The French continue their adventure in the World Pairs Championship qualificationswith varying degrees of success: Dylan Guichard bows out after a tough fight, while Carla Toully made a successful entry into the competition.

Guichard and Luque fall with weapons in hand

After a solid victory in the first round (6/2 6/4), Dylan Guichard and its Portuguese partner Antonio Luque faced the Spanish this Sunday Pedro and Álvaro Meléndez Amaya, seeded No. 7.
The Franco-Portuguese duo ultimately lost. 6/4 3/6 6/2 at the end of a hard-fought match lasting more than two hours.
Guichard and Luque responded perfectly in the second set, but the Meléndez brothers were more consistent throughout, particularly on the return (winning 55% of points compared to 45% for their opponents). Despite some impressive stretches, the Frenchman and his partner saw their run end in this second qualifying round.

Carla Touly gets off to an ideal start

On the female side, Carla Toully and his Spanish partner Lucia Peralta ExpósitoThe fourth-seeded team made a perfect start to their tournament. They faced the Dutch team. Bo Luttikhuis et Janine HemmesThey are essential. 6 / 4 6 / 3 in 1h22 of play.
Solid on serve (winning 78% of points on their serve), the Franco-Spanish pair dominated the match thanks to great consistency.

They will face the pair again in the next round Casali-Vannicelli / Cañellas-Rodero, seeded No. 7, with a clear objective: to secure their position in the main table World Pairs Championships.

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 !

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