The French number 1 stops at the gates of the quarter-finals of the FIP Gold Lyon. Thomas Leygue et son partenaire Ignatius Piotto were knocked out, in two sets, by the 10th seed of this tournament: Antonio Fernandez and Jose Jimenez.

Antonio Fernandez and Jose Jimenez were simply unplayable in this game. The Spanish duo started off with a bang in this encounter, by breaking in the first game of the match, announcing the color in passing. Very solid in their commitments, the Spanish never trembled in the face of the Franco-Argentine pair.

On the contrary, Thomas Leygue and Ignacio Piotto lost their service game a second time, at 3/1. This double break will be fatal for the duo, who let the first set slip away, 6/2.

Again in the second set, Leygue / Piotto lost their engagement, this time in the second game. The duo found themselves chasing the score… but managed to get back to 3/3, on a very good return game.

However, it was not enough for Thomas Leygue and Ignacio Piotto who ended up conceding their throw-in once again, giving Antonio Fernandez and Jose Jimenez the opportunity on duty for the match at 5/4.

Final score: 6 / 2 6 / 4.

There are still four French players in the running today! Next up, the match between Léa Godallier and Giorgia Marchetti:

Gwenaelle Souyri

It was her brother who one day told her to accompany him to a padel court, since then, Gwenaëlle has never left the court. Except when it comes to going to watch the retransmission of Padel Magazine, World Padel Tour… or Premier Padel…or the French Championships. In short, she is a fan of this sport.