The French contingent is well represented this week in Portugal with  three French women entered in the women's table  : Léa Godallier, Cassandra Senjean and Carla Touly and Pillon/Guy De Chamisso on the men's side who learned this morning that they were lucky losers. This Friday morning, the main draw began with some initial results already in.

Three French women in the women's table

There are three of them defending the tricolor colors in Vilamoura:  Léa Godallier ,  Cassandra Senjean  et  Carla Toully . The latter, associated with  Camila Fassio , negotiated his entry into the competition perfectly this morning, winning without forcing  6 / 1 6 / 3  face  Leinus/Ligotti  to secure his ticket to the second round.

The Franco-Spanish pair will face the Portuguese in the next round  Mafalda Fernandes and Rita Vilaca  for a place in the quarter-finals, the match will be played tomorrow with a  potential quarter-final on the same day. 

Young French people rescued

Beaten to the  final round of qualifying  by  Ortiz/Ferreyra  6/3 3/6 6/7,  Lucas Pillon  et  Olivier Guy de Chamisso  can still continue their tournament thanks to their status as  lucky loser The two young French players will play their first round this afternoon (not before 15 p.m.) against the qualified pair.  Garcia/Sousa .

This meeting represents a  Good luck to the French duo  to reach the second round and extend their Portuguese adventure. A victory would not only give them confidence, but also allow them to continue  gain valuable experience on the international circuit. 

Teo Vieau

He discovered padel in 2016 in Nantes and quickly became attached to the game, even climbing to 474th place in France. Commentator on Padel Mag TV, he covers the various tournaments on the French circuit as well as international tournaments organized in France!