The French team got their campaign off to a good start in the FIP Bronze tournaments in Agrigento (Italy) and Antalya (Turkey), with a very positive result: only one defeat recorded on the first day.

FIP Bronze Agrigento (Italy)

The pair Johan Bergeron / Bastien Blanqué (TS5) made a great start by beating the Spaniards Pau Miñano Ortinez / Borja Trujillo Chang with a score of 7/5 6/4. They will face the Italians Antonio Campo / Antonio Terzo, who came through the qualifiers, tomorrow in the round of XNUMX.

However, Arthur Hugounenq, partnered with the Italian Daniele Cattaneo, lost in two close sets (5/7 4/6) to the Italian pair Matteo Platania / Matteo Sargolini.

In the ladies, Marie-Amelie Dardaine and Spain's Nuria Molina Sanchez snatched victory in three sets 3/6 7/6 6/3 against Francesca Ana Floriani / Fiorella Agostina Propato San Martin. They will face the number 7 seed, Lorena Alonso De Lera / Candela Lucendo Millan, tomorrow.

FIP Bronze Antalya (Türkiye)

The pair Dylan Guichard / Dylan Demian Cuello (TS7) responded well after losing a first set to finally win 3/6 6/3 6/2 against Joaquin Mazzeo Rubi / Martin Martinez Perez. They will face the Dutch pair Nikander Damianos / Nicolas Van Betuw, who came through the qualifiers, in the round of XNUMX.

Harold Bernard / Clément Pelt, for their part, mastered their subject against the Turkish wild cards Selahattin Yazar / Mahmut Şahutoğulları, with a clear victory 6/1 6/4. Next challenge: the Spaniards Sergio Esteban Barroso / Josep Aymerich Bellmunt, who defeated the number 8 seed.

Maxime Joris / Guillem Figuerola Santiago (TS6) easily made it through the first round against Mohammed Al Khanji / Amr Mohammed Hassan (6/3 6/1). They will try to reach the quarter-finals tomorrow against Gabriele Derosas / Arsham Moradi Nejad Marian.

Nicolas Fillaudeau

A big sports enthusiast and former tennis player, I discovered padel a few years ago without really focusing on it. Then I became addicted to this sport by practicing it and watching the premier padel matches. Looking forward to sharing the 2025 news with you!