Le P1000 TC Toulonnais It has had its share of surprises. Between the withdrawal of the number 1 seed and the eliminations of several favorites, the draw has completely opened up before the semi-finals.
Suzanna and Piombo's withdrawal changes everything
Initially seeded 2nd in the tournament, Theo Suzanna et Tristan Piombo have finally withdrawn, they who were still committed to the FIP Silver Narbonne Their absence has completely reshuffled the cards in the upper part of the table.
And some took full advantage of it.
Navarro and Nani take advantage of it
The feel-good story of the weekend so far is that of Lucas Navarro et Thibaut Nani Already having pulled off a major upset in the round of 16 by eliminating Mathis Maître et Derek Gerson ( 6 / 2 6 / 3 ), they confirmed in the quarter-finals.
Facing Dorian Schmitt et Maxime Chedorge They delivered a solid performance to secure the victory. 6 / 2 6 / 4 and reach the final four.
Vial and Tullou bring down Molinero and Taieb
Another surprise in the other half of the draw. The 4th seed, composed of Nicolas Molinero et Tom Taieb , was released by Romain Vial et Benjamin Tullou .
Highly focused, Vial and Tullou mastered their subject to secure victory. 6 / 2 6 / 2 and secure their place in the semi-finals.
Jules Marie and Rémy Gourre also fall
The bottom of the draw was not spared. The number 1 seed, Jules Mary et Remy Gourre , already leaves the tournament after his defeat against Valentin Pasquier et Joshua Schbeir .
Pasquier and Schbeir played a great match to secure the victory. 6/3 1/6 6/3 and deliver one of the performances of the weekend.
Rubio and Toppin, the only favorites still in contention
Amid all these surprises, only one seed lived up to expectations. The third seed, Raphael Rubio et Alexander Toppin , asserted itself authoritatively in the face of Mattis Perrot et Gabriel Maril Beltran on the score of 6 / 2 6 / 1 .
They will be the only favorites when they reach the semi-finals.
The semi-finals program
- Lucas Navarro / Thibaut Nani (TS21) vs Romain Vial / Benjamin Tullou (TS5)
- Raphaël Rubio / Alexandre Toppin (TS3) vs Valentin Pasquier / Joshua Schbeir (TS8)
Unexpected semi-finals, to be continued directly on Padel TV Mag from 10:30 p.m. .
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