Friday marks the true launch of several FIP Tour with many French athletes competing on the slopes. If Thomas Leygue had to withdraw before his first match in Ireland, but several French players will be present between Dublin , Dronten et The Crown .
Leygue out, Jover eliminated
The major blow came from Thomas Leygue . Associated with Spanish Arnau Ayats The Frenchman was to face the qualifiers Mathias Gonzalez Lambert / Andres Martinez Cuquerella in a first round well within their grasp. Ultimately, the Franco-Spanish pair withdrew before their first match, handing their opponents a qualification without playing.
The other Frenchman already committed to playing in Ireland, Louis Jover , did not achieve any more success. Associated with the Belgian Hamza Berrahou he bowed heavily 6 / 1 6 / 0 facing the British Theodore Garton / Cameron Dollimore .
FIP Silver Dublin: several French players on the program
Many French players will be competing this Friday:
- Thomas Seux / Nathan Courrin will challenge the 4th seed Roberto Belmont Pastor / Guillem Figuerola Santiago .
- Benjamin Dufour / Rafael Marquet will have a tough time against the 2nd seed Antonio Fernandez / Pedro Melendez Amaya .
- Pierre Perez Le Tiec / Guillaume Le Drap will be opposed to Filippo Nicocia / Jaime Menendez .
- Thomas Basso / Julien Biron will face the 7th seed Pepe Aliaga / Adrian Ronco Lopez .
- Yanis Muesser / Arthur Hugounenq will play against Kilian Jordan / Florian Valsot .
In the ladies:
- Camille Sireix / Tess De Vocht will be opposed to Chloe De La Mare / Ainhoa Rico Martin .
- Steffi Merah and the Italian Matilde Minelli will face the British Rosie Quirk / Laura Jackson .
FIP Bronze Dronten: Blanqué, Joris and Dardaine launch their campaign
In the Netherlands, several French athletes will also be competing.
At men's, Bastien Blanqué / Maxime Joris , seeded 8th, will start against the Dutch Bram Meijer / Menno Nolten .
In the women's table, Marie-Amélie Dardaine / Clara Mansart will be facing the Germans Lena Pluemer / Katharina Hering .
FIP Bronze La Coruña: Buteau and Melissa Martin deliver.
In Spain, several French women will also try to get through the first round.
Laura Buteau associated with the Danish Julia Isabella Wiese will begin against Carla Rodriguez Sanchez / Andrea Colinas Castro .
For its part, Melissa Martin , seeded 8 with Fitia Robinson Andrianafetra , will face Elena Herrera Segura / Carla Aguila Tello with the status of favorite.
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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