Le  FIP Bronze Dakar  The action gets underway this Friday with the round of 32. Seven French players will be competing on the Senegalese tracks, with the pair leading the charge.  Julien Seurin / Johan Bergeron , the tournament's No. 2 seed and declared contender for the title.

Seurin and Bergeron are aiming for the semi-finals… and more

In a relatively open table,  Julien Seurin  et  Johan Bergeron  have a great opportunity to go and get some big points.

The two Frenchmen are reunited almost a year after their previous partnership on the  FIP Bronze Lyttos in Crete At the time, they had reached the semi-finals while displaying a very interesting level of play.

This time, the objective will clearly be to do better.

As the number 2 seeds, they are among the tournament's top favorites. A place in the final seems well within their grasp on paper, with the...  40 FIP points  promised to the winners.

For their opening match, they will face the Senegalese  Mouhamed Daffe  and French  Hugo Houedessou .

The other French people involved

Court 1

 From 17 hours   (local hour) 

  •  Kamal Salhab  / Joel Fernandez Muñoz vs Bittar Iwan / Ezzedine Mehdi

 Not before 19 p.m.   (local hour) 

  •  Frédéric Lageat / Fabrice Lageat  vs Youssef Ait Oumelloul / Mehdi El Mazzouz

Court 2

 From 17 hours   (local hour) 

  • Adil Seghrouchni / Fady Kabaz vs  Camille Couffignal  / Oumar Ka

 To be continued 

  • Rayan Ghozael /  Quentin Gelinet  vs. Gabriel Gaffari / Ariel Carrasco

 To be continued 

  • Mouhamed Daffe /  Hugo Houedessou  vs  Julien Seurin / Johan Bergeron  (TS2)

Court 4

 Second rotation at 7:30 PM  (local hour)  

  •  Joris Zumelzu  / Ayan Ghaddar vs Hamza Berrahou / Oussama Zebakh Laakel

Central Court

 To be continued 

  • Rayane Akram Hamou / Guillermo Vera Cebollero (TS5) vs  Valentin Durand  / Meda Kowere Baizoum Joel

A great card to play for the French

With several players involved in matches that appear winnable on paper, and the presence of a top seed like  Seurin / Bergeron The French team can hope to have a great first day in Dakar.

All eyes will nevertheless be on the French pair, seeded No. 2, who have a real opportunity to reach the final four and aim for their first title together on the FIP circuit.

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 !