Le  main board  starts in Agrigento with a strong French presence, between pairs coming from the qualifications and headliners who enter directly into the competition.

 Guy de Chamisso / Pillon as bosses 

Having emerged from qualifying with authority,  Olivier Guy de Chamisso / Lucas Pillon  confirmed their form. A clear victory first against the Belgians  Stas / Torres-Jacobs  (6/2 6/2), then a solid victory against the  TS4 Nicocia / Lasgoity  (7/5 6/1).

They will play their first round of the  main board  against the lucky losers  Rodrigo Lopez Santin / Filippo Necchi A match that looks promising on paper. Scheduled as the second match at 17pm on court 3, with a real opportunity to reach the round of 8.

 Lambert Agosti / Robinson, same scenario 

In the ladies,  Lou Lambert Agosti / Fitia Robinson  have also secured their place through qualifying. They will face the lucky losers in the first round.  Genovese / Garbisu Irizabal , which they had already dominated in qualifying (6/1 6/3).

A favorable draw and a special context, with the possibility of confirming it from 9am on court 3.

 Seurin/Vanbauce face a seeded team 

Direct entry into the table for  Julien Seurin / Thomas Vanbauce , but with a large starter: the  TS7 Miñano / Romera .

The match is scheduled for the second 12pm rotation on court 4.

 Merrah, Barla and Bahurel in the deep end 

Several French women are also starting their tournament:

 Steffi Merrah , associated with the Tunisian  Doria Chamli , face  Atencia / Montesi  at 9am on the center court.

 Kimy Barla with the Belgian  Noémie Sermant will play against the Italians  Beltrami / Di Battista  in the second rotation at 9am on court 2.

A greater challenge for  Louise Bahurel / Ivet Val Lopez , opposed to the  TS2 Garcia Trella / Lopez Moral  at 10am on court 4.

 A busy day for the French team 

Between pairs with confidence coming through qualifying and direct entries against seeded teams, the French delegation will have cards to play right from this opening round of the tournament.  main board  In Agrigento. Several matches are within reach, provided we are ready.

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 !