This weekend, the French are on all fronts of the FIP tournaments! After solid runs and significant victories, several pairs find themselves in the semifinals of three different tournaments: Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Italy.
Leygue and Windahl aim for the final in Almaty
Au FIP Bronze Almaty (Kazakhstan), Thomas Leygue and the Swedish Daniel Windahl (2nd seed) continue their great adventure. Facing the 8th seed, Mattia Di Bari et Jorrit Notenboom, the Franco-Swedish duo knew how to manage the key moments. After a very close first set, won in tie-break (7/6), Leygue and Windahl accelerated in the second round to conclude with a score of 6/3.
They will face in the semi-finals, Jose Roman Martinez Sanchis / Mario Ortega (TS3), in an attempt to secure a spot in the final. A promising match for the Frenchman and the Swede, who are slight favorites. The match is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. (French time) on Court 2.
Guichard and Cuello in Türkiye: the challenge of the semi-finals
For their part, at FIP Bronze Antalya (Türkiye), Dylan Guichard and the Argentinian Dylan Demian Cuello (seeded 7) pulled off the big win by beating the seeded 1 Simon Vasquez / Adam Axelsson in the quarter-finals with a score of 4/6 6/0 6/3. A victory full of character which propels them into the semi-finals.
They will find the pair again Daniel Appelgren / Antonio Varo Ramos, who defeated the third seed in the quarter-finals. The match is scheduled for the second rotation at 3:9 a.m. on Court 30.
Godallier and Bellver on the road to the final in Agrigento
In Italy, at FIP Bronze Agrigento, Léa Godallier and the Spanish Sandra Bellver (seeded 1) continue their run without incident. After a successful start against Letizia Dell'Agnese / Camilla Ronchini (6/4 6/1), they continued in the quarter finals with a solid victory (6/4 6/3) against the pair Camila Fassio Goyeneche / Monica Gomez Rivas (seeded 5).
For a place in the final, they will face off tomorrow against Lorena Alonso De Lera / Candela Lucendo Millan (seeded 7), who eliminated the 4 seeds in the quarterfinals. The match is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. on Court 1.

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 !