Jessica Ginier and Lucile Pothier won in difficulty during their first match at the European Games in Krakow, Poland. They won a 7/5 4/6 6/2 victory in nearly 2 hours on fairly fast pitches against the Portuguese Catarina Dos Santos and Margarida Fernandes, who were table number 7 seeds. According to Robin Haziza, coach of Les Bleues: “Overall, it was a pretty tense match. They did not completely manage to let go because of what was at stake, and for their part, the Portuguese played their luck boldly.

The French won the first set 7/5 after trailing throughout the first set. They managed to break at the best moment, when they were trailing 4/5 with the serve against them.

The second set was more complicated for our French women, who slightly decreased in intensity, offering fewer things and suffering more exchanges. They lost it 6/4.

However, they were able to regroup for the third set, where they were more tactically solid, using more lobs, which allowed them to easily win this decisive set by 6 games to 2.

The coach was pleased with this result: “It was imperative to win this match to be able to free ourselves. Jessica and Lucile fulfilled their contract by eliminating the seeded number 7 all the same, Portuguese players who train and play quite well. It's a good thing to have won this first game, it builds confidence.

Next match against the Swedish pair Comelia Baharak Soleymani or the Swiss pair Gaelle Rey / Lucie Rey.

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After being rocked by tennis for nearly 15 years, I became an absolute fan of its cousin, the padel. For nearly a year now, I've been chasing the little yellow ball with another racquet, but with just as much passion! Based in Lyon, I intend to make you better acquainted with the padel in the region and at the national level.

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