Le  Pretoria P1  The tournament continues this Tuesday, July 28th, with a particularly busy second day of main draw matches. In the men's draw, the final first-round matches will be played, while the women's draw will begin with the round of 32.

Three French events are to be followed with  Thomas Leygue ,  Alix Collombon  and  Timéo Fonteny / Yoan Boronad All matches will be broadcast live on the  YouTube channel of Premier Padel .

 Leygue opens the day on court 2 

First Frenchman expected on the slopes  Thomas Leygue  will begin as soon as  9h on court 2 , next to  Pablo Sánchez Vicente .

After two solid victories in qualifying, the Franco-Spanish duo will face  José Antonio Diestro / Marc Sintes . Leygue and Sánchez will not be favorites against two players established around the world's top 50, but the draw is far from impossible.

The Frenchman arrives with confidence and will try to extend his good momentum after securing a second consecutive main draw on the circuit. Premier Padel.

 Collombon and Sharifova face a big challenge 

On the  central court ,  Alix Collombon / Ksenia Sharifova  will enter the competition in  third rotation from 9am .

The Franco-Russian pair will face  Alejandra Salazar / Aranza Osoro A particularly challenging first round against two experienced players accustomed to big occasions.

Collombon and Sharifova will have to play a complete match to try and create one of the first upsets in the women's draw.

 Fonteny and Boronad to close out the day on court 3 

 Timéo Fonteny / Yoan Boronad  will play the last match of the  short 3 .

The two young Frenchmen will face off  Pincho Fernández / Nacho Vilariño , a more experienced and higher-ranked pair. The French team will nevertheless arrive with a lot of confidence after their excellent qualifying run, highlighted by their victory against  Miguel Lamperti / Iago Fuertes .

Even if they are not favorites, Fonteny and Boronad have shown that they have what it takes to compete and can believe in another good performance.

 The new associations are continuing their beginnings 

Several other matches will be taking place throughout the day.

On the center court,  Juan Cruz Belluati / Ignacio Piotto  will face  Sergio Icardo / Jordi Casanova , While  Tolito Aguirre / Pablo Garcia  will challenge  Rama Valenzuela / Javi Martínez .

In the ladies,  Marina Guinart / Ale Alonso  will open the program in front of  Claudia Escacena / Patricia Martínez .

On court 2,  Lucho Capra / Luis Hernández  will be opposed to  Víctor Ruiz / Mario Ortega as  Maxi Sánchez Blasco / Dani Santigosa  will face  Arnau Ayats / Emilio Sánchez .

 The full program 

 Center Court – from 9 p.m. 

 Marina Guinart / Ale Alonso vs Claudia Escacena / Patricia Martínez 

Then:  Sergio Icardo / Jordi Casanova vs Juan Cruz Belluati / Ignacio Piotto 

Then:  Alejandra Salazar / Aranza Osoro vs Ksenia Sharifova / Alix Collombon 

Then:  Tolito Aguirre / Pablo García vs. Rama Valenzuela / Javi Martínez 

Not before  17 hrs  :  Marta Borrero / Caterina Baldi vs Linge Steenkamp / Zoe Kruger 

Then:  Pablo Reina / Marcel Font vs Warren Kuhn / Adam Van Harte 

 Court 2 – from 9 p.m. 

 Thomas Leygue / Pablo Sánchez Vicente vs José Antonio Diestro / Marc Sintes 

Then:  Marcos González / Martín Abud vs Denis Perino / Facundo Domínguez 

Then:  Lorena Rufo / Victoria Iglesias vs Jimena Velasco / Vero Virseda 

Then:  Giulia Dal Pozzo / Nuria Rodríguez vs Noa Cánovas / Laia Rodríguez 

Then:  Lucho Capra / Luis Hernández vs. Víctor Ruiz / Mario Ortega 

Then:  Arnau Ayats / Emilio Sánchez vs Maxi Sánchez Blasco / Dani Santigosa 

 Court 3 – from 9 p.m. 

 Gonzalo Rubio / Andrés Fernández Lancha vs Marc Quílez / Fede Mouriño 

Then:  Sofía Saiz / Lucía Sainz vs Marta Talaván / Jessica Castelló 

Then:  Aida Martínez / Natividad López vs Giorgia Marchetti / Lara Arruabarrena 

Then:  Tamara Pieters / Simoné Roets vs Martina Fassio / Raquel Eugenio 

Then:  Tonet Sans / Gustavo Nunes vs Pablo Lijó / Xisco Gil 

Then:  Pincho Fernández / Nacho Vilariño vs Timéo Fonteny / Yoan Boronad 

A day to follow in its entirety live on the  YouTube channel of 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 !