While the day had started badly with the defeat of Johan Bergeron and Timéo Fonteny against the Italians Flavio Abbate (87th) et Álvaro Montiel Caruso (88th) on the score of 6 / 4 6 / 4, blue reacted in the best possible way in the second match.

Facing Aris Patiniotis (53th) et Marco Cassetta (79th), Dylan Guichard (135th) et Maxime Joris (178th) have made a XXL performance, imposing itself sharply 6 / 2 6 / 4 against two players of the world top 100.

Positioned on the left, Maxime Joris, although used to the right side, delivered a match of great solidity, both in defense and finishing. Alongside him, Dylan Guichard released a match monstrous, dominating the exchanges and carrying his team. Together, they sign a prestigious victory which allows France to return to equality in this meeting.

Thanks to this success, everything will be decided in the last decisive match across Blanqué / Tison et Cremona (101st) / Graziotti (133e)On paper, the French seem to be slight favorites: Blanked (111e) and Benjamin Tison (318rd) whose ranking does not reflect the real level, he who does not play the FIP circuit, form a experienced pair face Cremona (101st) et Graziotti (133rd).

This victory of Joris and Guichard gives hope to the whole team: the qualification to the semi-finals is now within reach. The outcome is to be continued live on the FIP YouTube channel.

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 !