The French shine in Italy. At the FIP Bronze Cordenons, Julien Seurin et Steffi Merah continue their great adventure and reach the semi-finals, after solid performances this Saturday.

Julien Seurin and Antonio Varo earn seeding

After two convincing first rounds, Julien Seurin and his Spanish partner Antonio Varo Ramos reached a milestone in the quarter-finals. Facing the third seed, Belmont Pastor / Tur Checa, the Franco-Spanish had to work hard to secure their place in the last four. Result: a mental victory 7/6 6/7 6/3 after an intense and hard-fought match.

They will find in semi finalThis Sunday at 11 a.m. on court 3, the pair Samuel Rivas Garcia / Pablo Reina Ambel, with the ambition of aiming for a first joint final.

Steffi Merah and Lisa Phillips tame the 9th seed

In the women's table, Steffi Merah and the British Lisa Rachel Phillips confirm their good start to the tournament. After a first success in three sets against Verdejo Saiz / Navarro Fernandez, they repeated the feat against the number 9 seed, King / Palma La Cruz. A solid performance concluded with a score of 6/3 6/7 6/1.

The Franco-British pair are heading to the semi-finals, and will have a huge challenge ahead of them. Sunday at 9 a.m. on center court against the 1st seed: Jessica Castello Lopez (world No. 13) et Lorena Rufo Ortiz (No. 23).

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 !