À Bourg-en-Bresse, this Saturday during the CUPRA FIP Finals, all eyes will be on Alix CollombonThe French player, who has already distinguished herself during the World Championships Padel FIP in Doha, won his quarter-final match with his partner Araceli Martinez (seeded #3). They won against Marina lobo et Teresa Navarro on the score of 6-4 6-4At 14 p.m., the duo will face Lorena Rufo et Lara Arruabarrena (seeded No. 5) for a place in the final.
In the other semi-final, located in the upper part of the table, the No. 1 and No. 6 seeds will face each other. Marina Guinart et Victoria Iglesias, who won a marathon match against Canovas / Velasco (6-4 6-7 6-1), will play against Ana Catarina Nogueira et Sara Ruiz Soto, victorious in another close duel against Sharifova/Marrero (7-6 6-7 7-6).
Men's table: high-level posters
On the side of gentlemen, Fran Guerrero et Jairus Baptist have advanced directly to the semi-finals due to the withdrawal of Fernandez/Jimenez. They will play, not before 18 p.m., against Juan Cruz Belluati et Javi Ruiz (seeded #8), who beat José Diestro et Juanlu esbri (6-3 7-5).
In the lower part of the table, the second semi-final will close the day's programme. Nachi Sager et Lucas Campagnolo (winners 7-5 7-6 face Inigo Jofre et Teo Zapata) will be measured against Javi garcia et Javier Barahona, who have eliminated Victor Ruiz et I fight Capra on a convincing score of 6-2 6-4.
Padel and football stars
On CUPRA FIP Finals are not limited to high-level sporting performances. In Bourg-en-Bresse, French football stars and personalities have also caused a sensation on the padel courts:
- Gregory Sertic
- Nicolas Cartman
- Florent Sinama Pongolle
- Sidney Govou
- Jerome Fernandez
- Ludovic Deroin
- Sylvain Wiltord
- Maxime Gonalons
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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