The adventure ends in the round of 32 for  Timéo Fonteny and Nacho Moragues  at Paris Major. Facing the 14th seed  José Jiménez / Álex Arroyo The Frenchman and the Spaniard put up a great fight but ultimately lost.  6 / 4 7 / 6 .

There was certainly room for improvement. Fonteny/Moragues had their opportunities, particularly in a second set completely revitalized by the Philippe-Chatrier crowd. But they faced a pair established on the circuit. Premier PadelThe few inaccuracies at important moments ended up costing dearly.

Opportunities but too many inaccuracies in the first set

The challenge was inevitably greater than in the first round. Jiménez/Arroyo, in particular, were coming off a  quarter-final at Madrid P1 , where they had taken down Stupaczuk / Sanz.

However, Fonteny/Moragues started their match well.  4/3 They earned a break point that could have given them the lead in the set. They failed to convert it, and the Spanish then made the difference.

 Nacho Moragues The pair, who had been particularly solid the previous day, made more mistakes. A few avoidable errors occurred at crucial moments, and Jiménez/Arroyo capitalized to clinch the first set.  6/4 .

The Chatrier stadium erupts in flames

The second set started badly with a break conceded early on  1/1 But Fonteny/Moragues are not giving up.

À  3/3 They manage to reconnect. The audience then begins to get seriously worked up.  Moragues regains his precision and Fonteny lets his power shine. .

But the improvement is short-lived. In the aftermath, the Franco-Spanish pair rushes things even more and loses their serve again.

À  5/4 Jiménez/Arroyo therefore serve for the match. And it is at this moment that  Timéo Fonteny releases a very high-level game The Frenchman accelerates, Moragues goes off the court, and the pair finally regains their break. The Chatrier court erupts, and the match is wide open again.

Jiménez/Arroyo more solid in the important moments

Everything is ultimately decided at  tie-breaker A tense, close tiebreaker, where every point counts.

Fonteny/Moragues remain in contact, but in the key moments,  Jiménez and Arroyo tighten the game More precise when the tension rises, the Spanish make the difference and conclude the match in two sets:  6 / 4 7 / 6 .

A defeat that will inevitably leave some regrets. There was an opportunity to take this match to a third set. But against a pair of this caliber, even the smallest lapses in precision are immediately punished.

Fonteny has shown that he can compete at this level.

Despite the elimination, the record of  Paris Major  The outlook for Timéo Fonteny remains very positive.

For his opening match, partnered with Moragues, the Frenchman had delivered a strong performance by dominating  Álvaro Meléndez / José Luis González 6/1 6/4 , two much higher ranked players. A victory achieved with Fonteny being particularly impressive in the air and Moragues being very clean in the build-up play.

Against Jiménez/Arroyo, the level was even higher. And despite the defeat,  Fonteny showed that he could keep up against established players on the circuit Premier Padel .

Ranked only 134th in the world, the Frenchman continues to make significant progress. He leaves Roland-Garros with a landmark victory, a strong performance against the 14th seed, and confirmation that the gap with this level of players is narrowing.

With this elimination, only one thing remains:  two French hopes  in the men's draw of the Paris Major:  Dylan Guichard , associated with Clément Geens, and  Thomas Leygue alongside Jesús Moya.

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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