François Gardier and Clément Geens created a surprise this morning by eliminating in 3 sets the promising Jose Pedro Montalban Martin and Diego P. Simon. The Belgians qualify for the quarterfinals.

Overwhelmed by a speed of play they did not expect, the 18-year-old Spanish were unable to reverse the game they had started badly, despite winning the second set.

Francois Gardier : “We really played at our best. We surprised them with a bit of a fast game. Apart from Spain, it's true that there are few tournaments in other European countries and it's great that we can have this tournament in Belgium. ”

Clement Geens: “We played very quickly and they're not necessarily used to it. It's great to play tournaments and to be able to compete against different teams. We will discover new ground at the Fonck barracks against a good team. ”

Montalban / Simon: “We really wanted to play and win, because we were training very well. Unfortunately we did not have the expected result, but we will continue training. We struggled to adapt to the conditions but we must congratulate them because they played very well. We will continue on the APT hoping that we can achieve better results. ”

A new big match awaits Geens / Gardier tomorrow since Benjamin Tison and Adrien Maigret will stand in their way in the quarter-finals!

In the meantime, you can now follow the continuation of the round of XNUMX of the Belgium Open live. on the Facebook page of Padel Magazine.

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