This weekend, the French circuit offered, as always, a  double appointment P1500  with the  Padel Campus Arena  in men and  Mind Padel Lyon  In the women's competition. Two intense tournaments with several high-level matches and some memorable moments.

Perez Le Tiec / Guy de Chamisso bosses at Campus Arena

In men, the  TS2 Pierre Perez Le Tiec / Olivier Guy de Chamisso  prevails in the final against  Wagner / Pillon (TS4)  on the score of  6 / 4 6 / 2 .

A final controlled from start to finish. Perez Le Tiec constantly pushed Pillon back, while Guy de Chamisso imposed a high volume of shots at the net. Whenever an opportunity arose, it was converted.
The numbers sum up the match: more winning points, fewer fouls, and above all  3 break points converted out of 8 , against none opposite.

For Perez Le Tiec, this is an expected title after several final four appearances last season in P1500.
For Guy de Chamisso, it's a confirmation: first major title and an obvious rise in power since the start of the season.

Perez Le Tiec and Guy de Chamisso win the title in the P1500 category Padel Campus Arena

Couturier/Dumoulin, the tournament coup

The highlight of the weekend remains the quarter-final where  Couturier / Dumoulin  bring down the  TS1 Bayard / Vincent , undefeated in the last three P1500s.
Victory in three sets with a tense tie-break in the second and above all this  Couturier's blind passing  which made the whole club stand up.

When Vincent/Bayard stop to applaud Tom Couturier's stroke of genius

They will grow  Wagner / Pillon  at the end in the semi-final in a huge match concluded  6/2 6/7 6/1 , after losing a tie-break  14-12  for  Wagner / Pillon , despite several match points.

Denecheau / Majdoubi make a strong impact in Lyon

In the ladies' category, the  TS2 Jennifer Denecheau / Nada Majdoubi  wins the title against  Maligo / Merah (TS1)  on a clear score:  6 / 0 6 / 4  en   54 minutes .

A one-sided final in the first set, driven by Majdoubi's powerful smash and Denecheau's dominance at the net.
The second set was closer, but the break conceded early by the TS1 sealed the match.

It's the  first P1500 of the season  for Denecheau, already a three-time champion at this level last year, and a further confirmation of the strength of the pair with Majdoubi, already victorious together in P2000.

Denecheau and Majdoubi made a strong statement by winning the P1500 Esprit final without any trouble. Padel Lyon

The semi-finals were generally respected.

The semi-finals respected the hierarchy:
Denecheau / Majdoubi have overcome  Senjean / Lefevre (TS6) , While  Maligo / Merah  have checked  Pothier / Vichier (TS3) .

A top-level weekend

There are lessons to be learned. The fall of  Bayard / Vincent  the tournament favorites, confirming the strong rise in power of  Couturier / Dumoulin  at the start of the season.
The formation of new associations, notably among the men with Guy de Chamisso and Perez Le Tiec, and among the women with the pair Denecheau / Majdoubi, always present during the big occasions.

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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