What a game ! Bastien Blanqué and Johan Bergeron offered France a crucial victory against the Dutch De Kroon and Prins, on the score of 7/6 6/7 7/6A fight lasting more than two hours, tense from start to finish, where the French knew how to make the difference. in key moments, especially during the tie-breaks of the first and third sets.

The Blues, however, had some difficult periods. In the second half, at 5/3, they served for the match but were defeated, completely restarting the match. Sometimes they were put in difficulty by the Dutch aggression. But, despite several unforced errors and poorly started situations, the French duo knew how to hang on and hold on until match point. This equalizer almost had the air of a victory, such was the extreme intensity.

The match was also marked by several refereeing errors, in particular to 7/6 1-0 15-15 for the French: in a confused exchange, a ball that seemed to have bounced twice was played by the Dutch without the referee intervening, then the point was awarded to the Dutch. To make matters worse, the scoreboard got tangled, showing 30-15 after the double bounce of the ball, then 30-30 after the same point concluded by the Dutch. The players noticed the inconsistency but the referee maintained his choice and the game resumed at 30-30. A double error that raised the tension a notch.

Thanks to this success, the France draws back to 1-1 in the meeting. Everything will therefore be played out in the Last matchWhere Manuel Vives and Dylan Guichard, the reigning French champions, will try to secure a decisive victory against Bart Van Opstal (190th) and Menno Nolten (179th), to offer the Blues a place in the semi-finals.

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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