In total, 17 French will set out to conquer the main draw of the FIP GOLD Lyon. With the withdrawals of certain pairs from the main draw, this plays into the hands of the French players, who, for some, despite a defeat in qualification, will nevertheless play in the draw. principal.
Gentlemen – We take the same and we start again (almost!)
The forfeit of the number 1 seed, Pablo Cardona / Javi Garrido, as well as that of the number 6 seed, Luis Hernandez Quesada / Javi Rico, shake up the competition. These absences offer an opportunity to the French pair Jeremy Scatena / Adrien Maigret, who, after reaching the qualifying final and losing, was drafted as lucky losers thanks to several packages. They will play tomorrow at 11am at All In Club against the pair C. Perez Cabeza / A. Ronco Lopez, also from the qualifiers, a team against which the French lost in the qualifying final.
As for other French people, Johan Bergeron et Bastien Blanqué, beneficiaries of a wild card, will face the pair Denis Perino / Victor Mena, former partner of Benjamin Tison. Their match is scheduled for the second rotation at 14 p.m. on the central track.
To Dylan Guichard and its Belgian partner Clement Geens, a major challenge awaits them from the first round: they will measure themselves against the pair Leo Augsburger, 31st in the world, and Alex Chozas, 28th in the world. This match will take place from 19 p.m. on the central track.
The French number 1, Thomas Leygue, and his Argentinian partner Ignatius Piotto will play against a pair from the qualifiers, P. Sanchez Vicente / F. Ramirez Navas, just after the match of Dylan Guichard.
Finally, the second wild card French, composed of Thomas Vanbauce et Maxime Joris, will confront the pair B. Castro Garcia / R. Coello Manso, brother of Arturo Coello. Their match will be the second of the 11 a.m. rotation on the center court.
Movement among the ladies
In the women's competition, there were many changes to note, with four non-seeded teams withdrawing, allowing three French pairs to be selected as lucky losers. Among them, the French pair Camille Sireix et Louise Bahurel will face, in the second rotation at 13:30 p.m. on track 2, the formidable pair Barbara Las Heras / Marta Marrero, former world number 1.
The second French pair selected, Laurine Bergaud, and his Tunisian partner Dora Chamli will play against the pair Bellver Fructuoso / Rodriguez Abajo during the last match of the 16 p.m. rotation on track 3.
For French women Carla Toully et Jessica Ginier Barbier, beneficiaries of a wild card, their match will oppose them from 14 p.m. on the central track in pairs Sofia Saiz Vallejo / Marina Lobo.
As for the second wild card of this tournament, composed of Lucile Pothier et Charlotte Soubrié, they will open the day with a first match at 11 a.m. on the central track against the pair Lujan Rodriguez / Arellano Navarro.
The French number 1 Alix Collombon and his Spanish partner Araceli Martinez will be opposed to the pair Canovas Paredes / Velasco Postiguillo from 14:30 p.m., also on the central track.
Finally, the French number 2 Léa Godallier, associated with its Italian partner Giorgia Marchetti, will play at 20:30 p.m. on track 1 of the Palais des Sports against another pair of lucky losers, Carrascosa Cazorla / Portilla Gomez.
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