Things are getting serious at  Belgrade After the qualifiers, the French team faces a particularly busy day this Wednesday, with...  very different prints  Some will have a real chance to advance to the next round, while others will already have to  drop heavy .

This quickly sets the tone for this  FIP Gold has a particularly high-caliber lineup .

 Collombon is the favorite, Touly and Barla are on the lookout. 

It is  Alix Collombon  who will kick things off for France. Associated with  Ksenia Sharifova The Frenchwoman will enter the arena as soon as  9h  facing the pair who came through qualifying  Felicitas Darboure / Alice Radu .

Seeded 5,  Collombon and Sharifova are the overwhelming favorites.  in this match. Facing a pair who came through the qualifiers, the objective will be to  enforce the hierarchy  and to get through this first round without any problems. An affordable start for one of the  main French chances  to achieve a great result this week in Belgrade.

The challenge will be much greater for  Carla Touly / Xenia Clasca , pair 11 of the tournament. The Franco-Spanish pair will play in  fifth rotation  , starting at 9am, against the 6th seed  Marta Borrero / Teresa Navarro A major entrance test for Touly/Clasca, who will already have to complete a  good performance `  to make their way to the next round.

Finally  Kimy Barla , associated with the Spanish  Nura Padilla Pair 22 will benefit from a more favorable draw against the British.  Chloe De La Mare / Lisa Rachel Phillips , pair 23 of the tournament. A  a real opportunity to join the next round  for the young Frenchwoman, who will try to take advantage of this first round which is within her reach.

FIP Gold Belgrade: a huge lineup and 15 French players in attendance

From qualifications to the main draw

The French team had a successful qualifying campaign in Belgrade.  Three French pairs have managed to secure their place in the main draw , while a fourth, Courrin/Seux, was eventually rescued. But after passing this first stage,  the level has now risen considerably. .

FIP Gold Belgrade: The French players are up and running, and an all-French duel is on the cards for a place in the main draw.

After chaining  three qualifying victories ,  Manuel Vives / Olivier Guy de Chamisso  will immediately face some very tough competition. The French pair, who were in the  5th place on the qualifying list will challenge from  10:30 a.m. Alejandro Ruiz / Javier Garcia , quite simply  4th pair in the table A huge challenge against two Spaniards respectively  24th and 21th in the world , which the French will be able to approach without pressure after having already succeeded in their week by joining the main draw.

Same reward for  Arthur Hugounenq / Yanis Muesser ,  7th pair in the qualifiers who notably won the  An all-French duel against Nathan Courrin / Thomas Seux in the final round Their first round seems more within their reach compared to  Francisco Jurado / Alejandro Garcia ,  26th pair of the main draw with two ranked players  178th and 204th in the world The French will play in  fifth rotation  from 9am, with a real opportunity to extend their journey to Belgrade.

This defeat in the final round was ultimately not fatal to  Nathan Courrin / Thomas Seux .  9th pair in the qualifiers The two Frenchmen were rescued in  lucky losers  and will therefore also have their chance in the main draw. But the gift ends there: they will find themselves in  sixth rotation  After 9 a.m., the 9th seed  Javier Ruiz / Santiago Pineda ,  9th pair on the registration list , top 50 and 100 in the world. A second chance to seize, even if a major achievement will be necessary to continue the adventure.

Finally  Maxime Joris / Jérémy Robert , which formed the  4th pair in the qualifiers  will face the Portuguese  Gustavo Nunes / Pedro Perry ,  13rd pair of the tournament , respectively  141th and 158th in the world An interesting draw for the French, who are expected to perform well during the...  last match on court 4 , with the opportunity to transform their qualification into a real journey in this FIP Gold.

 The stars also take center stage 

The French will obviously not be the only ones making their debut in the main draw this Wednesday.  FIP Gold of Belgrade  welcomes several players accustomed to the very top spots of the circuit Premier Padel, starting with the first two pairs in the tournament.  Miguel Yanguas (8th) / Coki Nieto (10th) , seeded 1, will face  Agustin Reca / Victor Tur Checa , While  Franco Stupaczuk (7th) / Jon Sanz (12th) , seeded 2th, will face  Hector Vazquez / Alvaro Lopez .

Raphael Degironde

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