This Wednesday sees the first round of the FIP Platinium Lyon main draw, with some great matches on the program. On the French side, many will be on the track, with no fewer than 16 French women following the passage to the main draw of the Merah/Dardaine pair, as well as the repechage of the Anaise/Vichier and Messina/Pellegrinelli pairs as lucky losers. On the men's side, nine men will be in the game, with the qualification of the Maigret/De Chamisso pair and the lucky loser Harold Bernard.

The full French program is below:

  • G. Collado Losada / P. Hernandez Alvarezvs H.Bernard / Mr. Suarez Gonzalez (LL) – From 10:30 a.m. on Court 4
  • D. Guichard / M. Vives (WC) vs. A. Garcia Jimenez / V. Tur Checa – Not before 15 p.m. on Court 2
  • A. Maigret / O. Guy De Chamisso (Q) vs. E. Jensen Sirvent / E. Sanchez Chamero – Not before 15 p.m. on Court 4
  • Y. Boronad / T. Fonteny (WC) vs J.Garrido / D.GIL (TS6) – Court 3 from 17 a.m.
  • J. Bergeron / B. Blanque vs. A. Ronco Lopez / L. Oliver Artigas (Q) – Not before 19 p.m. on Central

The full program of the French women is below:

  • L. Pothier / L. Bahurel vs R.ANAISE / L.VICHIER - Central from 10:30 a.m.
  • C. Sireix / M. Martin vs. N. Rodriguez Camacho / G. Dal Pozzo (TS8) – Court 2 from 10:30 a.m.
  • S. Merah / MA. Dardaine (Q) vs. H. Hechenberger / S. Pujals Perez – In the second rotation at 10:30 a.m. on Court 4
  • D. Chamli / T. Navarro Lopez-Barajasvs C. Messina / E. Pellegrinelli (LL)   - In the third rotation at 10:30 on Court 4
  • J. Ginier Barbier / A. Collombon vs A. Osoro Ulrich / V. Iglesias Segador (TS4) – Third rotation at 10:30 a.m. on the Central
  • K. Barla / L. Lambert Agosti (WC) vs A. Alonso de Villa / L. Sainz Pelegri – Second 15 p.m. rotation on Court 2
  • G.Marchetti / L. Godallier vs A. Dominguez Gracia / A. Martinez – Second 17 p.m. rotation on Court 3
  • C. Touly / L. Peralta Expositovs C. Navarro Björk / M. Gomez Rivas – Not before 19 p.m. on Court 2

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.