This morning, the FIP RISE MARASSI OPEN in Egypt featured a highly anticipated showdown between the Vives/Seurin and Mercadal/Scatena pairings. This match was decided at the last minute in favor of the number 1 seed, but not without emotional cost.

For the Vives / Seurin pair, the defeat against Mercadal / Scatena will be difficult to digest. The match point obtained at the “punto de oro” in the third set at 5/4 on the service of Manu Vives will undoubtedly leave traces for a few days. We knew that this match would probably be the final before the hour.

The image of Manu Vives, his head in his t-shirt, perfectly illustrates the enormous frustration of coming so close to victory. On the side of Jérémy Scatena and Adria Mercadal, it's a relief after an emotionally unstable match. In the tie-break of the third set, the atmosphere was unbreathable. Scatena/Mercadal led 6/3, but Vives/Seurin held on to come back to 6/5. In the end, the Franco-Spanish pair ended the match in almost two hours with a final score of 2/6, 6/0, 7/6.

The final will take place at 18:30 p.m. and will pit TS1 against Hossam/Nicoletti or Wakim/Noschese. One thing is certain: unless there is a big surprise, the French storm has passed, Mercadal / Scatena is on track to win this FIP RISE.

Franck Binisti

Franck Binisti discovers the padel at the Club des Pyramides in 2009 in the Paris region. Since padel is part of his life. You often see him touring France going to cover the major events of padel French.

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