There will be one  strong French presence in the round of 16  at the FIP Bronze Rivesaltes. On the  32 players still in contention (16 pairs) ,  18 are French i.e  more than half of the table  at this stage.

This is a significant event, probably  a first since the post-Covid era  to find such a high concentration of French players at this level of competition in the men's category.

 A massive… and tangible presence 

At this stage of the competition,  8 French pairs are still in contention i.e  half of the teams present in the round of 16 .

Among them, several matches will directly pit French players against each other:

  •  Guy de Chamisso / Pillon vs Peloux / Perez Le Tiec 
  •  Blanqué / Boronad vs Tison / Maigret 

These two matches already guarantee a French presence in the next round.

 Why are there at least two French pairs in the quarterfinals? 

It's simple: in these two all-French duels, there will inevitably be  a French winner every time .

Result:  at least two French pairs will be in the quarter-finals .

And that's not all. Other French players are still in contention in open matches:

  •  Courrin / Seux 
  •  Joris / Robert 
  •  Raichman / Muesser 
  •  Guichard / Geens 
  •  Suzanna / Piombon 
FIP Bronze Rivesaltes: the ladies kick off the day, the men's round of 8 follow suit

 A revitalized and favorable picture 

The withdrawal of the number 1 seed has clearly reshuffled the deck, opening up opportunities in the upper part of the draw.

Some French pairs could therefore go even further, in a draw where the benchmarks have been turned upside down.

With  18 French players out of 32 ,  8 pairs still in contention , and  at least two pairs insured in the quarterfinals French padel confirms its depth and its ability to perform at home.

 Live coverage of the Round of 16 and Quarter-Finals 

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Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovered padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since then, padel has been part of his life. You often see him touring France to cover major French padel events.

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