Alix Collombon  changes course. After several complicated weeks on the  personalised tour Premier Padel The Frenchwoman has officially announced the end of her partnership with the young Spanish woman.  Jana Montes A separation that was expected given recent results, while a new adventure is already beginning for the French number 1 with the Russian  Ksenia Sharifova  as the highly anticipated approach  Italy Major of Rome .

The Frenchwoman announced the end of their partnership after the  Buenos Aires P1 , a separation that seemed almost logical given how complicated the results had been in recent weeks on the  personalised tour Premier Padel .

Despite two titles won on the  FIP Tour  this season, at  Caen  then  Bari The pair continued to struggle in major tournaments with a series of first-round defeats and several disappointing performances that were hard to swallow.

Alix Collombon and Jana Montes are finished: make way for Sharifova!

It was on her social media that... Alix Collombon  has officially confirmed the news:

“This tournament in Argentina was our last tournament together with Jana Montes. Things didn’t go as we wanted professionally, but I will especially remember a friend… or a little sister.”

The Frenchwoman did not specify in this message who her future partner would be. However, the rest is already known: from the Italy Major of Rome  planned from  June 1 to 7 she will play with the Russian  Ksenia Sharifova .

On paper, this new association seems at least interesting from an accounting perspective.
The Spanish  Jana Montes  occupied the  54th place in the world , While  Ksenia Sharifova  is currently the  33th player in the world This significant difference in the rankings could allow the French player to benefit from a better position in the FIP Tour draws and secure a place in the main draws. Premier Padel.

Ancient  20th in the world The Russian has already demonstrated in the past that she can compete at a very high level, even if her start to the season remains complicated with only one victory in  FIP Bronze .

For the consultant  Pierre Guille Sanchez  :

“The Franco-Spanish pair were struggling on the circuit Premier Padel with few victories. They will still have won two FIP this year, in Caen and Bari.
Sharifova is an aggressive player with a lot of power, especially in her smash.
This choice seems relevant to me, especially from a purely statistical point of view, with a possible seeded position around 16th. This would allow us to avoid the top pairs until the round of 16. It remains to be seen whether this will be a long-term project or something more occasional.”

The association  French-Russian  It will therefore be particularly scrutinized in Rome.
Both players are going through a difficult period and will have a common goal:  relaunch their season  and quickly find results on the  professional circuit .

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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