Nothing to report in the first round for the men, where the Favourites validated their ticket without difficulty. The only small scare came from the Franco-Belgian pair, Dylan Guichard / Maxime Geens, who had some difficulties in the first set against the South Africans Ashforth / Van Heerden, before imposing itself more easily.

FIP Rise Beau Plan: the favorites pass the first round without a hitch

Women's draw begins this Friday
Le female painting will begin this Friday with a expected shock from the first rotation: Melissa Martin / Amélie Detrivière will face Elisa Guiraud / Anna-Blue Houareau. The match will be broadcast live from 9:15 a.m., with commentary from Mario Cordero.

Meetings to follow among the gentlemen
On center track, the number 1 seed, Aitor Garcia / Miguel Angel Solbes, will be opposed to the French pair Sylvain Moreau / Romain Gutstein.

Later in the day, here are the matches not to be missed:

Not before noon : the number 3 seed, Geens / Guichard, will face Vincent / Grué.

Not before 16 p.m. : A probable highly anticipated quarter-final between Garcia / Solbes et Vanbauce / Wagner.

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.