After the cascade of eliminations in Sweden, the last hopes of the French were in London for the FIP Rise Rock Lane Chiswick.
Seeded number 3, the Franco-Italian pair Leygue/Cassetta aimed to qualify for the semi-finals of the tournament. After performing well on Friday, Leygue and Cassetta started as favorites against the Portuguese pair, Fazendeiro/Araujo. And Alfonso Fazendeiro and Pedro Araujo somewhat defied the odds to win in a tough battle 7 / 6 7 / 6. The Frenchman did not hide his frustration yesterday on Instagram and is now focusing on the FIP Rise of Bordeaux.
Saturday four French players were still in the running, including a 100% tricolor pair. It's over for Wendy Barsotti. The French and the Swedish Baharak Soleymani, who replaced Élodie Invernon, lost in two sets against the Spanish TS5 Fernandez/Exposito 6/4 6/1.
Fiona Ligi and her Spanish teammate Élisabeth Nogueras also stop in the 1/8th final. The Franco-Spanish pair lost in two sets 6 / 3 6 / 4 against the TS3 of the Norton/Fernandes tournament.
No 1/2 final for the tricolor pair Touly / Soubrié. After achieving a strong performance in the 1/8th finals against the Spanish Niño and Maestre (win 6/7 6/3 6/3), the French faced the TS1 of the tournament. The mountain was too big for the tricolors, they lost in three sets 6/1 3/6 2/6 against Ana Varo Ramos and Laura Gomez.