For this second little finale of the dayEuro Padel 2024 between France and Portugal, the captain of the French men's team, Pablo Ayma, surprised by offering new compositions, without Adrien Maigret and French number 2 Maxime Moreau who gave a lot yesterday both physically and mentally against Italy.

First game
Pablo Ayma trusted the new 100% French pair on the circuit Premier Padel : Dylan Guichard and Thomas Leygue. They face the Deus brothers, well known on the FIP circuit. The match promises to be very balanced, and it would not be too risky to anticipate a result in three sets.

Second match
The sensational French pair of the year, Max Joris and Thomas Vanbauce, have been lined up. Knowing their potential, the captain believes in them for this high-stakes match. They will face Araujo and Luque, dangerous opponents. The game will probably shift towards Araujo, and the French pair will have to play perfectly to win.

Third match
This match will only be played if there is a tie after the first two matches. The experienced pair Bastien Blanqué and Johan Bergeron, who have a very good competition, will face Fazendeiro and Perry. On paper, this pair seems within reach of the French.

On the Portuguese side, coach Gervasio del Bono seems to have focused on the first two matches, hoping above all not to have a third match to play. Although he does not have many top 3 finishes within the team, we will observe that he has not opted for the same strategy as its counterpart on the women's team who had perhaps spread his best players too much over the three matches (of the two oppositions!).

The men will try to do the double against Portugal

France: 1271

  • Thomas Leygue (101)
  • Maxime Moreau (117)
  • Dylan Guichard (128)
  • Bastien Blanqué (129)
  • Johan Bergeron (147)
  • Adrien Maigret (188)
  • Thomas Vanbauce (224)
  • Maxime Joris (237)

Portuguese: 3752

  • Antonio Luque (86)
  • Miguel Deus (124)
  • Pedro Araújo (135)
  • Nuno Deus (143)
  • Afonso Fazendeiro (194)
  • Diogo Jesus (881)
  • Vasco Pascoal (979)
  • Pedro Perry (1210)
Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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