The update of the  FIP ranking  The week brings its share of good news for the French contingent. Several players are progressing, with the leaders leading the way.  Dylan Guichard  who wins  10 seats  and becomes  French number 1  ,  120th place in the world .
Note that  Thomas Leygue  stay in the  top 100  via his  protected classification , but in the active hierarchy, Guichard takes command.

 Riyadh, the turning point for Guichard and Blanqué 

This progress is directly linked to the path taken in  Riyadh P1  with  Bastien Blanqué .
Parties from  qualifications The two French players initially secured their place in the draw thanks to their status as  lucky loser before signing a  victory reference  salary.  Belluati / Dominguez  in two sets.

In the next round, they achieved the feat of taking a  set at Tapia / Coello , a rare and historic performance.
Result:  45 FIP points  stored.

Blanqué also moves up in the rankings:  128th in the world ,  +3 places .

 Movements behind  

Overall, the trend is positive:
 Thomas Leygue  wins  5 seats  (159th) thanks to its  22 point  taken in Riyadh.
 Timeo Fonteny  progresses by  4 seats .
 Julien Seurin  recoils slightly ( -2 ), just like Bergeron who loses 5 places.
The rest of the French population is stabilizing.

 Godallier is getting closer to the top 50 

In the ladies,  Léa Godallier  achieves the most beautiful operation with  +3 places  and total  59th worldwide .
With  Giorgia Marchetti she came out of  qualifications  in Riyadh and then reached the  round of XNUMX , for a gain of  90 FIP points A superb performance for the Frenchwoman who has made a perfect start to her season.

 Alix Collombon  gains one place and is ranked 33rd in the world, while  Camille Sireix ,  Melissa Martin  et  Steffi Merah  win each  2 seats .

 An encouraging dynamic 

Between the takeover of  Guichard , the progression of  Blanked the rise of  Godallier  and several individual increases, the week is largely  in the green  for the French people.
A positive sign to kick off the international season on the  FIP Tour  et  Premier Padel .

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 !