 7/6 victory against the Spaniard.  Antonio Luque  (former partner of Guichard) and Miguel Oliveira.

Now we head to the quarter-finals, where Guichard and Graziotti will cross paths with a Spanish pair:  Christian Fuster / Miguel Ángel Solbes The match is scheduled for the second rotation at 14 p.m. (French time) on center court.

Buteau stops in 8th

In the ladies,  Laura Buteau  and the British  Abigail Tordoff  had started their tournament well by beating Santos / Cardoso, but they were unable to confirm this morning against  Catarina Santos (103rd)  et  Aimee Gibson (92nd) . Defeat 6/0 6/4 which puts an end to their journey in Oeiras.

FIP Bronze Espoo: Rouanet stopped in 8th

In Finland,  Nicolas Rouanet  (partnered with Belgian Isaac Huysveld) had resisted until the last 16, after a good success in the first round. But the step was too high against the Dutch  Julian Prins / Youp de Kroon  (3rd seed). 7/5 6/1 defeat for the Franco-Belgian pair, who leave the tournament.

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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