French padel had an excellent weekend on the international circuit with  two titles won on the FIP Tour . In Italy,  Dylan Guichard  secured the most prestigious title of his season at  FIP Silver Palermo , while in Slovenia,  Timeo Fonteny  opened his record by winning the  FIP Bronze Ljubljana .

 Guichard makes a strong impact in Palermo 

This is undoubtedly one of the finest French performances of the season.

Associated with the Belgian  Clement Geens Dylan Guichard won the  FIP Silver Palermo  after a particularly strong week. The Franco-Belgian pair notably eliminated the Spanish.  Luis Oliver Artigas  et  Juan Zamora Perez  in the quarter-finals before overturning the French  Nathan Courrin  et  Thomas Seux  in the semifinals.

In the final, Guichard and Geens secured a landmark victory against the number 1 seed.  Antonio Fernández  et  Adrián Marqués Berdonce , respectively 63rd and 95th in the world. A controlled victory  6 / 3 7 / 6  which confirms the rise to power of the French number 1.

Already a champion this season at  FIP Bronze Wood Guichard finally secures his first FIP ​​Silver trophy of the year and pockets  80 valuable FIP points .

Guichard and Geens upset the favorites and take the title at the FIP Silver Palermo

 Fonteny's first coronation 

For its part,  Timeo Fonteny  He experienced a week he won't soon forget.

First associated with Swedish  Albin Olsson The young Frenchman won the  FIP Bronze Ljubljana , his first title on the FIP circuit.

After dominating several dangerous pairs throughout the week, Fonteny and Olsson perfectly managed their final against the Portuguese.  Antonio Luque  et  Pedro Perry , imposing  7 / 5 6 / 4 .

A perfectly controlled tournament for the Franco-Swedish duo, who took advantage of the eliminations of the first two seeds while winning all the matches where they were favorites.

Fonteny has reached a new milestone in his progress. Thanks to this success, he leaves Slovenia with  40 FIP points  and should continue its rise in the world rankings.

Timéo Fonteny wins his first FIP ​​title in Ljubljana alongside Albin Olsson

 An encouraging dynamic 

Beyond these two titles, the weekend confirms the good health of French padel on the international circuit.

Between Dylan Guichard's victory in a challenging Silver tournament and Timéo Fonteny's first professional title, the French continue to shine abroad and gain valuable points in the FIP rankings.

This bodes well for the upcoming summer fixtures, with several French players expected to compete as early as this week.  FIP Silver Narbonne , including one Timéo Fonteny.

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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